Evening star., 1947-04-07
SUGGESTIONS:
QUERY?

6UEn4f
fFYom Mrs. P. M. D., Arlington.)
I'm grateful to Mrs. A. w. M. for
her letter about electric blankets.
i won't be able to get any for q
while, but certainly was glad to
hear Of such wonderful experience
with them.
Mrs. D. A. C. was asking for in
formation about painting fiber rug.
my father sprayed two small fiber
srugs for the front porch and they
sturned out beautifully. He doesn't
think it would be very successful II
Ndone with a brush. He. used deck
senamel and a regular paint gun.
However, the spray attachment
that comes with some vacuum
cleaners would do. Yes, the paint
does seep through (and flies through
the air, too, when sprayed. 1t is
better to do it in the open air II
possible. At least two coats Of paint
are necessary.
Z I agree with Mrs. w. B. G. that
bought crib sheets are too small to
stay tucked In. However, my solu-
stion has been to buy double sheets
xand cut them in half crosswise and
shem them. These do for either crib
sor youth bed.
4 I've been clipping all of the de-
Mcious sounding candy recipes and
lam lust waiting for chance TO try
some Of them.
Z Now for my request: Some time
ago Mrs. r. B. s., Garrett Park, Md,
swrote a letter about electric dish
washers. She described the type
sshe had. If she sees this letter !
would appreciate having her call me
sat CHI. 5717 (reverse charges II
necessary to tell me what brand
sshe has. Il agree with somebody
else that it's too bad we can't men
stion brands.) I'd also appreciate IT
III others who have had experience
with dishwasners would write their
ideas.
: sMF-IMPRovEMENT.
fFron Mrs. C. W. M, StlDer SPRING.
Three cheers to you, Mrs. A. E. K,
OF Alexandria, for your ambitions
toward self-improvement. Your
STRAIGHTFORWARD, honest, sef-anal-
ysis indicates you have made great
strides in intellectual emancipation.
It seems to me that in reading
and travelling you have won two
thirds Of your battle. That much
shows intellectual curiosity heathily
at work. The other one-third, the
education you want, can be found
In the study of composition and
rhetoric. They are essential tools
for comfortable self-expression. We
all know interesting and highly
trained persons who are complete
social washouts because OF made
auate training in the skill Of getting
across to other people, the wonder
full things they know and also the
very simple things.
Looking back a great many years
over my own and my children's edu-
cation, feel the greatest weakness
has been the inability to make COM
position and rhetoric at the high
school level. interesting and i'm
portant.
If you will write to Miss Ruth
Stouffer, head of the English de-
partment, Washington, D. c., high
schools, stating your needs as clearly
as In your RICH letter, feel sure
she can advise you as to reading
lists and titles of books on compost
ton and rhetoric which you can
study. II these seem bit difficult,
you could try some on the seventh
and eighth grade level.
The Public Library at Eighth and
K streets or any convenient branch
will also be able to advise you. And
Il you care to call me at Shepherd
1888, I have another suggestion, but
Il would be too long for printing.
Do let the RCH readers hear how
you make out. I know many are
Interested
FURNITURE POLISH7
from Mrs. X. F. G., CHnton.)
Can son:e one please tell me If
there is a good Scratch removing"
polish for maple furniture? I have
found such a polish for mahogany,
but have not been able to locate one
for my maple bedroom suite.
X
LINT AND DUST.
from Mrs. r. B. L., Lucketts, Vd.)
For Mrs. w. B. c.: To get fuzz and
lint of your velvet suit or any velvet
or wool garment, use the small round
brush attachment of vacuum
cleaner. The vacuum will suck out
oil dust, etc.
GOLDFISH
from I. /. B., Arlington.)
{ Replying to the request of Mrs.
r. c. j. concerning goldfish. There
should be one to two gallons Of
water for each fish, but few of us
find it practicable to allow that
much. The more water the better
And the oblong type tank is by far
fhe most satisfactory, The water |