Evening star., 1952-06-08
Readers Clearing House
HEATING PROBLEM?
FISH NETTING?
HOOKING RUGS?

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FISH NETTING?
HOOKING RUGS?
From Mrs. X. E. M, TakomG Park
Here Is a problem which II
hope one of you heating expert
readers can solve for me. Wei
bought q house in the late spring
(when the heating apparatus
couldn't be checked thoroughly
and found it to be equipped with
what appeared to be q perfectly
gravity-type coal fur
mace. However, when cold wealth
er came, we discovered that the
upstairs could be kept comfortable
with a small fire, but the down.
stairs (only about 8 inches above
the furnace room leveD was al
most as cold as outdoors. even
with a great roaring fire.
The downstairs registers, which
are halfway up the wall. are
some times too hot to touch, but
the heat doesn't seem to come
out. We have already checked
the possibilities Of a powerful elec-
trio fan-type auxiliary heater, but
the power company serviceman
who checked for us said that be-
sides the expense Of the neces-
|sary extra wiring, the main
tenance would double our fuel bill.
AS the two cold rooms are sep
|arated by a stairway and clothes
closet. the double gas wall fur
mace doesn't appear to be prac-
tical either. Can some one sug-
Igest another solution?
I'm interested in obtaining the
address in Baltimore where one
may obtain fish netting by the
yard.
And is it possible to learn to
hook rugs Cthe kind done on bur-
llap) without taking visual instruc-
tions? If so, where would one
find out, how?
AVOIDING ALGAE.
(From Mrs. o. w. S., Alexandria
There are several ways of pre-
venting algae growth in flshponds
swimming pools, etc. The simplest
way is to put a few snails into
the pond. These Snails can be
purchased at any pet shop. I used
this method Of preventing algae
growth in an aquarium, but am
not too sure it will work in an
outdoor fishpond.
The following method will work
however. Add copper sulphate II
IamountS of not more than 3 grain.
Iper 100 gallons Of water in pond
The process consists of adding tht
chemical to the copper sulphate tt
some water in a garden spray
Sprinkle this water over the whole
surface of the pond. In this wa!
too strong concentrations of th'
chemical are avoided, which ma!
!. kill the goldfish. For the sam'
reason do not add more than tn
specified amount of chemical.
L X y \ y
SPOTS ON CLOTHS.
(From Mrs. G. E. L., Arlington)
had that same trouble mysel
and used cleaning fluid to dissolv
the grease spots before launderin
the tablecloths. Now I give tn
lip of each cream pitcher I pu
on my table Just a fleck of butte
with my finger tips. I have n
more such trouble. It doesn
show and keeps you from havin
sp0ts Of cream on your cloths.
QUERY?
(From Mrs. w. F. E.. Arlington,
On a trip from Washington t
New York before the opening {
the Jersey turnpike I passed
place that had hitching posts o
display outdoors. I mean the va
riety that looks like a little ma
dressed in the outfit a jocke
would wear. believe they al
metal. Could any one give me ir
Iformation on these?
II X y y
II LEMON SNAPS?
| (Fron, Mrs. X. A. j., Falls Church
| Has any one a lemon "snar
cookie recipe you would be willir
| to share? One that uses re-
lemon juice for flavoring an
lIturns out thin and crisp? {
course, a drop cookie would k
wonderful if possible.
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II RECIPES?
II (Fr0nl Miss J. j., LdureU
II I am in need Of recipes II
lblackberry wine and wild straw
berry preserves;
II RAISIN SAUCE?
II Does any one have good recil
Ilfor raisin sauce that is used ov'
baked ham? ..