Evening star., 1923-03-23
HANDY REPAIRER HAS MANY
USES FOR GLUE AND PASTE
How the Housewife May Provide for Any
Emergency That Is Likely to
! Arise In the House.
DOSE things: torn things. broken
things. can all be mended by

r DOSE things. torn things. broken
things. can all be mended by
the handy housewife and
practically made as good as
new with glue, cement, mucllage or
paste, according to the kind OF ar
ttcle to be mendcd.
If YOU wish TO make your own
LIQUID glue. you will find the follow
ing formula an excellent one: Almost
fll a glass jar with broken-up glue
of the best quality. then fill the jar
up with acetic acid. Keep the jar
IN hot water for few hours until
the glue is all melted and you will
then have an excellent glue that Will
always be ready.
What You Can Mend.
From time to time in every family
there is an umbrella, lying around
with no defect except a loose handle
Bits Of wood or paper may pc
jammed into the handle to repair
temporarily. but when you most need
the umbrella off comes the handle
again. With suoh d makeshitt. you
are in danger of having the whole
umbrella whirled away in brisk
gust of wind. 4 few drops of good
liquid glue dropped into the hole of
tho handle VIII make permanent
repair.
Perhaps a tile becomes loose In the
bathroom wall and drops out. or some
member of the family rocks rather
roughly across the tiles on the hearth
and looSens one or two of them. A
few drops of good glue or little
cement will fasten them firmly and
put off for many days the necessity
and expense of calling i'll d mason to
repair them.
The paste with which wall paper
Is fastened some times dries out in
q corner or close to the edge OF a
seam, then it is likely to become
badly torn unless mended right away.
1t can easily be mended with liquid
slue or a. good paste.
Sometimes you will find a screw
loose i'll the hinge of a door. All YOU
have to do is to spread some glue
over the threads of the screw and put
it back in place. If it is in metal
this is sufficient: If in wood, you must
also fill the hole partly with glue and
this viii make the screw permanently
tight \ BIT of veneer may have been
chipped off piece of fine furniture.
but do not despair, for it can be glued
hack in place and you can save the
expense of calling in cabinetmaker
to make the repairs. Coat both sur
faces with the glue and allow 1t to
dry a little before pressing the piece
of veneer firmly back in place. Chairs
squeak when the rungs become loose
and they work back and forth in
their sockets. To repair them. pull
the rung ends almost all the way
out cover with glue. force them
back again into the sockets and
allow to stand for several hours until
dry before using. Porch furniture
especially is likely to need this treat
ment.
Improving the Broom.
A broom that has become limp from
use, but is not worn out, may be stiff
fened and its usefulness prolonged
by being dipped in a pail of water
been dissolved
\ bad tear in silk is hard to mend
with thread. but a good temporary
repair. a least. can be made with
thin glue, and il may be SO well re-
paired that II can scarcely be seen.
To mend In this way, place the silk
under side up so that the spot where
the tear is will lie smoothly on a fat
surface. preferably over several sheets
OF white paper. Cut from remnant
Of the silk circular piece about one
half of an inch larger all aruond
than the edges of the tear. Spread a
thin coat of the glue over the center
of the circular piece of silk, but not
quite to the edges.
Don't spread it thick. Let is dry a
little, then place the circular piece of
silk oyer the tear and Immediately
shake a little ta1cum over II and
smooth down gently at first then
more firmly, with the finger tips. The
calcium powder absCrbs the excess
moisture. so that no stain will appear
on the outside surface of the dress,
and IL does away with the sickness
or the glue on the patch.
of goes the heel Of your slipper
lust before the party. but don't be
discouraged: you can mend it with
glue. If you stub your toe and a
piece of leather is partly rubbed off
apply a little glue and forget it,
The metal tips often work off the
ohildren'S shoestrings and the end
rnravels a drop of liquid glue put
on the raveled end, smoothed into a
ooint with the fingers and allowed to
dry overnight will make serviceabIe
tip that can be used for some time.
Good Clements and Pnsten.
To Mend Cracks in Stoves-A useful
cement for closing up cracks in stove
covers, doors and other parts of the
stove is prepared by mixing finely
pplverized iron. which can be bought
at most drug stores, with liquid wa