HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2568, 31 July 1909, Page 4 (Supplement)

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Shabby oak furniture should bo brushed over with warm beer, and when thoroughly dry polished with beeswax and turpentine: Here is a capital recipe to relieve tender feet: One pint of bran, one ounce of bicarbonate of soda, and one gallon of hot water.- Bathe the feet m this mixture. A nice powder for tlie finger-nails is made with French chalk, colored with carmine. This should be rubbed on the nails, and the latter afterwards polished with a chamois leather pad. To Preserve Jam fox* Years: Dip a piece of ordinary' white paper in a little vinegar, and spread over the mouth of jam or preserve jar. Next clip another piece in milk and spread, tightly 7 over first layer.. This will stick, to sides of jar, thus, making the jar quite airtight. Cover with thick paper, tie tightly, and store. This wrinkle has proved most satisfactory. A Small Roast: If.the piece of meat is to ho roasted, it is better to remove the bones neatly and roll up the meat to.form a round, tie with a clean piece of tape, and roast as usual. The bones should lie converted into soup. A good plan is to break up the bones, tic them securely in 4 a piece-of muslin, and boil thus in" a soup or broth. Bone extracts should always be strained, as splintereel bones in soup are very dangerous. 'When to Visit the Dentist: Most pqople do not visit a dentist until driven to do so by a distressing toothache. But when decay lias gone far enough to cause pain tho best efforts of a skilful dentist can never fully repair the damage. Artificial teetli arc, of course, better than none, but they cannot compare in value with the* natural ones. Well-cared-for teeth safeguard the general health by ensuring an aseptic condition of the mouth, as well as. by making it possible to masticate one’s food thoroughly. Intelligent culture of the teeth, negun in early childhood and continued through life, including regular examination by a dentist about twice a year, will go far towards' removing a large amount of unnecessary pain and suffering, as well as serious disfigurement.