HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 35, 10 February 1909, Page 8

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

SANDPAPER KETTLES. - -When 01-nning kettles after veeetaKk. »■•"■"*«• scorched,via wwains, try rubbing with sandpaJ? - The result—a clean kettle. .. r pT, ,. LET DEW DAMPEN 1 WASHING. : : By letting clothes hang on the U.\ until the dew faUs they/U damp£j ;; more evenly and iron/nicer than wfi« : sprinkled by hand. •' -. ?. ??<* MAGIC STICK. ■= ■ When boiling' something -which Iμ!]. over easily,-place a stick of VdodacrM, the top of the vessel, end it amply caif ! boa over; try it and see. Eiceptio tt . ally large vessel, use two sticks. "-*.: , SERVICEABLE DUST CLOTHS Most efficient and serviceable durt cloths may be inede from , stockings ; that are no longer mendable by splitting and sewing together. - L -Tr ■ :. GAEE OF LAMP BUHNER. To clean lamp wicks take out-wick ana boil burners ten minutes in -water' with » small piece of washing soda added, makes the burner as good as new. GLEAN WINDOWS WITH WHITUkj To do this, tie the whiting up in a hit v of muslin. Rub the window over -with.» bit of damp 'sponge, then rub with"-the' whiting, and finally polish with crumpled newspaper. This plan is aleo • excellent for cleaning mirrors. •■ . . .- • HOW TO WASH CORSETS. To wasli corsets, take out the eteeli in front and sides, lay them on aflat butlace, and with a small brush scrub thor oughly with' a tepid-lather iSutil,' soap. Wheii quite clean let cold water rim. on them by holding them under a ing tap until the soap is (all raised Sf Pull them lengthwise , till- they straight and shapely, and let them dry % a cool place, pulling them again and agaia until perfectly dry. Do not iron. • ;