Arizona republican., 1912-07-20
The Useful Newspaper

|OFTEN old newspapers are thrown away or sold for practically noth- ing, though there are scores of ways in | which they may be made useful-prac- tical ways. ... Layers of newspaper are better than l 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 l 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. it 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 dows and all kinds of glass gain a very bright luster if rubbed up with a good pad of old newspaper. It is equally eff fcient for polishing brass and silver plate. Many people regularly use newspaper in preference to chamois leather for such polishing purposes. | Bottles which require cleaning inside lean also be cleaned by filling with wa ter and some strips of newspaper. If well shaken the paper swirls round and Idetaches the dirt from the side of the bottle.
 For all sorts of packing. newspapers Iare simply invaluable When clothes lare being put away they should always |, rGa 0Tv lper. while sleeves and such like should jbe stuffed with crumpled sheets so as lnot to lose their shape. Newspaper is Ireally far better than tissue paper for Ithis. even though it does not look so Inice. It has the advantage of acting las 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 Ipaper packet Paste together two fair lly thick newspapers in bag form, put in the furs and then fasten up the ends Iso that no air or anything else can get inside.
 | Cutlery and china which have to be stored should always be wrapped is newspaper Nothing preserves their
 color and freshness in a better way. lSteel cutlery so stored ought to be Igreased before being wrapped up. to keep 1t from rusting.
 | Newspaper made into a pulp is a
 most excellent thing for stopping draft Iholes in floor boards. skirtings and
 walls. The pulp must be pressed tight
 ly into the hole, and when dry the lplace can be painted or papered if nec-
 essary.
 For fire purposes old newspapers are lvery useful outside the ordinary recog- lniZed way. Newspapers soaked in a
 bucket of water and pressed tightly into balls make an excellent backing
 for fire which requires to 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 1t 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 be removed by rubbing well with sheets of news Ipaper
 It often happens that people wish to
 paint something temporarily-some-
 thing from which paint cannot be re-
 moved if the surface Is once covered.
 In such case 1t is good plan to cover
 the thing with several thicknesses of newspaper and paint the newspaper
 towering with the same number of lcoats of paint as would have been ap- lplied to the thing itself The painted
 newspaper can be stripped off when