Evening star., 1945-11-22
Readers Clearing House
ANSWERS 70 QUERIES.

ANSWERS TO QUERIES.
(Fron, G.. o. W., Hyattspille, Nd,
I have intended answering sev.
eral questions I have read In tn,
RCH at various times but never go
started.
Making Lamp From Vase:
watched a boy in high schoo
wood shop putting hole in a glas.
jug by slowly turning a broken f1a'
ended drill In a brace and BIZ
against the side as it was held firmly
In wise. He said he had made
several and that 1t took three OF
four hours to make the hole. Also
1t is possible to buy an electrica.
fixture that is pushed down into
the top of the vase, unfolded, anc
then screwed firmly up against the
inside. They may be found still ir
some electrical shops or lamp de.
partments. The cord must run tt
the top of the vase for this, however
Removing Paint From Clothes
My universal remover for paint, var.
nish and machine oil stains from
anything washable Is grease-colC
cream, vegetable shortening or lard
all seem to work. I have removed
fresh paint, varnish, dried furni-
ture stain and dirty machine oil by
putting good deal of grease on the
stain, rubbing vigorously as though
using thick soap suds, wiping the
dirty grease out with a newspaper
and repeating if necessary. The
garment then simply went through
with the regular wash in the ma
chine. This method removes the
same stains from your hands much
less painfully than the usual tur-
pentine.
Keeping Baby Warm at Night:
After covering my first baby a dozen
times night, and hearing horrible
tales of what sometimes happened
If covers were fastened to the crib
I devised the following: The
heaviest cotton crib blanket I could
find was turned into a sort of bath
robe with the blanket binding down
the front opening and around the
bottom. The sides were cut in only
about six inches below the arm to
make very short kimona sleeves and
the extra length cut of at the TOP
formed wide cuffs to make the
sleeves the proper length. The
garment was sewn up the front ex-
cept for room for the head and the
neck was bound with matching pink
ribbon. This made one heavy
blanket that covered the child from
head to foot, allowed it to walk
around freely, looked attractive and
would dry during day on radiator
and without shrinking from con-
slant washington advantage wool
does not have. Moreover, other
blankets, If put over this garment
without top sheet and not tucked
in, seem to follow the baby as she
squirms instead of allowing her to
wiggle out on top. I put this on
over her sleeping suit A friend of
mine used heavy feeced cotton
sweat shirt of her husbands for the
same purpose, pinning up fold fiat
on the child's back with two safety
pins to make it fit-after a fash
ion-and rolling up the sleeves. It
was about the same length and
worked perfectly well but looked
odd. 1t could have been cut to fit,
however, for a permanent garment.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Information and requests sent
In by the tollo,Diug hare been
forwarded to the individuals for
Uhon1 they 1Dere intended:
Mrs. C. w. McD., Fredericks-
burg, Va; Mrs. L. w. H., Falls
Church; Mrs. P. w., Rockville;
Mr.. H. G., Alexandria; w. A. S.,
Miss r. M. B., E. w. c., Mrs. L.
B. F., Mrs. J. S. c., Washington.
Our thanks to these readers,
whose contributions Dere similar
to others previously receiued::
Mrs. C.. N. S., Lar,doDer Hills,
Nd; Mrs. G. A. F., Paturent
RiDer, Nd; Mrs. E. B., Mrs. J.
I. H., Mrs. M. S. M, Arlington;
E. P. L. H, Mrs. S. H. P, Mrs.
J. J. c., Washington
Applications for an RCH book
-Dhen and it-hdDe been re-
ceived from Mrs. B. F., Washing
ton, and Mrs. M. S., Edmonston,
Md.
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PLANTS FOR APARTMENT.
From Mrs. D. M, Boyds, Md.)
I would like to answer Mrs. D.
McK's question about suggestion for
house plants that will thrive in a
hot, dry apartment. Snake plants,
rubber plants, geraniums and Wan
dering Jew all thrive very well in
hot, dry rooms. When planting
your geraniums If you plant them
in small pots so the roots will be
crowded they bloom better. Cuttings
usually bloom all winter. Wander
ing Jew does best when you put 1t
in vases of water. You can set the