Domestic

New Zealand Tablet, 6 April 1911, Page 641

Domestic

By MAUREEN

A Cheap China Cement. Into a solution of gum arabic, stir plaster of Paris until the mixture ; is of the consistency of cream. Then apply it with a brush to the broken edges of the china and let it stand for three days to harden. China mended in this way seldom or ever breaks again in the same place.

For Squeaky Shoes.

Pour a very thin layer of any kind of thick oil, such as castor or olive, on a plate. Stand the shoes in this, and leave them for twelve hours. This entirely removes the squeak, and at the same time renders the soles waterproof. But remember the oil must not come so high that it touches the uppers, or it will be almost impossible to polish the shoes afterwards.

To Save Stockings.

Children are nearly always hard upon thin stockings, but a little care will often do wonders towards saving them. Stockings should be" washed before they are worn, as the cheaper makes often contain ' dressing' which is very harmful to the feet. Before the stockings are washed it is an excellent plan to darn them lightly at the points where the wear is most beavy the toes, heels, and knees. If the darns are put in lightly on the wrong side they will not show at all, and will more than double the wear •of the stockings. It is a good idea to stitch in a small piece of black tape at the point where the clip of each suspender fastens. This will prevent the clip from tearing away the wool, and making a ragged hole.

Apple Mould.

Anything made with apples is popular, and the following is a particularly nice way of using them. Take one pound of apples, one lemon, half an ounce of gelatine, one ounce of loaf sugar, and some cochineal. Wash the apples, and cut them in eight pieces, but do not peel or core them, as they are sieved when cooked, and thus time and material will be saved. Put the apples into a stewpan with the sugar, half a pint of water, and the grated lemon rind; boil until the apples are soft, then rub them through a fine sieve. Dissolve the gelatine in about three tablespoon of water. Strain it into the apple pulp, color the mixture prettily with cochineal. Pour it into a mould, and leave until set. Turn out carefully, and serve with cream or custard.

For Thin Women.

Thin women should always remember that relaxation is the watchword .of success; for unless the habit of restlessness be overcome, all other efforts in the direction of flesh-making will be of no avail. Having become thoroughly imbued with the importance of this point, attention must then be given to the questions of diet and exercise, and here thin people will find a much easier path than the one along which their stout friends must travel. All sweet and starchy foods, the fat producers which are anathema to the stout, may be eaten freely. Butter, creamy soups, meats, desserts with eggs and cream as foundations—these solid flesh-makers should form a part of the diet, rather than green vegetables. Usually dyspepsia follows in the wake of nervouos tension, and when once that is checked, the digestion returns to its normal health, and the food eater has a real nourishing power. Thin people must also cultivate the honest and hearty enjoyment of good tilings which they observe in their stout neighbors. Eating hastily or from a sense of duty destroys half the good pi food, The habit of eating slowly must also be acquired it plumpness is to be attained. A simple repast before retiring without tea or coffee, is of great benefit to thin women troubled with insomnia, as it takes the blood awav from the head. A glass of hot—not boiled—milk, sipped slowly, is a sovereign remedy for sleeplessness, taken lust before retiring. After eating must follow rest. Here thin people have the hardest battle to fight, Naturally always on tho move, they work up to a point of utter exhaustion without realising it. It should be made a fixed rule to rest both before and after meals for at least a short period, so as to give the food a chance of becoming properly assimilated. Rest is not necessarily lying down • it is a change from one's regular occupation. If you have been sitting for hours and are full of pent-up nervousness go out into the air; if you have been standing, lie down and stretch comfortably; if the hands have been bhsilv engaged, read for an hour or so. In whatever direction ones work lies, rest and relaxation will be found in occupation of the opposite kind. But where it is possible to lie down for even ten minutes every day. the opportunity should never be missed, and the benefit thus derived will prove it to be time gained instead of lost.

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