Evening star., 1949-10-25
FURNITURE CARE;
FEEDING DOG:
(From Mrs. G. S. W., WashingtonJ
BEGONIAS?


BEGON1AS? -
(From Mrs. G. S. w., Washington.j
For Mrs. A. L. r. and Mrs. r.
E. G.: I have had no experience
with rosewood, but for years have
been using the following method
most successfully with solid ma
hogany, solid maple, solid walnut
furniture and also on good veneers
and on the chestnut trim wood
work of my house.
Use two soft cloths. Old rayon
knitted underwear is ideal. Have
two pans of lukewarm water, one
clear and the other with a thin
solution Of good white soap or
flakes. Wash at time a small
surface with the cloth dipped in
the soapy solution, then follow
quickly with the cloth rung out
OF clean water. Then 60 over
quickly with the second cloth,
which should be kept dry. If there
are badly soiled spots it may be
necessary to rub hard with the
soapy cloth.
After the furniture has been
dried for at least an hour Qonger
is better) 60 over with q good
paste wax. Let stand for several
hours and then polish with a soft,
clean, dry cloth, as long as your
strength will hold out. You will
marvel at the new appearance of
your furniture.
This treatment given once a
year keeps my furniture in good
condition. At the weekly clean
ing dust thoroughly with a clean,
dry rag, and occasionally go over
with any good furniture polish.
want to emphasize the impor-
tance of busting with a clean rag.
Any old rag just won't do. It
should be as immaculate as your
tea towels, and always washed be-
tween dustings. Also dust with
dry cloth before applying furniture
polish with another clean, dry
cloth. II the polish is applied
before busting. it grinds the dust
down into the furniture instead
Of removing 1t.
have a solid mahogany table
that has been in continual use
since 1929 and has been cleaned
by the above method. The finish
is now almost like glass.
To Mrs. H. r. F. who inquired
about feeding a Pekingese dog.
1t is suggested that she write to
the Department of Agriculture
and request a copy of Yearbook
Separate 1716, Feeding Dogs;
that is about the best thing know
on the subject of feeding. In
case that publication is exhausted,
if Mrs. H. F. r. will write to me
through the RICH, I will copy
for her such portions as she may
need.
The above publication gives a
table for feeding various amounts
OF food per body weight. For dogs
weighing 10 pounds;-12 ounces Of
food per day is recommended,
for dogs weighing Is pounds, "a
ounces per day. However, it should
be borne in mind that these are
general specifications and may
need to be somewhat reduced or
increased with the individual dog.
For very inactive dogs the bulletin
states the allotment may be some
what reduced, but that during the
first six months Of life "the
amount Of feed required per pound
of body weight of the. puppy may
be two or three times that of
mature dogs of the same type or
breed kept under comparable con-
ditions." Suggested foods are
meat, fish. eggs, milk. vegetables
and cereals of good quality. Ap-
proximately so per cent of animal
protein. rs vegetables, and Is per
cent cereal is indicated.
Now for my request: VIII the
lady who stated that her tuberous
rooted begonias had bloomed
freely all summer give some hints
on her method of handling? We
have twice tried to grow these
plants. The first time we failed
utterly. The next time, armed
with q number of books on house
plants and also a leaflet from the
Department of Agriculture on the
specific care of these plants, we
tried again. Two out of six bulbs
came up. They blossomed slightly
then withered and died. I am
particularly fond of this species
and hate to give up.
ANSWER TO QUERIES.
fFrons Mrs. A. w. A., Washington }
In answer to inquiries: The
Octogen-Borden Premium store is
located at 1905 Eye street NV
and opens at $50.
For the couple who want to do
their own wall-papering, I would
suggest they visit the large mail
order store on Wisconsin avenue
and see the many lovely patterns
in their two books of ready tc
paste papers. My husband and
have done two rooms and expect
to do three more, it is so easy te
use.
To the lady who recently visited
New England and wanted a recipe
for their delicious clam chowdel
made with tomatoes" This is 9
sacrilege! Real New England clam
chowder never has tomatoes
only Coney Island or Manhattan
clam chowder. Ugh! Good New
England clam chowder has bacon
potatoes, milk and a little onion
and a delightful Scandinavian ad.
= dition gives 1t small carrot gratee
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