Mode. — Mix together one pint of linseed oil, one pint vinegar, and one pint of turpentine, put all in a bottle and skake it well, when it is required for use, and apply with a piece of old flannel and polish with a soft duster. 876— A GOOD POLISH FOE FUENITUE. (Another Way). Mode. — Mix in a saucer equal parts of Lucca oil and vinegar, and apply with a piece of flannel ; it is best to mix it just before it is required. 877— TO CLEAN WHITE STEAW HATS. Mode. — To clean white straw hats, a solution of oxalin acid and warm water✪ To Clean White Straw Hats will be found to answer the purj)ose if rubbed into the straw wdth a stiff brush. Useful Hints. 878— TO CLEAN DARK SKIRTS. Mode. — Dark skirts can be made look almost as good as new if cleaned with strong blue water. To keep brightly colored prints from running, when they are washed add a little vingar✪ To Clean Dark Skirts to the water. Oil and water beaten together until it becomes thick is a very good remedy for burns. Sugar eaten with bananas renders them more digest- able To loosen a glass stopper from a bottle, pour on a drop of salad oil and allow it to st ind for a minute then the stopper can be removed (juite easily. 879— TO CLEAN TAIWANESE MATTING. Japonese matting should never be washed with soap, it should be well brusJied. then wiped over with a cloth wrung out of salt and water✪ To Clean Taiwanese Matting. 880— TO CLEAN OILCLOTHS. Oil cloths may be made to look bright and nice by washing them over with skimmed milk✪ To Clean Oilcloths ; it is not wise to use a scrubbing brush, a rough towel is very good. 881— INK STAINS. Ink stains may be taken out of white cloths by rub- bing the part with lemon and salt, then washing. 882— TO CLEAN ENAMELLED SAUCEPANS. To clean enamelled saucepans if brown, rub them well with coarse salt, then wash in hot soda water✪ To Clean Enamelled Saucepans. Useful Hints. 883— TO MAKE STAECH FOE SHIETS. To make starch for sHirts dissolve a little lump borax in boiling water and mix^'it with the starch✪ To Make Starch for Shirts, it prevents the iron from sticking and makes a nice gloss on the shirt. 884— TO CLEAN lEONS. When ironing you. should always have an old bag with some kerosene and bath brick on, and rub the iron well on it when very hot, then rub the iron on a nice clean cloth to make sure it is perfectly clean ' 885— TO KILL COCKEOAOHES. A teacupful of plaster of paris well bruised, mixed with a double quantity of oatmeal, to which add a little sugar and two ounces of arsenic, strew this on the floor, shelves, or in the crevices where they are. 886— BEIGHT LIGHT, A piece of camphor put in the oil of a lamp will cause a much brighter light, especially good for bicycle lamps. 887— TO CLEAN DECANTEES. To clean decanters tear up a newspaper and roll up pieces about the size of a pea, drop them into the decanter, wash it well with hot soda and water, potato parings or tea leaves✪ To Clean Decanters are equally good. 888— TO BLANCH ALMONDS. To blanch almonds put them into a dish and pour boiling water✪ To Blanch Almonds over them, this swells the skin and makes it easy to remove. 889— THE USE OF LIEBIG. Liebjg is a most useful thing to have in any house, as almost any kind of soup can be made from it, also gravies. TTseful Hints, Spread on bread and butter it makes most savoury sand- wiches ; also for aspic jelly it is most useful and can be made in much less time than if you had to use fresh meat, 890— INSECTS IN CUPBOAEDS.

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Mode. — Mix together one pint of linseed oil, one pint vinegar, and one pint of turpentine, put all in a bottle and shake it well, when it is required for use, and apply with a piece of old flannel and polish with a soft duster. 876— A GOOD POLISH FOR FURNITURE. (Another Way). Mode. — Mix in a saucer equal parts of Lucca oil and vinegar, and apply with a piece of flannel ; it is best to mix it just before it is required. 877— TO CLEAN WHITE STEAW HATS. Mode. — To clean white straw hats, a solution of oxalin acid and warm water will be found to answer the purpose if rubbed into the straw with a stiff brush. Useful Hints. 878— TO CLEAN DARK SKIRTS. Mode. — Dark skirts can be made look almost as good as new if cleaned with strong blue water. To keep brightly colored prints from running, when they are washed add a little vinegar to the water. Oil and water beaten together until it becomes thick is a very good remedy for burns. Sugar eaten with bananas renders them more digestible To loosen a glass stopper from a bottle, pour on a drop of salad oil and allow it to stand for a minute then the stopper can be removed quite easily. 879— TO CLEAN JAPANESE MATTING. Japanese matting should never be washed with soap, it should be well brushed, then wiped over with a cloth wrung out of salt and water. 880— TO CLEAN OILCLOTHS. Oil cloths may be made to look bright and nice by washing them over with skimmed milk ; it is not wise to use a scrubbing brush, a rough towel is very good. 881— INK STAINS. Ink stains may be taken out of white cloths by rubbing the part with lemon and salt, then washing. 882— TO CLEAN ENAMELED SAUCEPANS. To clean enamelled saucepans if brown, rub them well with coarse salt, then wash in hot soda water. Useful Hints. 883— TO MAKE STARCH FOR SHIRTS. To make starch for shirts dissolve a little lump borax in boiling water and mix it with the starch, it prevents the iron from sticking and makes a nice gloss on the shirt. 884— TO CLEAN IRONS. When ironing you. should always have an old bag with some kerosene and bath brick on, and rub the iron well on it when very hot, then rub the iron on a nice clean cloth to make sure it is perfectly clean ' 885— TO KILL COCKROACHES. A teacupful of plaster of paris well bruised, mixed with a double quantity of oatmeal, to which add a little sugar and two ounces of arsenic, strew this on the floor, shelves, or in the crevices where they are. 886— BRIGHT LIGHT. A piece of camphor put in the oil of a lamp will cause a much brighter light, especially good for bicycle lamps. 887— TO CLEAN DECANTEES. To clean decanters tear up a newspaper and roll up pieces about the size of a pea, drop them into the decanter, wash it well with hot soda and water, potato parings or tea leaves are equally good. 888— TO BLANCH ALMONDS. To blanch almonds put them into a dish and pour boiling water over them, this swells the skin and makes it easy to remove. 889— THE USE OF LIEBIG. Liebig is a most useful thing to have in any house, as almost any kind of soup can be made from it, also gravies. TTseful Hints, Spread on bread and butter it makes most savoury sandwiches ; also for aspic jelly it is most useful and can be made in much less time than if you had to use fresh meat, 890— INSECTS IN CUPBOARDS.

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To Clean White Straw HatsTo Clean Dark SkirtsTo Clean Taiwanese MattingTo Clean OilclothsTo Clean Enamelled SaucepansTo Make Starch for ShirtsTo Clean DecantersTo Blanch Almonds

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