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  2. HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

    Rusty gates and fireirons should be brushed over as thickly as possible with blacklead. and left to the following day. Then a stiff brush will remove both ...

    Article : 37 words
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  4. SOME HEALTH NOTES. THE NEW [?]ARY.

    generally makes known its entrance into the world by a lusty cry. If it does not cry, it must be made to do so by a quick slap on its back either with the hand or ...

    Article : 97 words
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  6. THE SEWING MACHINE

    When a machine works heavily, take out the cotton, and oil, and oil every part of the machine with paraffin, work it thoroughly for a few minutes so that ...

    Article : 102 words
  7. CARE OF THE BABY'S EYES AND MOUTH.

    The new baby's eyes require immediate attention, for if they are neglected there is great danger of serious eye trouble or ever, blindness. They should be held ...

    Article : 300 words
  8. IN LIGHTER VEIN.

    "John Bull's" Piscuits have heen awarded:—for announcing:—"10/- reward for small half-pension. cat." "Board-Residence. Flee list sent by ...

    Article : 207 words
  9. TO CLEAN A SPONGE.

    Get a pennyworth of salts of lemon, disolve it in a quart of hot (not boiling) water, and in it soak the sponge. When it is clean rinse it well. ...

    Article : 34 words
  10. STAINED AND DUSTY DECANTERS.

    When a decanter or water-bottle becomes muddy-looking from, long use, [?]se it with water, pour it out, and then pit a handful of rough salt into ...

    Article : 64 words
  11. TO REMOVE IODINE STAINS

    Dip the stain in liquid an[?], and it will soon disappear. Afterwards rinse the article in cold water, and then wash with soap. ...

    Article : 29 words
  12. TO FIX KNIFE HANDLES.

    Knife handles ought not to come apart from their handles; the fact that they do so sometimes suggests. that the person who is responsible for them is careless, ...

    Article : 129 words
  13. TESTED.

    Tramp: Madam, I'm an old soldier. I fought-—Housewife: Are you up in army tactics? ...

    Article : 28 words
  14. THE BABY'S FIRST BATH.

    The baby's first bath should be given by a skilled person if possible. If there is not time to give the bath soon after birth, the baby should be rubbed gently ...

    Article : 549 words
  15. WHICH WAS IT?

    "No," said the young man: "I'm not sure whether my wife's birthday gift to me was meant to please me or to humble my pride." ...

    Article : 53 words
  16. TO REMOVE TAR FROM THE HANDS.

    Rub them with the fresh peel of an orange or lemon. ...

    Article : 18 words
  17. TO CLEAN PAINT BRUSHES.

    Soften them by soaking for twentyfour hours in raw linseed oil, and rinse them out in hot turpentine, repeating the process till they are clean. Another ...

    Article : 43 words
  18. THE WORN TURNED.

    Mrs. Smith repeatedly reminded her husband that she owned the silver, that she owned the furniture, and so on, until poor Smith almost wished he had ...

    Article : 95 words
  19. TO REMOVE GREASE FROM STONE STEPS.

    Pour boiling water in which soda is dissolved over the greasy marks: make a thi[?] paste out of fuller's earth and boiling water and spread it over the grease ...

    Article : 64 words
  20. SHAVING SOAP

    Melt together 1½ oz. of almond oil and white wax. and add gradually 1½ oz. of rose-water and 1½ oz. of Castille soap. which should be finely shredded. When ...

    Article : 60 words
  21. A CORRECTION.

    The nurse on duty in a certain London hospital was giving the little ones their last meal for the day. All save one were patiently waiting their turn ...

    Article : 80 words
  22. ENAMELLED LEATHER TOPS

    that have been soiled by dust and rain should be washed with soft water and Castille soap Apply the water with a sponge and then s[?]rub with a moderate. ...

    Article : 58 words
  23. SPELL-BOUND

    Magistrate: How comes it, constable, that you say that the prisoner stole an encyclopaedia, and your notes state that it was a cookery-book?" ...

    Article : 36 words
  24. TO CLEAN BLACK FELT HATS.

    A thorough rubbing with benzine will remove all dirt and grease from felt hats. They should be hung in the open air afterwards to remove the smell. ...

    Article : 32 words
  25. PROOF POSITIVE.

    "Over here," said the Arab guide, "we have another mummy. From the cooking utensils found near by she is supposed to have been a cook. For two thousand ...

    Article : 61 words
  26. TO MAKE HARNESS COMPOSITION

    Dissolve 2 oz. of soft soap in a quarter of a pint of hot water, then add 2 oz. of mutton suet chopped finely, 6 oz. shred. ded beeswax, 6. oz. of powdered sugar ...

    Article : 96 words
  27. CHARIVARIA.

    Many schools are now raising funds with the object of prsenting Captain Scott with sleighs and dogs for his South Pole expedition. The sleighs and dogs, ...

    Article : 221 words
  28. A REMEDY FOR SOFT CORNS.

    Put a little turpentine into a small phial, and with a fine camel-hair paintbrush, drop a little on the corn every night for a forntight, when the corn can ...

    Article : 60 words
  29. FREEZING TO CURE SKIN TROUBLES.

    Freezing with carbon dioxide is a novelcurative process, the exact value of which is not yet known. When the compressed gas is allowed to escape from a ...

    Article : 165 words
  30. ESSENCE OF LEMON.

    Fill a wide-mouthed bottle with [?]fied spirit, and when lemons, are used for the juice, pare, the yellow rind off very thinly before cutting the lemon in ...

    Article : 63 words
  31. HOME-MADE YEAST.

    Pour two gallons of water into a large pen, add, half a pound of raw sugar and one ounce of salt. Set the pan over the fire, and as the water heats stir, slowly ...

    Article : 77 words
  32. SWEETS IN STRICT MODERATION.

    Sweets, when eaten in moderate amounts and towards the close, of or shortly after a meal, are a harmless and often beneficial addition to our diet. The ...

    Article : 205 words
  33. TO REMOVE CREASES

    Clothes that have been packed away are often a good deal creased when taken out for winter wear. To remove these hang the clothes on lines put up across ...

    Article : 73 words
  34. CLEANING PASTRY-BOARDS.

    The pastry-board and rolling-pip must be kept scr[?]ously clean. The best way to do this is first to wet them with a clean cloth lip[?] and wrong out on ...

    Article : 101 words
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