Evening star., 1944-09-19
Readers Clearing House

band. Do save the white tissue and
the red, white and blue for Other
times. The boys don't want any
IfFourth of July" on Christmas
When it comes to the post ONCE
regulations, you can see them every
where these days, but I have found
that a roll Of tissues does well fol-
wedging an already heavy box that
has. a corner open. Also do drag out
those kitchen or baby scales and
weigh up your packages at home
It might save an extra trip to the
post office, for when they say s
pounds, they mean 5 pounds
wrapped even to the outside string
and not / ounce over!
p. S. You said your husband
didn't smoke, so I've excluded al
the smokers needs, but just an add
ed thought for pipe-smokers' wives
Do try and run down the old pre-
war type pipe cleaners for your
sweetheart. He will be ever CRATE
ful. for the new feather jobs dc
not work too well. Also metal (not
a jar) container of his favorite pipe
tobacco is a very welcome gift. ]
have repacked tobacco In a metal
can and it's not harmed a bit.
I certainly do think I've spilled
over" sufnciently for one letter, but
y do want to say, THE Clearing
House Is the best r-the-fence
chat I've had in Washington"
TRAVELLING WITH BABY?
RENOVATING TRUNK?
(ReQuested by Mrs. c. L. r.,
AlerdndriaJ
This page has been so wonderful
about helping people with their
problems. I'm hoping some one will
be able to offer me some suggestions
on mine.
We're leaving Washington for the
West Coast next month, and plan to
drive across the country with our
11-month- baby boy. So many
questions come to mind about trav-
cling with a baby-how to keep him
entertained in the car all day 1--WE
have a car seat, whether to use
paper diapers or worry with washing
cloth ones, how often to wash his
things, whether leftovers of his food
Should be thrown away Che gets u
can at a time. Perhaps some of
your readers have made a trip with
baby and will know the answers
to all the questions. We want our
trip to be as much fun as possible. .
How can we renovate two old
trunks? Have fa1en heir to the
trunks and they are badly worn in
side, the paper is torn and discol-
ored, and the outside is rusty and
generally shows the wear and tear
they've had. We have thought
about painting, but are not sure Of
the results.
HOMEMADE SOAP.
(ThankS to Mrs. P. D.. Washington. J
In answer to request of Mrs. j. B.,
Riverdale. Md, for making soap.
Hard White Soap: 6 pounds rem
dered fat, / can lye, quart cold
water, 2 tablespoons borax. Use
granite dishpan for mixing. Put
lye in 2-quart granite pan, pour
over it the full quart of water, add
borax. This will be boiling hot.
Stir to dissolve the crystals. Melt
fat in other pan: when both are
lukewarm strain lye into fat. Stir
constantly for 20 minutes. pour into
dripping pan. Leave 1t for to 4
days, when 1t will be hard. I cut
mine into bars with a saw I don't
use it under six months It will be
pure white and will float.
Hard Yellow Homemade Soap:
9 pounds grease, boxes lye. / box
borax, 3 tablespoons turpentine, 3
quarts rain water. Use granite pan
or crock, put lye in and cover with
water. let cool Add borax and
turpeptine and stir. then add melt
ID grease and stir~,aptil thick
e1eugh to turn out, or letSxtand in
psG then cut in pieces. These reci-
pes come from Ohio.a,
Editors note. Thanks, too,
to Mrs. w. A. r., Washington,
for q similar recipe.)