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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 5 (August 2, 1937)

Home Notes

Home Notes.

Home-made Cleaner.

One cake sandsoap, 2 small packets of Lux, 3 breakfastcups of boiling water.

Method: Dissolve Lux in boiling water. Then add crushed sandsoap and stir well.

Home-made Floor Polish.

One-quarter lb. beeswax, 1 oz. white soap, 1 pint turpentine, 1 pint boiled water.

Method: Pare wax and soap very fine. Pour turpentine over it, and let stand until quite dissolved, then add water—cold. Bottle and shake up till the mixture becomes creamy.

To Clean Brooms and Household Brushes.

Choose a fine day and wash in a pail of warm suds. Rinse in warm water, then under the cold tap. Hang in the fresh air to dry.