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Show I Take Your CueFromCSU TAKE CARE OF TOUR SHEETS Sheets are an expensive item ... so get your money's worth and take good care of them, advises ad-vises Miss Lanlce Moore, home economics specialist at the College Col-lege of Southern Utah. Have you ever had a sheet rip down the center? Strangely enough, this is often casued by the rubbing action of shoulders on the area just below the pillow. pil-low. This place becomes thin through the years ... but you probably won't even notice it until the sheet tears in the middle. mid-dle. You can help prevent wear in the shoulder area by putting the narrow hem of the sheet at the head of the bed once in a while. If a few of your sheets have already split in the center, sew the selveges together and hem the edges. Your sheets will have a center hem . . . but you'll be able to use them longer. When you're ironing sheets, fold them in a different way occasionally oc-casionally ... so that you won't always iron in the same place. Strong bleaches in your wash tub will definitely shorten the life of your sheets. Instead, use soft water, plenty of soap . - . and give them a thorough rinsing. rins-ing. Irons that are too hot often weaken the cotton yarns in sheets. Even if you can't see a scorch, it may be there. One more precaution . . . inspect in-spect the bed springs occasionally occasion-ally to make sure they don't have any rough places that can so quickly catch and tear your sheets. REFINISHING OLD FURNITURE If you take a look in your at-j tic or store room, chances are you'll find some piece of furniture furni-ture that would make a handsome hand-some addition to your room . . . if it were only refinished to bring out its natural beauty. On the other hand, you may destroy the charm of the wood if you refin-ish refin-ish valuable pieces that are in good condition, warn the College of Southern Utah specialists. Before you start refinishing, make sure you have enough patience pa-tience and determination to complete com-plete the work. There's no short cut to good results ... So be prepared pre-pared to spend many hours doing do-ing a thorough, careful job. Sometimes all a piece of furniture furni-ture needs is a good cleaning to lecondition it . . . not refinishing refin-ishing at all. For the cleaning solution, mix together one quart of hot water, one tablespoon of turpentine and three tablespoons of boiled linseed oil. Keep the mixture hot in a doirble boiler while you're using it. Wet a soft cloth with the mixture, rub the wood . . . then polish with a dry cloth. It's easier to clean only one section of the piece at once . . . Use furniture polish or, wax afterwards to give added luster. For some useful tips on refinishing refin-ishing furniture and illustrated directions, send for a special bulletin, bul-letin, "Refinishing Old Furniture." Furni-ture." For your free copy, just i send a post card to KSUB, or the College of Southern Utah asking for it. Be sure to include your name and address . . . and ask for "Refinishiiv Old Furniture." |