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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 7 (November 1, 1928)

Home Notes

Home Notes.

To keep lettuce or celery fresh and crisp for several days, separate the leaves or stalks, wash well and tie loosely in a cloth, then place on the ice. If no ice be available, place in an earthenware dish with a lid on.

To remove machine oil from white garments or woollen clothing, cover with chalk moistened with ammonia.

To keep the hands soft and white when doing housework, wash them carefully after doing any dirty work and rub in a mixture of 3oz. of almond oil and the juice of a lemon, shaken together. This also keeps the nails in good condition. This quantity will last a long time.

Camphorated oil gives instant relief if rubbed into the hands when they are smarting from rough work or cold winds.

When washing new sheets or table linen for the first time, soak them overnight. The dressing used in their finish will otherwise make the water hard and spoil the soapsuds. Add two handfuls of ordinary salt to the water used for soaking. This brings out the lime dressing.

Cornflour is excellent for polishing cutlery and silverware.

To clean a sponge, add a tablespoonful of salts of lemon to a quart of boiling water and soak the sponge in it for an hour; rinse thoroughly and dry in the sun.

If a rug be badly creased or inclined to curl at the ends, turn it upside down on a bare floor and damp the back with a wet broom. Then stretch it tightly, tack down with rustless tacks and leave till next day.

Mix black-lead with methylated spirits. It dries quicker, is easier to polish and gives a more lasting finish.