[!-- Page: 17 --] [To Remove Sewing-Machine Oil Spots:]
(a) Wet the spots with spirits of turpentine and wash out with cold water and toilet soap, or,
(b) Rub the spot with chalk as soon as noticed. Leave for a short time, then brush, and the spot will disappear.
[To Pair Stockings]—For stockings with white heels or tops, mark with indelible ink. For all-black stockings, use colored threads, making a cross-stitch on one pair, two cross-stitches on another, etc.
[To Prevent Cutting of Stockings]—If the covering of the button on side elastics comes off, wind with a fine rubber band.
[A Sewing Suggestion]—A small, inexpensive flashlight should be kept in the sewing machine drawer. It will not only save many precious minutes, but will relieve eye strain when threading a machine needle on a dark day or at night.
[IN THE BEDROOM]
[To Clean Bed Springs]—To clean the dust and dirt from bed springs, set them out in the yard on a sunny day and turn the hose on them freely. The sun and wind will afterward dry them in a few minutes.
[If Your Alarm Clock Rings Too Loudly,] slip an elastic band around the bell to diminish the noise. The wider the band that is used, the greater will be the suppression.
[Protection Against Spilled Water in Sick Bed]—If water is accidentally spilled in bed when attending someone who is ill, it can be quickly dried by slipping a hot-water bag filled with very hot water between the bed covers over the wet spot and leaving it there for a few minutes.