Evening star., 1946-01-09
Readers Clearing House

per begln to water 1t a little. In
months time 1t will be ready to take
its place in the window garden. Do
not overwater. Every other day
should be enough, but again, you
will need to be guided by the amount
OF sun it receives.
when the buds begin to form, q
half cup of weak manure given
every 10 days will greatly increase
the bloom. When Towering is done,
again greatly decrease the amount
of water given and give no more
manure.
when the time comes to repot
the cactus, do it in late spring. I'll
will not need to be repotted for sew
'eral years. The applications Of
manure keep it well fed"
Hope this hasn't taken too much
space. Maybe it will help you to
find out what is wrong. And may I
say again how much I enjoy this
page. Sure wish it was printed on
Saturday and Sunday.
VACUUM CLEANERS.
mrs. P. D. F., Washington.)
Tell Mrs. C. w. M. of Silver Spring
who wanted information about
vacuum cleaners to write to Good
Housekeeping Institute, Fifty-sev-
enth street and Eighth avenue, New
York City. They cannot only give
her information she needs, but it
will be based on comparative prac-
tical and mechanical actual tests
of all reputable makes by staff of
engineers. In fact, they can give
her accurate and unbiased infor-
nation on all household appliances
and problems. I swear by them,
having been there many times.
(From Mrs. W. D. p. Hyattsuille,
Md)
was very glad to read Mrs. G. W.
MS request on vacuums, because I
would like oltell her about the new
type cleaner that we bought just
recently.
I like both kinds of cleaners and
nearly every type cleaner will clean
fairly good and are easy to use, but
I particularly like the little floor
machine, with all the attachments
because it seems to me to be more
practical for everyday cleaning and
useful for everything, including
chairs, couches, draperies and walls.
The floor machine that has bag
attached to the handle is very nice
for quick cleaning of rugs, but
1t has always been my belief that
this type cleaner does brush the
rug too much. The floor machine
that has attachments draws the
dust and dirt right out of anything
and there are no brushes to take the
nap of of your rug and wear it
thin. I'm very fond of this little
new machine I got and I'd like to
tell you about it as it's something
new, it's surprising to many who
haven't heard about it. My cleaner
is on the order of a cylinder ma
chine, but it sits in an upright posi-
tion instead of lying lengthwise. It
is very small and instead of a bag
to collect the dirt, you have a pan
of water. AS your dirt is filtered
through water, there is little or no
dust that can escape, and there is
no filter to bother you while clean
ing. This machine proves most eff
cient at all times because there is
nothing to stop the power of the
machine and the pan of water COL
lects all the dirt, so there isn't any
more than a pan of dirty water to
flush down the drain. When you
are through cleaning your machine
is ready and perfectly clean for
use the next day. In the bag-type
cleaner a person is inclined to leave
a machine dirty because you do hate
to empty dusty bag and you often
forget to clean the filter. It's per-
fectly all right, but you cannot ex-
pect efficiency out of cleaner that
is not fairly clean at every use.
This new machine is 50 simple
and easy to use and does not tip
as easily as the cylinder type.
IRISH CHAIN QUILT.
from Miss Z. B., Washington
Some time ago some one requested
instructions for a Double Irish Chain
quilt pattern. I have been watching
the Women's Page ever since and no
one has answered that request. II
that person still wants the pattern, I
will send her complete instructions
and diagram in colors If she will
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