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Show HUOUSEHOLD Ripe tomato juice will remove fresh ink stains. lellow ochre dissolved in boiling boil-ing water makes a lovely dye for muslin curtains. Sprinkle a stubborn ribbon knot with talcum powder. Unties easier. eas-ier. When making pies that are likely like-ly to be juicy, cut the lower crust larger than the upper and fold over like a hem to prevent leaking leak-ing at the edges. Saw off the legs of an old wobbly card table to about 13 inches long, and use it as a play table for the children. It can be moved easily from room to room and taken also on trips. Grease the spout of the pitcher when you use it for mu;Tin or waffle batter. It will make pouring pour-ing smoother. When the point of a steel wire brush wears down, saw off Lhe worn end and the brush will be as good as new. A skillet that has become encrusted en-crusted with a rough coating which cannot be easily scraped off, may be put into a hot fire or bed of hot coals and the crust burned off. In this way the skillet is left smooth and like new and is not injured. As soon as you notice frayed or worn spots in garments, mend them. Small holes are easier to hide than large ones and worn spots can be kept from tearing if reinforced with mending in time. In buying scissors, choose the best you can afford or can find. If you can have only one pair, those about 8 inches in length will be satisfactory for most uses. Smaller Small-er scissors are handy for ripping seams, snipping, or" cutting buttonholes, but-tonholes, if you can possiblv manage man-age to have them. If you do much sewing, better invest in dressmaker's dress-maker's or pinking shears. |
