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Show Household Suggestions For grit In the eye apply a drop or two of castor oil, it relieves the irritation. "When ' working on silk, keep h piece ot sandpaper on the table and rub your hands llprhtly. over It when they atick to the silk. When cleaning combs never wash ' .them. Clean by brushing and pullr ing a pice of cotton through . the teeth, chancing It as It pets soiled; then rub with a clean cloth. To remove hot-water marks from polished tablcst, make a thin paste with sakid oil and salt, place it on the mark,, let It remain for an hour or o. and then rub well with a duster. If fln- linen ist stained with tea, even after a long tlme."the stains can be removed by applying glycerine. glyce-rine. A little of tho best glycerine should jje rubbed on stained parts before washing. f When making s flannel undergarment, undergar-ment, first run 'the scam, then turn down" one, but. instead or herring-boning herring-boning it, run the scam again. By doing this you will find the stitches will wash Into the flannel and not be seen. It is also much quicker than herring-boning. To repair a tablecloth, lay it quite flat with the hole uppermost. aid . cover It with a piece of plain Brussels Brus-sels net; tack it on and darn with fine flax. When Ironed it will scarcely be noticeable. If the tablecloth table-cloth is beyond repair, cut. squares from Uie best part of it and hem round. These will answer as scr-vlettea scr-vlettea for everyday use. In cleaning the front-door bell etc.. a dirty objectionable mark is often left on the woodwoak. This can bo easily removed by .rubbing ith a piece of flannel that has been dipped in a little paraffin oil. |