HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3200, 22 April 1911, Page 4

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

"When cutting bread and butter very thin dip the knife occasionally in very hot. water. Never leave a metal spoon in a sauce' pan if you wish the contents to boil quickly, for the spoon is the means of carrying off a great deal of heat. Simple Furniture Polish. —One tablespoonful methylated spirits, one of sweet oil, and one of vinegar, well shaken together in a bottle applied lightly with a piece of flannel, and well polished with a soft cloth or old silk handkerchief. Remedy for Toothache.—A mixture of two parts of liquid of commerce with one part of plain tincture is recommended as a remedy for this distressing ailment. Dip a piece of lint into this mixture and introduce it into the tooth, when the nerve will be cauterised at once and the pain stopped. This is stated to be eminently successful, and in some cases is supposed to act by neutralising an acid product in the decaying tooth. A kitchen golden rule is to clean as you go, and so save unnecessary labor and fatigue. Paraffin Spots on a Carpet. The best way to remove the spots is to make a paste of Fuller’s earth and cold water, to which a little liquid ammonia has been added. Smear this over the spots, rubbing it gently, if necessary; leave it till quite dry, then brush out with a clean brush. This plan is also excellent for removing other grease spots,, black lead stains, etc. If the stain is very bad, you may .need to apply the paste two or throe times* .-/w -t ■ Some people prefer to bang up their winter coats and clothes for the; summer, using a coat-hangor to preserve theif shape, and enveloping the whole firmly in a calico bag, but in this case precautions must be taken to ,tie the bag very securely and closelv, as itbs as-, tonishing how often moths find a way in where there seems to be no opening available. . - An authority on line laundering says that hot water should not be used in washing fine table linen or embroidered d’eyloys. Odd water, white soap, and

borax / if not a borax soap, should be used instead. - , Before using a new saucepan, boil it well out with soda water to which a few potato parings have been added. To Clean a Lacquered Tray.—The best thing to clean your trays with is ordinary flour. Sprinkle the flour thickly on the tray and rub thoroughly, afterwards polishing with a soft cloth, and you will find that they have a bright polish. . Flannel should not be used in needlebooks for sticking needles into, as flannel is often prepared with sulphur, which will rust all the needles. A piece of fine linen or chaimois leather is better. When a clean cloth is desired, but for some reason or other is not available, sprinkle the one in use on the table and run a hot iron over it. The cloth will look as fresh as if just from the laundry, provided, of course, that it was merely crumpled, and not stained or soiled.