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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 8 (November 1, 1937)

“The Scrap Book.”

The Scrap Book.”

If your hair is lifeless and uninteresting, don't depend on a tricky coiffure to conceal its shortcomings. Get busy with the hairbrush, shampoo and tonic, and cajole it into condition.

Study the back of your hair as carefully as the front. A frowsy-looking neck can very easily spoil the whole picture.

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A tidy gardener never leaves the tools out overnight, but cleans them carefully (wipes them with an oily rag if necessary) and puts them where they belong.

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For elbows which have become discoloured, take the pulp from half a lemon, place it in the palm of one hand, and “cup” the elbow of the other in the palm.

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A little talcum powder sprinkled into the feet of stockings will protect the feet from over-tiredness.

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To keep the curtains fresh and new-looking, use the vacuum tools regularly on them, even on the washing ones. If you haven't a cleaner, take down the curtain rods occasionally and shake the curtains in the open air. This takes only a few minutes as there is no need to remove the curtains from the rods.

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Wash blankets before putting them away for the summer. By the way, if any of the family will be going camping, leave the washing of dark blankets until after the Christmas vacation. The easiest method I have discovered for blanket-washing is the cold-water process.

Cut up good laundry soap (two or three cakes for four or five blankets) into a fairly large pot of cold water page 60 and boil until dissolved. Half fill each tub with cold water, and add half the quantity of soap jelly and about two tablespoons of Scrubb's ammonia to each. Knead the blankets in the first tub; wring them through a loose wringer into the second tub and again knead. Rinse in at least two lots of cold water until the water is clear. Wring again and hang on the line. When dry, brush lightly with a soft brush to raise the nap slightly.

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