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  3. HOME-MADE COCHINEAL.

    Mrs. H. (Braidwood) has kindly sent us the following method for making cochineal, as it may help other of our readers to save a few pence. She takes a beetroot, washes and pares ...

    Article : 83 words
  4. INK STAINS ON FURNITURE.

    A lemon is a useful thing for removing ink stains from furniture. Place the lemon juice on the ink spots and rub well with the tip of the finger, the lemon will prevent it from ...

    Article : 69 words
  5. TO BLACKEN TAN BOOTS.

    "Do you know my simple method for blackening tan boots, I wonder?" writes a country correspondent. "As soon as they become too shabby looking or too dark from constant ...

    Article : 102 words
  6. TO KEEP MOTHS FROM CARPETS.

    Moths have a rooted objection to printers' ink, so if layers of newspaper are placed under a carpet when it is being laid, they are not so likely, to attack it as if it had been placed on ...

    Article : 70 words
  7. THE KITCHEN TABLE.

    Many people cover their kitchen table with oilcloth, but perhaps they do not know that if a layer of strong brown paper is spread on the table first the oilcloth will wear much better, ...

    Article : 49 words
  8. A SUBSTITUTE FOR PUDDING CLOTHS.

    Anything made of cotton is now nearly double the price it used to be, therefore it is satisfactory when it can be replaced by something else, especially when it costs nothing! For ...

    Article : 99 words
  9. TO PATCH AN UMBRELLA.

    Instead of taking your umbrella to a shop to be mended, when it gets torn, or a hole appears through age, why not do it yourself? Get a piece of court plaster of the right color and ...

    Article : 79 words
  10. FOR THE HOME DRESSMAKER.

    Here is a useful hint when making pockets. They are apt to tear, if sewn on in the ordinary manner, but if made in the following way are much stronger. Start sewing at the ...

    Article : 81 words
  11. A SIMPLE HAIR TONIC.

    Kathleen K., of Merewether, gives this simple hint: "I find that ordinary salt is an excellent tonic for the hair. After washing my hair I always rinse it in a basin of cold water to ...

    Article : 85 words
  12. WHEN WASHING VOILE.

    Blouses or dresses made of cotton voile lose their crisp, fresh appearance once they have been washed if they are starched in the usual way. This can be remedied if gum-arabic is ...

    Article : 73 words
  13. A USEFUL HINT.

    "Since my husband went to the front," writes a soldier's wife, "I have learnt to do many odd jobs at home, one of which is how to stop a leakage in a water-pipe. I mixed together; ...

    Article : 96 words
  14. GATHERED BY THE WAY.

    Charlie Chaplin has at last been called to the colors, and I hear, but will not vouch for the truth of the statement, that thousands of signatures are being obtained for a monster ...

    Article : 71 words
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  16. TO STRENGTHEN A SHIRT.

    A man's shirt has a trick of wearing into a hole at the neck where the collars rub it. Instead of darning it, a patch can be ironed on, and it will hardly show. A small piece could ...

    Article : 95 words
  17. WHAT NAPOLEON SAID.

    It seems to be an appropriate time to recall an anecdote of Napoleon. "The British seldom win battles," said a visitor. "But they always win the last one," replied Napoleon. ...

    Article : 34 words
  18. FOR BANGING DOORS.

    To prevent a door hanging against the wall, fasten an old rubber heel on to the floor at such a distance from the wall as to break the force of the jar. Corks have often been used ...

    Article : 61 words
  19. NAPOLEON'S HEART.

    "Paris la a bosker place for leave," seems to be the opinion of our soldier boys, who revel in the hospitality shown them, and in the many interesting Bights. One that seems to be of ...

    Article : 202 words
  20. A Pretty Crocket Hat.

    To make this pretty little bat you will require 4oz of double zephyr wool, a crochet hook, No. 1½, a coil of florists' wire, but not the very finest kind, and a short length of millinery ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 642 words
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