Household Hints

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 33, 28 February 1930, Page 29

Household Hints

Some Useful Ideas AN electrically-controlled clock, that costs no more than an ordinary timepiece, can be installed in any room of your home and will ensure your always having the right time, without occasion to wind the clock or give it any other attention. [F you have a piece of silk about eight inches wide sewn from seam to seam inside the knees of trousers, less pressing will be needed to keep that neat crease. The silk takes the strain at the knees and preyents them from bagging. ‘A. SMALL motor attached to your sewing machine, be it hand oF treadle, makes short work of long seams or a day’s sewing, and eliminates the fatigue incidental to pedalling or turning. Further, if your husband is a handy man, he should be able to attach a buffer to the motor for cleaning silver, or the é¢gg beater for whisking eggs or beating batter. Get one and see. N° hair can be beautiful, if the scalp is affected with dandruff, and 4s women seem inclined to grow their hair again and so incitease their crowning glory, it is well to know that a solution of a tablespoonful of com- mon salt dissolved in a pint of tepid water, rubbed into the scalp with the aid of a tooth or nail brush, will be found most efficacious. Sage tea, made by pouring boiling water over a hahdful of sage leaves, and applied when cold to the scalp, will restore the original colour to hair which is going grey prematurely. N electric fan will do several odd jobs for you besides keeping your rooms cool and fresh on hot and sultry days. It will air clothes that have just been ironed or just come back from the laundry, dry your hair perfectly after a shampoo, and ventilate a wardrobe that has acquired that musty and shut-up atmosphere. ARE you one of those who are making use of this column and its writer for personal help, advice and. inquiries? If not, why not? GRATED potato and soft water will clean delicate silk articles better than any other preparation. Grate large potato into a quart of water a day or two before required. Use only the clear part of the water.