Hints for the Housewife

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 28, 23 January 1931, Page 32

Hints for the Housewife

ARKING ink can be applied neatly and easily if the linen to be marked is moistened with cold-water starch, dried and ironed. This makes a smooth, stiff writing surface, and prevents the ink from running. ADHESIVE paste can be made for emergency use from a cold boiled potato. Rub it on to paper and it will make it stick quite well, This is excellent for fixing a.dado or bordering of wallpaper that has become loose. IRE brushes are useful in a variety of ways. The unpleasant odour of burning fat which has spattered. the grill of the gas stove when fying can be avoided by brushing the grill with a wire brush before using. Wire brushes are more effectual than sandpaper in removing paint, especially from crevices. ‘ # you run out of shoe polish, you will find that lemon juice is a splendid substitute. ‘To get brilliant polish on black or brown shoés, apply a drop or two to a soft clean rag, and. polish the shoes with it. Brown shoes that are stained or discoloured can be rubbed over at night with tincture of jiodine,. applied on a soft rag. Next morning clean in the usual way and you will find ali the stains have disappeared. . HEN fixing small nails or screws, because of the difficulty of holding them, the fingers are apt to get in the way of the hammer or screwdriver. If the point of the. screw or nail is passed through 4a piece of thin cardboard or thick paper which can be held in the fingers instead this difficulty will be overcome. |