HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3172, 18 March 1911, Page 4

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

When taking a warm bath a loofah or bath brush Avitli stiff bristles should be used, and the body scrubbed all over. The warm water dilates the bloed-Ares-sels and causes perspiration, increased respiration, and a rise of temperature: it- has a restful and soothing effect upon the- neivous system, anti induces sleep, and is- therefore best taken at night befoie retiring. Brooms and brushes Avill last longer if given an occasional bath. Put four tablespoon fuls cf ammonia in tAvo quarts of lukewarm water. Stand the brushes in this for half an hour bristles downwards'. Rinse thorough y m could Avat-er and hang in a cool place to dry. Gold and silver jewellery, when dirty, should be placed in a wide-mouthed bottle half-filled with soapsuds, to AvhicJi a. little poAvdered chalk has been added. Shake the jeAA'elleiy Avell up and down in the suds.,and then take it out, rinse in eloan cold Avatc-r, dry thoroughly, and polish. To soften Your Hands.—Try this treatment after Avashing. While your hands are still slightly damp, poAvder them AA'ell with oatmeal. Then pour alittle A'incgar or lemon juice in the palm of one hand, .rub it over, and continue rubbing till tile oatmeal dries and tails off. Do this eA’ery .time after Avashing, and your hands Avill soon be soft and nice. This treatment also helps to Avhiten them. . To clean Marble : This method is very easy, and is generally .successful. Pour some turpentine on a clean cloth, rub the- spots with ths, and polish Avith a div cloth.

To Restore Black Leather : Alix a

tablespoonful/of broAvn sugar Avitli the same 'quantity of gin, and add very gradually sufficient ivory black ..(powdered) to make it into a paste. Beat

an egg well, and add. it to the paste. Stir together, and then apply it to the leather. Leave for a feAV days to.dry. If the mixture is too thick, another yoilk of egg mav be added. If the lips become cut and painful owing to cold winds, cold cream should be rubbed well into the skin night and morning. To bathe them, is also helpful, and if a sponge rinsed out in warm- water' is pressed over th lips so as to soften the hard skin before applying the cream it will have a quicker effect.

It dees not do to-destroy the natural oils of the- head by washing the hair, for instance, twice a week, or even daily, as some women do. If the hair feels dry and harsh after washing rub on a- very few drop® of the best hr-il-li an tine. Then vigorously brush until you- get a loo'k like burnished gold, a shimmer of hair that is in itself a beauty. An easy way to clean curtain pins or rings that have become black w.tli use is to put them in a bowl with hot water, and vinegar—two parts vinegar to one of water. Let them stand for a. few hours, and then rub on a- coarse cloth, and they will look like new.

When • Boiling' Fish : If you have no fish-kettle, tie your fish up in a piece of co-arse mlusliri /to b-oil, so that there may be no delay in taking up when it is done. -Some people- say a s’iglit rubbing with vinegar before cooking improves the- flavor, but in any case a /little should be added to- the boiling wafer, as it whitens the fish and bakes it firmer. ,It should never be allowed to boil fadt, or it-will be tough and flavorless. To .Remove Oil-marks: Drops of oil mi the- clothing may be removed with, be nisi never ammonia. Take n. piece of •.flannel, saturate with the liquid, and rub all round the spot with it-, working ,gradually towards the centre. As benzine is very inflammable 'it' should, bo handled with care. Another way to remove grease-snots is to -cover the injured part with a- piece of brown paper, and nres's it with a hot iron)

Never turn down the- wick of a paraffin lamp before (leaving a. room. The same quantity of oil is consumed, there is the certainty of an unpleasant smell, and the li'sk of explosion is greatly increased