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Show Knitted woolens' and wool I dresses and skirts washed by hand are less likely to shrink or become be-come matted than if cleaned in a washing machine. If ice cubes are held under warm water for a few seconds, they will have no sharp edges to jab or cut the precious rubber icebag. If it is necessary to carry a number of small drills in your pocket, an old spectacle case comes in handy in which to carry them. A bit of wax rubbed on the bottoms bot-toms of rockers will prevent them marking even the glossiest of floors. When clothes must be ironed soon after dampening, always use hot water as it penetrates the material ma-terial more quickly. Garden tools free from rust are easier to work with and, if a small can of tractor oil and an old shaving shav-ing brush are kept handy, it takes little time to clean and oil the tools after using. When making fudge to send the soldier boys, pour it directly into the box in which it is to be mailed. Line the box first with waxed paper, pa-per, and beat the fudge until it begins to "set." This method is better for two reasons: the box will contain more candy and it will stay fresh longer than if it is cut in pieces in the usual way. When the metal tip comes off a shoe lace, it is not necessary to discard the lace. A satisfactory tip can be put on quickly and easily by dipping the end of the lace in melted paraffin or beeswax bees-wax and shaved to a point before the wax hardens. Oftentimes a pretty flower arrangement ar-rangement cannot be achieved because be-cause the frog is not the right size or shape. In this case, make one by melting paraffin, molding it in the desired shape and punching punch-ing holes with a heated ice pick. To clean rust from any kind of farm implements, dissolve one can of lye in five gallons of water and apply with an old broom or brush. Scrub well. The rust will come off quickly. |