HOME-CRAFT GLEANINGS

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 33, 28 February 1930, Page 30

HOME-CRAFT

GLEANINGS

By

GADABOUT

Enough, Too! &QAVOIR-FAIRIO" tells me that one competitor in the ‘"Trials-in-Tact" competition states that "if my husband had recently provided me with an electric washing machine, vacutim cleaner, electric refrigerator. or any other such article, 1 might here tind the solution of Mrs. B.’s changed attitude," "Nuff said, and © husbands please note! : Try It HE pads of metal wool, sold for ’ cleaning pans, etc., will also scrapepotatoes, carrots, ete., in half the time and with a quarter of the effort. Keep one for the purpose. Automatic Ventilation [A NEW automatic ventilator has been placed on the market. It is contained in a neat little cabinet, and by simply opening the glass panelled door: the ventilator is set in motion: by clos+ ing it, it stops. It should prove vali able in introducing fresh air throughout the house, and ridding the atmosphere of cooking odours. Shrinking New Flannel HAVE you ever heard of the man’s . red flannel vest, that shrunk ‘so continually at each successive. wash’ that he finally presented it to his wife,who wore it for a red coral necklace? To prevent such catastrophes, new flannel should always be shrunk before it is made up. Not only is the grease contained in the wool extracted, thus enabling the garment to ‘be cut out more easily. but once made up it will retain its original size and shape wntil the days of its usefulness over, ‘it reaches the emergency box to be eut into bands or dusters. Make two strong soap lathers, in separate bowls, using water.as hot as the hand .can bear. Immerse the flannel in the first bowl and wash it well. Pass it on to the second bowl, and after it has been well soaked, rinse it in warm water to which just enough soap has been added to give the water a bluish tinge. To this water should be added a very little blue. Wring and shake the flannel well, and while it is drying, shake, stretch. and turn it well.- When thoroughly dry, beat and stretch it well between the hands and roll: it up Hehtly until it is required for cutting out. Two-in-One HAY you seen the electric irons,. sold for travelling, which will work from any voltage? They are wold with .a stand,,on to which the fron fits upside-down, when the han-

dle, which is detachable, has been removed, and it will then warm any liquid in-a. little pan, or -heat curling irons. Helping the Invalid O save an invalid that. irritating, helpless feeling, when taking meals in bed, it is a good plan, if serving a poached egg, to cut the, toast in small sections, before placing the egg on top. It will be found much: easier to manage.

Fool-Proof SHE newest jugs for poiling water are so designed as to maké it impossible to pour while the current is on. This is a great safety-feature, as, if the user neglects to: turn off the switch, the process of .removing the lid automatically diseonnects the current at the jug itself. Amother safety guard is that the connector pins are set too wide apart for any other connector to fit, thus preventing anyone

applying current to the jug, whilst the proper lid is off. These jugs are — the quickest means we haye of obtaining boiling water, bringing 84 pints to boiling. point in. as many minutes. Worth the Time A TUBE. of artist’s flake white oil : paint is an excellent cement for china or earthenware. Squeeze out a little of the paint along the edges to be mended, press them together. and bind around if possible. Place the

mended object where-it will not be disturbed for six weeks, when it will withstand boiling water and daily use. _ For the Book-shelf ORMAN EDWARDS presents to us the view of youth on ail things past and present under the title of "Through a Young Man’s Eyes," and a very readable and interesting book it is. At the same time, we feel that he is something more than the ordinary

young man, and that if he is adverse to the study of mathematics, as he says he is, he more than makes up for it by his interest in history. His pen-picturegsof prominent English statesmen y an graphie. A Useful Novelty LOVE-DRYING frames in the form of wooden hands can be bought quite cheaply, and save shrinking, stretching and pulling into shape after washing. . And Another A STANDARD electric lamp now on sale, unscrews in the middle, allowing a small, round table to be fixed between the two pieces, before it is screwed up again, making a convenient rest ‘for book, glass, cup of coffee, $- cigarettes. " Autumn Wear MPuE new tweed coats and skirts for autumn wear are yery attractive.’ The skirts are what look to unaccustomed eyes, quite high-waisted, and quite cover the knees. The so-called three-quarter coats:are more like fiveeighths, reaching nearly to the hem of tle skirt. Those Taps! F you dislike polishing them, and most of us do, and still.more dislike their dull, sulky look when you neglect them, get a small quantity of brass lacquer from the oilman, and after giving them one really good polish, paint them light- ly with the lacquer, and they will remain bright with a light rub from a duster for weeks and weeks, Shoe Linings "THE life of an otherwise good pair of shoes is often shortened ».1 account of the lining becoming torn. If found in time, such a tear can be effectually mended with a small strip of adhesive tape. A patch will last for many weeks, and can be renewed when required. Mere Man Once More [i you find yourself short of a collarbutton in an emergency, and hve an ordinary brass paper-fastener handy, press that into the service-and also. through the collar and shirt-holes from the inside, and then bend the little legs back flat. Such a fastener will also serve as an emergency cuft button.

At Your Service " If you are needing information or advice re- ' garding electrical equipment, ""Gadabout" is here -+to help you. Correspondence will be welcomed. . Replics will appear in the next issue that goes to .- press, or sent by post if a stamped addressed enwelope ts enclosed, so do not hesitate to write."Gadabout,’ "Radio Record and Electric Floime — * Journal,’ P.O. Box 1032, Wellington.