Bush Advocate, Volume VI, Issue 399, 29 November 1890, Page 7 source:http://paperspast.natli- b.govt.nz
A little alum in your paperhanger's paste means death to vermin.
If ribbons need renewing wash thorn in cool soapsuds, cover with a clean cloth, and iron when damp.
A soft woollen cloth will polisli the stove much better than a brush, and will not cause a tithe of the dirt to fly around.
Paint on windows can be removed by melting some soda in very hot water, and washing them with it, using a soft flannel.
When one is fatigued tea is an efficient restorative. It forms an agreeable, warm drink, which is neither heating to the blood nor oppressive to the stomach, particularly if taken slowly when one is sitting quietly. Large quantities, however, induce nervous disorders.
The importance of letting the sunlight fall into all parts of our dwellings cannot be too highly estimated. Good health is dependent on sunlight and pure air. An eminent physician naa said: "Sunlight should never be excluded except when so bright as to be uncomfortable for the eyes. "
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