Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-20
The Useful Newspaper

l0FTEN 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-
teal ways.
Layers OF newspaper are better than |
any felt for padding beneath a carpet |
or linoleum. Several thicknesses Of
newspaper put evenly over the floor
before the covering proper is laid down |
will double and treble the life of the |
latter. With stairs too A good even
wad OF newspaper should be tackled |
firmly over the edge of each stair. This |
prevents the carpet or linoleum wear |
ing quickly away at the edge When
oilcloth or like materials are used for
coverings. shelves in the kitchen and
such like. 1t should always be padded
with several layers of newspaper.
This adds greatly to the wearing power.
Nothing beats old newspaper for
cleaning and polishing purposes. Win
Idows and all kinds of glass gain a very
bright luster if rubbed up with good
pad of old newspaper. 1t Is equally ef-
ficient for polishing brass and silver
lplate. Many people regularly use
newspaper in preference to chamois
Bottles which require cleaning inside
lean also be cleaned by filling with wa
tier and some strips of newspaper. II
lwell 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
lare being put away they should always
ibe we'll wrapped in sheets of newspa-
lper. while sleeves and such like should
he stuffed with crumpled sheets so as
not to lose their shape. Newspaper is
really far better than tissue paper for
this, even though ii does not look SO
nice. II has the advantage OF acting
Jas a preventive from moths. A good
way of storing furs for the summer
/ months is to sprinkle them with car
[ bon and fasten up in an air tight news
e paper packet. Paste together two fair
= ily thick newspapers in bag form, put
D in the furs and then fasten up the ends
!, so that no air or anything else can gel
h inside
s Cutlery and china which have to be
e stored should always be wrapped ID
e newspaper. Nothing preserves then
e color and freshness in better way
= Steel cutlery so stored ought to o'
:, CREASED before being wrapped up. Il
keep 1t from rusting.
Newspaper made into a pulp is
: most excellent thing for stopping draf
holes in floor boards. skirtings ant
walls. The pulp must be pressed tight
ly into the hole. and when dry tn
place can be painted or papered II nee
essary.
For fire purposes old newspapers ar
very useful outside the ordinary recog
nized way. Newspapers soaked In
bucket of water and pressed Tight,
into balls make an excellent backing
for fire which requires to be kept go
ing for any length OF time First rat
fire lighters also can be made in thi
manner. Take newspaper !engthwis
and fold it tightly until there is
thick wad measuring about sn Incl
across. Tie each end firmly. Fold eacl
length into three and tie tightly agail
where the ends cross each other.
Greasy pans OF all kinds clean NOR
Ieasily with newspaper than cloths
IGrease which resists the efforts of soaI
and water can frequently be removes
by rubbing well with sheets OF news
paper.
II often happens that people wish Z
paint something temporarily-some
thing from which paint cannot be re
moved II the surfsce is once covered
In such a case it is good plan to cove
the thing with several thicknesses o
newspaper and paint the newsps pc
covering with the same number o
lcoats of paint as would have been ap
piled to the thing itself The painter
newspaper can be stripped off whel
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