A soft. chamois shield for corns and bunions affords immediate relief.
Camphor rubbed on a_ mirror after the dust has been wiped off will brighten it considerably.
Milk which has been burned should be poured at once into a jug and placed in a basin of cold water. When cool the burnt taste will have disappeared.
A quickly-baked rice-pudding is never creamy. Bake it slowly, and keep the skin on the surface intact, as it forms a covering that prevents the milk from evaporating.
A bamboo table that is kept near a sunny window soon begins to crack. It will keep in perfect condition. if rubbed occasionally with a flannel dipped in a mixture of linseed oil and turpentine, For a cough boil one ounce of flaxseed in a pint of water, strain, and add a. little honey, one ounce of rock candy, and the juice of three lemons; mix and boil well. Drink as hot as possible, 8
To grow aspidistras successfully, soak the plant by immersing the pot within an inch of the top in a bucket of water. After draining, sprinkle a spoonful of Epsom salts on the soil. Next day wash the salts in with a cup of water. Repeat the process every month.
No time should be lost in dealing with paint-marks on clothes. Place a pad of any absorbent cloth under the mark and apply turpentine freely. The grease in the paint soaks through the material on to the pad, and, after exposure to air, there is nothing left but a little dust, which is easily brushed away.
8 if linen has been scorched the marks may be removed by making a paste "of fuller's earth and white soap moistened with a little vinegar and the juice from a boiled onion. Te this mixture is spread upon the marks they will disappear, and no stain should be visible after the linen has been washed.
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To remove an ink-stain from cotton or muslin dresses no time must. he lost in steeping the damaged part. in boiling milk. If done immediately, the spot will disappear and the colour of the material will not. suffer, Nores oN tHe Boracic-Srarcu Poutrice.
This is the safest and best form of poultice for cleaning all kinds
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