Part 4 — HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A rag steeped in turpentine will usually stop severe bleeding of a cut.

Stains on bedroom basins come off easily if rubbed with a little Brooke’s Monkey Brand soap on a damp flannel.

Bedroom and sitting-room fires should be always kept laid and ready to light at a minute’s notice in case of an emergency, accident, or illness.

Water-bottles in bedrooms should be completely emptied each day and refilled with water that has been boiled.

There should be a cupboard in each house containing simple remedies for wounds, burns, and cuts, and simple drugs for immediate need; also some lint, linen bandage material, and a pair of sharp scissors with blunt points. This cupboard should, however, be placed beyond the reach of little children.

The little wooden rollers round which unmounted photographs are sent out are valuable for preservation of face-veils. When these are taken off, they should at once be rolled round one of these smooth rollers in order to preserve the shape.

If you wish to keep the feathers of any bird that has been shot, be sure and cut off the ends of each quill before you use it, as that contains matter which decomposes.