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Radio Record, 20 May 1938, Page 32

YTRAIN jellies, coffee or barieywater through butter muslin, whieh also makes soft dish-cloths, polish-ing-cloths and = "throw-away"? bandkerchicfs. Used double, butter muslin makes an excellent press-cloth on the ironing-table, QO remove dirt, grease, and stains of any kind from furniture use 2 mixture of methylated spirits, vinegar. and paraffin in equal proportions, When dusting furniture use a duster which

has been soaked in paraffin and allowed to dry for three days, Another method is to dip a wash-leather in warm water to which has been added sufficient vinevar to give it an aromatic smell, Then wring ont the washleather till nearly dry and rub the article well. This will remove all ordinary marks and leave an excellent polish on the furniLure, To remoye white marks 9 of mahogany caused hy hot plates, rub well with a piece of tlannel dipped in

linseed oi]. Then polish with a soft duster, Where there are any scratches on the furniture, rub half of a Brazil nut into the damaged parts, and the cil which the nut contains will bring .he surface up to its normal level, JY HEN opening cardboard fiour packets, cut them along the side instead of at the top..:- They make handy lunch-boxes, or can he used 10 carry cakes or sandwiches to picnics,