Evening star., 1934-04-13
Food and Thrift in the Home
Good Effects. in Wallpaper
Designs May Be Found to Harmonic
With Every Kind of Furniture.
Spring Cleaning Time.

| brush It over the leather with q clean
cloth, and wipe dry. Remove grease
stains with benzine or pure turpen-
tine. Restore the polish by rubbing
it with two tablespoonfuls Of turpen-
tine, mixed with the whites Of two
eggs, beaten slightly but not stih.
Use a clean, dry cloth.
When the screw holes of the knobs
on dreSers, sewing machine drawers,
and so forth, become too large to
hold the knobs tightly, dip a match
In glue and hammer 1t lightly into
the hole. Let 1t dry and then break
it of event with the drawer. Screw
| the knob in and it viii hold securely.
Care Of Floors
Avoid using water on waxed floors. as
1t dulls the. finish and causes white
spots. When q floor becomes dark
ened, it needs cleaning. Use a cloth
moistened with turpentine to clean
and brighten it; never use an oiled
mop on waxed floors. If water must
be used for cleaning, use cloth
wrung out Of warm, soapy water. II
the water dulls the waxed surface,
rub it with a warm woolen cloth or
a weighted brush. Remove all spots
by rubbing them with q little turpen-
tine, and then refinish with little
wax.
To remove the odor of fresh paint
from a room. place an open paper
bag, containing several pieces of char
coal. in the room and close the room
tightly. Another method is to add
sulphuric acid to a basin Of water
and place 1t in the freshly painted
room.
II the concrete floor Of your porch
never looks clean, even after it has
been swept, paint it with two coats
of paint, French gray, and then add
narrow border, using dark blue
paint. When the paint is thoroughly
dry. wax the floor, and 1t will be clean
and cool looking.
The life of linoleum is greatly
heightened II it Is vanished just as
Is particularly true of printed linol-
year or as soon as the varnish ap-
pears to be wearing of. Before ap-
plying the varnish, the linoleum
should be washed well with soap and
water. and thoroughly dried Sec
ond coat should not be applied until
the first Is dry. Inlaid linoleum may
be treated the same way.
Moth Extermination.
This is the season when special pre-
cautions must be taken to protect all
woolen clothing and furnishings. Rugs
should be cleaned thoroughly at fire.
quent intervals. particular attention
being paid to the seams which are
subject to the greatest wear and are
favorite breeding place of the moth.
Such care will also lengthen the life
of the rug, <or it is the dust which
in settling and caking. offers undue
friction and wears down and breaks
the fibers.
For real rejuvepation of the rug
lay it, II possible, outside in the sun
shine for an hour at noon; then, to
loosen dirt and invigorate the fibers,
brush with the grain. If it is do
mestic rug, sized beneath with glue,
turn 1t over and pat, but do not beat.
Oriental rugs may be brushed and
ing with a carpet sweeper or vacuum
cleaner. working against the grain.
Moth larvae have an inclination to
concentrate where there are grease
spots, so an effort should be made to
remove these. In most cases they
will yield to an application of carbon
tetrachloride. Dampen a soft cloth
with this and rub lightly in an enlarg-
ing spiral until the portion treated
blends in color with the surrounding
area. Carbon tetrachloride will not
damage any material except rubber,
and it Is noninhammable. Its fumes
are poisonous. however, and care
should be taken to provide plenty of
ventilation. If it is to be used indoors.
Better work with 1t outdoors.
Upholstered furniture offers an
ideal breeding place for moths. A
single hair or feather stuffed piece,
even though in constant use, may give
rise to a moth h-infested house over a
long period of years. Those house
wives who are buying new furniture
should see that they get moth -proofed
stuffing. Grubs find the food unpal-
atable and will starve before they will
touch 1t.
As to clothes, it is excellent protec-
ton either to dry clean at home or
have them done outside. These may
then be sprayed with moth-proofine
solution. carefully following directions
accompanying the particular one Sc
lected. or they may be slowed away
in moth-repellant chests or bags. or
stored in a dry-cleaning establish
ment.
In place of a cedar chest. any box
or chest can be made moth proof by
oiling the inside we'll with oil of ce-
OAR; it should be renewed yearly.
Painting the inside Of closets in the
same way is also effective in prevent
ing moths and other insects where
clothing is stored. While a little ex-
pensive, this may still prove to be
good economy.
The danger from explosion has
been lessened by the introduction of
non explosive gasoline, but this is still
lnfiammable and should be used with
the greatest of care in the open air,
far away from any possible flame. Do
not under any circumstances run the
risk OF using for home dry cleaning
the gasoline purchased at the corner
filling station.