Evening star., 1951-02-01
OLD SAYING.
From Mrs. J. v. r. c.,
WdShingtOn.)

OLD SAYING.
(From Mrs. J. v. r. c.,
Washington.)
In reply to Mrs. j. L. c.: George
Herbert in "Jacula Prudentum, I"
first wrote. "'for want of a nail,
the shoe is lost. for want of a shoe.
the horse is lost. for want Of a
horse the rider is lost"
More familiar to us, however, is
Benjamin Franklin's maxim pre-
fixed to Poor Richards Almanac: {:
"A little neglect may breed mis-
chief. for want of a nail the shoe
was lost, for want Of a shoe the
horse was lost, and for want Of a
horse the rider was lost"
STORY.
from Mrs. P. E. B., Wushington.)
In answer to c. c. w. of Takoma
Park: "The Go To Sleep Story"
by Eudora Bumstead may be
found in the old Elson reader.
Book l by William H. Elson and
Lura E. Runkel. Published by
Scott. Forseman & Co. The orig
inal story was adopted from 'The
Youths Companion" by Eudora
Bumstead. II the book cannot be
found, write to me through RICH
and I will be glad to help you.
from L. H. H., Fort Belvoir.)
The reader trying to locate the
Baby Ray Go to Sleep" story will
find 1t in volume I of the Boys
and Girls bookshelf published by
the University Society. This set
of books should be found in any
child's library.
SALAD:
HINT.
(From Mrs. r. j., Siluer Spring)
To B. w.. Washington: A won-
derful green salad with Roquefort
dressing can be made by crumbling
Roquefort or bleu chees over your
salad greens. Then tossing with
a French dressing made at home
with tomato soup. Needless to say,
a suggestion Of garlic adds a gor-
NETS touch. Just rub salad bowl
with a cut Glove of garlic. Hint:
II whipping cream becomes scarce
again, coffee cream may be
whipped by adding a small cream
cheese to each pint Of cream.
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TO COVER HASSOCK.
From Mrs. C. A. H., Vienna)
Have any Of you recovered a
hassock with plastic? What kind.
weight is best and what did you
find was the easiest way to do
the job? We have an oval one
badly in need Of doing over and
I would like to tackle the job. 1t
is all stuffed so one can't rely
on tacks.
PUTTY SUBSTITUTE.
(From Mrs. A. A., SilDer Spring)
In reply to Mrs. l.. C.'s Mount
Rainier query: At the paint de-
partment of the Silver Spring
branch of Seventh street depart
ment store, I purchased a large
tube of plastic putty substitute
I used it to seal against shower
leaks. 1t is pure white and stays
that color An applicator comes
with the tube. 1t costs 81.
(From Miss M. E. M, BetheSda.)
A product with a name begin
ming with x will solve your prob
lem. It Is handled by paint stores.
There also is another very good
product for resetting loose tiles.
The name begins with T. I have
used both with very satisfactory
results.
PLASTIC SPRAY?
(Fron1 Mrs. M. v. H., Washington.)
Some time ago q reader asked
where clear plastic spray might
be purchased. I found some at
an art supply store.
I think it would be a real con-
tribution If readers would send
in safety hints. Here are two:
Householders would do we'll to
check the electric fuse box in their
home to see that they are using
the proper fuse. To use a fuse
with larger current rating than
the wiring is supposed to carry
would be dangerous. Special care
should be taken in old houses, and
never bypass the fuse by putting
a coin or other metallic object
behind it.
What would you do if a greasy
frying pan were to burst into
flames? The usual thought is to
throw water on 1t, but don't do
it. Water will cause the grease
to splatter and will often feed the
flame rather than put it out. Try
to smother the flame with an
other pan.
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PORCH FLOOR COVERING.
Iron, Mrs. w. w. E., Churchton.)
For Mrs. w. H. H., Silver
Spring: My husband, who has
laid great deal of asphalt tile,
says it isn't necessary to remove
the paint from your porch floor.
AS long as it is completely free
of wax and grease it will stick all
right. After all you have done,
I'm sure your floor must be quite
clean.
If, however, you feel that you
would rather take the paint of, 1t
can be removed with paint and
varnish remover that can be
bought in any paint store. Direc-
tons will be on the container.