HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 3828, 10 May 1913, Page 4

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Hints —? —? —?rasrl-,-r.fourt r, A Laundry Hint: Colored goods—stockings, silks, etc.—-will not fade in the wash if a little vinegar is adaed to tho water they are rinsed in. * # *

To Stone Raisins Easily: Pour boiling water over them, and drain at once. Open and remove pips.

To Brmditen a Qnrpo*, Take half a fiuart of hot water. Dip a carpetbrugb Tn this, and go over tho carpet once or twice. This will bo found very very good for restoring the color aPd making the carpet fresh and sweet.

A Use for Oyster Shells: If three three or four oyster shells are scattered through a coal fire ,they will aid in preventing clinkers. * # When Boiling Milk: Before putting milk into a saucepan, boil a few spoonfuls of water rapidly (there should be just- enough water to covei tho bottom of the pan)> and the milk will never burn, however hot the fire.

For Cleaning Brasses, etc.: Put into a wide-mouthed bottle one pennyworth of turpentine, - the same quantity of ammonia, one gill of paraffin, the contents of one penny box of metal polish and one ounce of whiting. Keep well corked, and shake well before using. This is excellent for cleaning all brasses and tinware.

Two Ways of Using Corks: A piece of cork, kept by tho sink, dipped into powdered bath-brick, will clean knives beautifully. ' Should tho knives bo badly stained, use a piece of potato in place of the cork. If a fire has got very low, place a piece of cork underneath the cinders, apply a match to it, and you can quickly revive the fire.

. To Clean Flat-irons: To clean flatirons and make them. beautifußy bright and smooth, tie a piece of beeswax into a cloth and rub this over

tho iron when hot. Then rub tho iron into some common salt spread on a paper. Polish well with a rubbing duster.

New Boots”"and Shoes: Before wearing new hoots or shoes, give them a dressing with a good shoo polish, rubbing it well in. This prevents tho surface of the hoots from cracking, and helps them to last longer. ,■* „ * » Uses of Plaster of Paris: A packet of plaster of Paris kept in a widenecked bottle may bo found very useful. Small holes in walls left by picture nails, etc., are quickly repaired with a very little paster mixed with water. Combined with glue, all kinds of china and bric-a-brac may be mended : it will withstand heat, dry quickly, and the surplus remaining on the edge of the join can bo scraped off. Small portions of gilt picture frames may he remoulded and regilded with success. It must bo remembered that only a small portion may be used at a time, and that plaster of Paris must be kept perfectly dry until required.