HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 29, 25 January 1935, Page 50

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

O keep ebony elephant ornaments in good condition, rub salad oil thoroughly and constantly into the wood. ° * % * "THE most approved evening wrap this winter will be a long cape, which in its most sumptuous expression is of ermine, * * * [/PHOLSTERY satin is modish for frocks, particularly so in a striped version. You can look just like a Louis XV chair. * Ey * A DISCARDED card table makes a good frame for making hooked rugs. Take off the top and tack rug over the frame. It ig convenient and ma¥ be folded and put away’ when not in use. Ey a > BEFORE starting any dirty work, such as black-leading the stove, moisten a cake of soap and rub well inte the hands until dry. When cleaning is finished, wash hands and all dirt will be quite easily removed. a Es * O make blackberry jelly, put the cleansed fruit into a jar, cover and stand in a pan.of boiling water, Simmer for about an hour until the juice runs freely then strain. Weigh and allow a pound of sugar to a pound of juice. Boil the juice fast for 20 minutes. Add the warmed sugar and boil fast for ten minutes or until a little of the mixture will set when tested. Sea] in small, dry jars.

HAVE you ever had a rocking chair that. "walked"? To prevent this, glue a strip of velvet underneath the rockers. . , * + * * ep stains should be allowed to become perfectly dry before attempting to remove them, Then brush briskly, and if any traces of the stain are left, try rubbing with a raw potato cut in half. . * % * ¥’ starch isnot available on washing day, use cornflour or maizena. Mix in the same way as starch, then stir in (while very hot) one teaspoonful of white floor polish. This gives a nice gloss to the clothes when ironed. oe, a * RURNT marks on plates can be removed by rubbing them with a cork dipped in damp salt. Cigarette marks can be remoyed in the same way. Olive oil applied at once to marks on the table prevents them becoming permanent. * oe * : O you know that mustard rubbed on your hands will at once remove the smell of fish? When making mustard. for, table use, try mixing with salad oil instead of water. You will find the flavour much improved. * * * O make hydrangeas last from twe to three weeks indoors, scrape the stalks and burn, then place "headdownwards" in water (enough to cover same) for about 10 minutes. °

"APEER tennis or strenuous walking the feet can be very much eased by rubbing them with a solution of methylated spirits to which a few drops: of oil of lavender has been added. If you apply this before the exercise it will prevent your feet from. becoming tired. LITTLE extra.care in the beginnining will make your clothes last longer. For instance, if you do not let the first creases go out of your. clothes they will to look well: If you let them. go the garment will never look new again, no matter how well it is pressed. . * * O temper a new flat iron, heat it and when very hot, rub the face of it over with mutton fat, and stand aside to cool. Leave for 24 hours. Rub off the fat, and heat again, rub with fat again, and again leave for 24 hours. Do this three times, then wash the fat off in hot soda water. Dry thoroughly, heat, the iron, and rub it on powdered bathbrick. Clean carefully and. it is ready for use. . . % _ * LD oilcloth which has: served its purpose around the house:can usually: be converted into stuffed animals or dolls for the children. From cardboard patterns ‘trace a back and a front for the toy desired, Before stitching together, yarn ‘faces and buttons for the eyes ‘may be sewéd on if desired. Sew the two pieces together with yarn or string in either a simple running stitch or any fancy stitch that . will hold the stuffing in securely. Old rags make excellent, soft stuffing. The children themselves can make these toys and will find immense enjoyment in doing it. * * * OR home treatment the priciples of dressing any wound can be summed up as follows:- (1) The nurse’s hands must be absolutely clean, (2). The skin surrounding the wound should be kept sterile, that is, free from germs, by. means of tincture of iodine. (3) The wound itself-must never be touched with any lotion that has not been. boiled; nor should it-be sponged with a piece of cotton wool, which has previously been used on the skin. (4) The dressings should be handled as little as possible, and always picked up by the edge, so that the part which touches the wound has not been jn contact with the nurse’s fingers.