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Show HUOUSEHOLD Line the container in which you remove ashes from the furnace with wet paper to keep dcwj: the dust. To pick up broken glass from the floor, wet a newspaper and gently wipe up the glass with. it. So you are having trouble start-. start-. ing wooden screws with a screwdriver? screw-driver? Well, put them through a piece of cardboard first and then hold the cardboard while the screw is starting into the wood. After baking always leave the oven door open to permit ' the moisture to escape and thus prevent pre-vent the oven from rusting. Plant lemon seeds in flowerpots for house plants. The shiny leaves flavor cakes when one or two are placed in the bottom of the cake pan. Tie a few leaves into a cloth and drop into apple-sauce a few minutes to give it flavor. 9 In wringing out pillow cases in the laundry, always insert the closed end into the roller first. This will prevent possible bursting burst-ing of the seams. Keep your windows bright and clear on the inside during the winter win-ter by merely wiping them off with a soft paper napkin each week. This will remove the moist dirt and polish them at the same time. If your lamp shades are dingy and yellow on the inside, they probably are absorbing quite a large percentage of the light you need to see by. To restore their reflecting abilities, paint the inside with two coats of white shoe polish. pol-ish. Pat the second coat on carefully care-fully after the 'first is completely dry. |