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Show Patches that press on may be ; used for mending weak spots in i the feet of hose. Mend before the i weak spot wears through to make certain patch does not show. Stocking feet can be made more durable by rubbing candle wax or parallin on heel and toe. When placing gelatin in a long flat dish, put a strip of waxed paper across the dish each way be- fore pouring in the gelatine, and it will be easier to remove. ! To remove a black coating from the outside of a frying pan, sprinkle borax on it and scrub with steel wool moistened with water. Wash in suds and rinse thoroughly. To keep macaroni or spaghetti from boiling over, add a tablespoon table-spoon of cooking oil or shortening to the water. To save back-tiring stooping, use a long-handled dust pan. If you can't find one in the stores, have pop fashion one from an old mop handle and attach to your present dustpan. Should Junior lose the checkers, take your old broom handle and saw it into quarter-inch slices. Paint half the slices red, half black. Make excellent substitutes. Even Junior will be happy now. |