Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-02-25
HOW CAN l !? :?
by Anne Ashley

@. How can keep child from
biting his fingernaiIs?
A. Apply the following nail var
fish: IA ounce alcohol; VI ounce
ia ounce gum mastic;
Is ounces gum myrrh. Mix and
allow to stand forty-eight hours,
shaking the bottle occasionally.
Brush on the nails. It can be re-
moved with alcohol or hot water.
@. How can clean leather?
A. Add a little vinegar to warm
water (not hot), rub over the
Gather with a clean cloth, then
wipe dry. Grease stains can be re-
moved with benzine or pure tur-
3entine.
@. How can | soften brown SUI
Jar and make it easier to measure?
A. BY placing it in flat bak-
ing pan and placing it in the oven
for a few minutes. However, it
should be watched closely to pre-
vent burning.
@. What Is the proper way to
care for meat?
A. Uncooked meat should not
be allowed to lay in its own juice
or it may become tainted. Place
the meat on a platter with hollow
center that will hold the juice
without the meat touching it.
q. How can make shoes water
proof?
A. Apply dressing made by
melting together two parts of
beeswax to one part of mutton
fat. Apply at night and remove the
next morning by wiping with a
piece of flannel.
q. How can make = good hand
lotion?
BY mixing equal parts OF gly-
cerine and camphor; or equal parts
OF glycerine, rose water and bay
rum.
@. How can make bedsheets
last longer?
A. They will last longer if after
laundering, they are hung on the
line correctly. Shake well, while
still wet, then hang them with the
hens together, the edges of the
hens pinned to the lines.
@. How can make nutmeats
crisp?
A. Nutmeats will become crisp
again If they are placed in the
oven for. few minutes. This also
applies to waters that have become
wilted during hot weather.
Q. How should gilt frames be
cleaned?
A. Go over them with a dry
cloth to remove the dust. Then
wash with tepid water, in which
an onion has been boiled. Use
soft cloth to rub dry.
@. How can keep blankets
fluffy?
A. After laundering wooden
blankets and clothing in lukewarm
water and soap flakes add a few
soap flakes to the last rinse wa
ter. It will increase the fluffiness
of the blankets and is moth pre-
ventive.
Q. How can ] wash kid gloves so
that the skin will not harden?
A. Wash in lukewarm soapsuds
and rinse in the same temperature
water. Dry on glove stretchers.
pulling and stretching the gloves
as they begin to dry.
@. How can cut crocheted lace
SO that it will not ravel?
A. Stitch across the lace on the
sewing machine twice, then space
to the left and stitch twice again.
Cut between the two rows of
stitching.
@. How can remove rust from
steel?
A. A steel article that has be-
! CO c badly rusted should be soak
ed in sweet oil for one or two days
and then rubbed with fresh lime.
i @. How can prevent linens
from turning yeIIow7
i A. Paint the inside of the linen
closet or drawers holding linens
with dark blue enamel. It will
not only prevent the linens from
turning yellow but is must less
trouble than wrapping them in
; blue paper.
G. How can | test miIk7
i A. When it is suspected that
milk has been watered, dip knit
; ting needle into it. If particles adj
here to the needle you may be
| certain that the milk has not been
! watered.
G. How can prevent falling of
! the hair?
j A. To prevent falling and to
strengthen the hair, rub a cut
) lemon into the roots. Follow by
( washing in warm, soft water.
S G. How should brushes be wash :
ed so that the bristles will not be
: loosened?
A. After washing a brush, do not
: dry 1t with the bristles pointed up
Z wards; this allows water to soak
e into the back of the brush and
( loosen the bristles. Always point
/ the bristles downward.
> 'VW Can take proper cart
OF the rolls Of the wringer?
= "A. After using the wrinter, DRY
J: it thoroughly by running a heav,
dry bath towel through it. All part
will be dried easily and it will
!, preserve the rolls.
81 @. When Il the best time t
: TRANSPLANT maple trees?
Il A. In the early spring before an,
: buds have appeared. Choose
}. rainy spell when the ground i
d soft and preserve as much of tn
: root as possible. This refers t
: trees not more than six or eigh
: feet high. Then trim down tn
y crown of the tree.
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