Evening star., 1951-04-05
Conducted by
BETSY CAsWELL.
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.

fFr0m ID. E., Churc1tOn.J
For Mrs. j. j. r., Silver Spring
The way clean my sterling silver
lis similar to boiling in soda solu-
ton but easier. Simply put very
hot water in a large aluminium
Ipan, add about a tablespoon per
Quart of water of the cleanser that
comes in the small red and white
box with sailor boy on it. Stir
briefly to dissolve and lay the sill
Iver in the pan so that each piece
touches the aluminium. q
You can actually see the tarnish.
disappear and unless the silver is
quite tarnished it will be clean in
la few seconds.
For Mrs. c. B. c., Arlington: I
wash my nylon things in with
white linens and always add bleach
to the wash water. This has kept
the nylon from turning yellew
and hasn't harmed it at all. Per-
haps soaking your blouse in
bleach solution would help.
For Mrs. r. II. J., Arlington:
Perhaps if you let your 4-year- -old
boy have Is minutes just before
dinner that he knew was his very
own just for telling daddy all
about his days happenings he
could get it out of his system and
be able to think about eating
when he got to the table.
For Mrs. L. E. B., Cheverly: If
you will pour little diluted laun-
dry bleach in your sink it will
remove the yellow stains, I am
sure. I do this two or three times
la week after washing dishes to-
keep mine white. For control of
Japanese beetles you can use milk
disease spore, which attacks the
Igrubs and will increase in effec-
tlveness each year. This is HARM
less to animals or birds.
For Mrs. M. w. A., East Falls
Church: have an inexpensive
wooden bread board I have used
for about 10 years. Perhaps you
have been washing yours too thor
Ioughly. They should be wiped off
with cool water and then wiped
Idry, but never use hot water orr
llet them soak. Every few months
they can be given a face lifting''I
with a steel wool pad and made
to look as good as new.
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MEXICO cITY?
(From Mrs. W.K. S., Chevy Chase. J
We are being sent to Mexico
City for period of two years and
are ecstatic over the prospects, for
1t is indeed lovely place to live.
Am anxious to know, however,
what kind of equipment to take
with us. Are unfurnished houses
there equipped with stoves and
ice boxes? Should I take a com.
Ipletely automatic washer, such as
the one I now own, or a comblna-
tlon diShwasher. washing machine
which is not quite so complicated,
or should ! get a simple wringer-
type machine?
What parts of Mexico are the
fashionable parts suitable for
Americans to live in? Information
about schools. too, would be very
helpful. Does their school year
coincide with ours? Where is the
American school located? Arc
servants easy to find? Are unfur-
Inished houses easy to come by and
Iafe they reasonable? Would it
be wiser to buy than to rent? Our
exchange rate ! should think
would work to our advantage.
We should like to take a car
that would be attractive to the
Mexicans as we intend to sell it
at the end of our stay. Have they
any particular feeling toward sta
ton wagons or would we be smart
|er to stick to a more conventional
body styling?
Any information as to clothes
needed in that area would be most
appreciated, too, ,or hints on how
Ito make the long drive from Wash
Iington, D. c., pleasant with three
children, ages 10, 8 and 3, re-
spectively.