[To Keep Rugs from Slipping]—Cut a three-cornered piece of rubber sheeting to fit each corner and sew it firmly in place. Another way is to take a piece of heavy, rough sheathing paper a bit smaller than the rug and lay the rug on that.
[For Sagging Chair Seats]—When cane-seated chairs sag they can be tightened by washing the [!-- Page: 28 --] bottom of the cane in hot water and soap; then rinse in clean water and dry out-of-doors.
[Two Uses for Velveteen]—Old velveteen, fastened over a firm broom, is excellent for wiping down walls.
To polish furniture, use a piece of velveteen instead of chamois leather. The former is much cheaper than the chamois and serves just as well.
[Saltpeter for Icy Steps]—Ice on marble or stone steps can be thawed by sprinkling several handfuls of saltpeter on it.
[An Easy Fly Exterminator]—To drive out flies put twenty drops of oil of lavender in a saucer and dilute it slightly with hot water. The sweet, heavy odor of the lavender is very disagreeable to the flies, and the house will soon be rid of them.
[To Avoid Mistakes with Poison]—When poison is kept in the house, push two stout, sharp-pointed pins through the corks crosswise. The pricking points remind even the most careless person of danger.
[To Pick Up Broken Glass]—Even the smallest pieces of broken glass can be easily picked up by using a bit of wet absorbent cotton, which can afterward be destroyed by burning.
[For Leaky Vases or Other Ornamental Bric-a-Brac]—If a valuable flower vase leaks, take some melted paraffin, such as is used over jelly-jars, and pour it into the vase and let it harden over the spot where the leak occurs. It will not leak again.
[Polish for Floors]—Rub polished floors with a mixture of one-third raw linseed oil and two-thirds paraffin. Afterward polish with a dry cloth.