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Show I Mending a small snag or rip before be-fore an article goes into the washing wash-ing machine may save a larger patch later on. For longer service wash cotton garments according to the instructions instruc-tions on the label. Tomatoes canned with the pulp and seeds contain food value not saved in tomato juice. Remove fresh grease stains from wallpaper immediately by holding a clean white blotter over stain and applying a warm iron. Move the blotter as it takes up the grease and use a clean portion por-tion to prevent spreading the stain. Save colored bottles that beverages bever-ages come in and use them for holding trailing vines, sprays or other greenery. They add a note of color to glass shelves in windows win-dows or in flower racks. To prevent figs, dates or raisins from clogging the food chopper add a few drops of lemon juice. If you buy wool material that isn't preshrunk, it's wise to steam-press steam-press it to shrink it before cutting cut-ting out a garment. A little starch added to the water wa-ter with which mirrors are washed will remove soil and give a polish to the glass. nave you ever tried drying the dishes with twin dish towels? A fresh dry towel in each hand disposes of them in the proverbial twinkling of an eye. When washing cut glass or pressed glass articles, apply the sudsy water with a small hand brush. It gets the soapy water into the crevices and removes dust which dulls the brilliancy of the glass. |