Evening journal., 1912-07-18
The Useful Newspaper

OFTEN old newspapers are thrown
away or sold for practically moth
ing. though there are scores OF ways IN
which they may be made useful-prac-
tical ways
Layers OF newspaper are better than
any felt for padding beneath a carpet
or linoieum- Several thiolSnesses OF
newspaper put evenly over the floor
before the covering proper is laid down
viii double and treble the life OF the /
latter with stairs too. good even
wad OF newspaper should be tackled
firmly over the edge OF eech stair. This |
prevents the carpet or linoleum wear
ing quickly away az the edge When
oilcloth or like materials are used for
shelves IN the kitchen and
such like. IL should always be padded
with several layers Of newspaper.
This adds greatly 20 the wearing power.
Nothing beats old newspaper for
cleaning and polishing purposes. VIM
dows and all kinds OF glass gain very
bright luster n rubbed up with a good
pad Of old newspaper. II is equally ef-
ficient for polishing brass and silver
plate. Many peopl, regularly use
newspaper in preference 10 chamois
leather for such polishing purposes.
Bottles which require cleaning inside
can also be cleaned by filling with wa
tier and some strips Of newspaper. II
lwen shaken the paper swirls round and
ldetaches the dirt from the side Of the
bottle
For all sorts OF packing. newspapers
lare simply invaluable When clothes
are being put away they should always
lbe well wrapped in sheets OF newspa-
lper. while sleeves and such like should
lbe stuffed with crumpled sheets so as
mot TO lose their shape. Newspaper is
lreaily far better than tissue paper Tor
this. even though II does not look 30
mice. II has the advantage of acting
las a preventive from moths. good
way OF storing furs for the summer
months is 10 sprinkle them with car
bon and fasten up IN an air tight news
paper packet Paste together two fair
lly thick newspapers IN bag form. put
In the furs and then fasten up the ends
so that no air or anything else can get
inside
Cutlery and china which have TO he
stored should always be wrapped ia
newspaper Nothing preserves their
color and freshness IN better way.
Steel cutlery 80 stored ought TO be
lgreased before being wrapped Up. TO
keep II from rusting.
Newspaper made into a pulp IL a
most excellent thing for stopping draft
holes In door boards. skirtings and
walls. The pulp must he pressed tight
ly into the hole. and when dry the
place can be painted or papered II nec-
essary.
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very useful outside the ordinary recog-
nized way Newspapers soaked in q
bucket OF water and pressed tightly
into balls make an excellent backing
for FIRE which requires 70 be kept GO
ing for any length OF time. First rate
fire lighters also can be made In this
manner. Take a newspaper lengthwise
and fold II tightly until there Is a
thick wad measuring about an inch
across. Tie each end firmly Fold each
length into three and tie tightly again
where the ends cross each other.
Greasy pans Of all kinds clean more
easily with newspaper than cloths
Grease which resists the efforts of soap
and water can frequently he removed
by rubbing well with sheets OF news
paper
II often happens that people wish TO
paint something temporarily-some-
thing from which paint cannot be re-
moved II the surface is once covered.
In such casn It is a good plan TO cover
the thing with several thicknesses OF
newspaper and paint the newspaper
covering with the same number OF
coats Of paint as would have heen ap-
piled to the thing itself The painted
newspaper can be stripped on when
you like