Domestic

New Zealand Tablet, 27 April 1911, Page 785

Domestic

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...Venetian Blinds. -,v . To make Venetian blinds like new, first take thorn : n pieces, wash them well, and dry thoroughly. Then rub well with a cloth dipped in linseed oil, and polish. They will look as fresh as when new. The Yolk of an Egg. . W hen the bite ,and not the yolk of an p™ is required lor use, make a small hole in the shell and let the white run out, and stand the egg in an egg-cup, which should be set in a cool place. - The yolk will keep its color and freshness for some days. ~ t 7 , To Soften Paint Brushes. Very often when paint brushes have been laid ' aside for some time they become very hard and dry. To remedy this heat some vinegar to boiling point, immerse the brushes, and allow them to simmer about- fifteen minutes inen wash them in strong soapsuds, and they will be as good as new again. To Clean Tea Trays. *j' '.. k Boiling water should never be poured over tea trays japanned goods, etc., as it will make the varnish crack and peel oft. Get a sponge wet with water and a little soap and if the tray is very tarty, rub it with a cloth. If the tray looks very smeary, dust on a little flour and rub ; t it the tray is marked, take a piece of woollen cloth, din it in sweet oil, and rub out the marks. v * Cleaning Mirrors. „„„ Take a soft sponge, wash it well in clean water, and squeeze it as dry as possible; dip it into some-spirits of ume, and rub over tlie i ass; ™ cn have some powdered blue tied up in a rag, dust it over your glass, and rub it lightly and quickly with T a r- soft cloth; afterwards finish vvit.i k SI,A handkerchief. Mirrors may aiso lie effectually up?nt 0 balls bblUg them ° VCr with old newspapers crumpled How to Wash Windows Properly. - W Q,, Strange ias it may seem, there is a right and wrnn Jl ay to wash windows, and as this operation is usually (headed, the following method will doubtless be appreciate? as it saves. both tnne and labor: Choose a dull day or a. least a time when the.sun is not shining on the windows for when the sun shines on the windowTs it causes it to cif% stieaked, no matter how much it is rubbed. Take a top ft s brush and dust them inside and out, washing all mn +' oodwork inside before touching the glass. The latter must be washed slowly in warm water diluted With am moiua-do not use soap. Use a small cloth with a pointed' • ticK to got the dust out of the corners; wipe dry P with 3soft piece of cotton cloth-do not use linen as it „ P Lt ‘if ***> p: "i«" dry. Polish, with ‘in/ri or ckl newspaper. You will find that tins can be S m

Use and Abuse of Tea. + • Ail English physician writing on the use and abuse of tea says:—Wholesome tea should be freshly - made with water just brought to the boil (a different iS hi *> "r|wf r ’ a j d +f- low ? d to . iufuL for two or three mi," aml''no*\'ncbrhtr.s^ tins alone, provides the cup that cheers and not inebriates. How often may one take tea in +l,« day without injury to health? Most persons Tan take tea twice a day, and feel the better' for it. Curiously enough, it has been ascertained by experiment that tho foods which digest most i readily in tho ofTea are He Usual breakfast foods, to wit: eggs, 'bacon an cl fish lea does not appreciably retard the digestion:.of these"' bailee it may be taken with perfect physiological safety ni-ht? Wie r ;lt 18 Peculiarly grateful after ' the ion. I felce P> and- 18 undoubtedly beneficial:to the • svstem in yntiic of the' comparatively large quantity of hot “water p oner is introduced into the tissues along with the theme SloSd* f^ en tea has been taken m:-Ahfv, moiming it' should not .be again taken until well on in the afternoon ‘ y hen. a cup or two will be found to be very welcome ex’ peditmg, a_s it so often does, the final stages of clSestfon of the midclay meal, and reviving in an entirely wholesome way the vital energy which tends to flag toward five o clock Over-indulgence in tea, like o vex-indulgence in--01 Gr ' t lllll g; else .that As, good, will, of course, i produce an abnormal condition of the system. It will cause digestif troubles; these must lead to perversion of nutrition an 1 this, in its turn, to a general disorganisation if the system as a whole. ;<