Sec. 2, Pg. 8 - Plaindealer - Wed. Nov. 12, 1969 How Can I? Ry Anw \shl«»v Q. Please suggest a good rec ipe for a mocha drink. A. Mix instant coffee and canned malted-milk powder to gether with water and milk, heat, then chilL Q. How can I clean ivory articles? A. If these are all in one piece, you can usually clean them safely with soap and wa ter. If, however, there are sev eral pieces glued together, it might be better to take a piece of raw lemon. dip it in salt, and rub the ivory with this. Let the juice dry on the ivory before wiping off with a damp cloth. • Q. How can I restore hard and lumpy sugar to usable con sistency? A. By placing it in a cover ed container in the refrigerator . for a few days. Many other such helpful hints for use in the kitchen are included in my household book. Q. How can I treat white silk that has turned yellowish? A. By putting a couple of tablespoons of peroxide in the wash water. A few washings should bring appreciable re sults, and you can maintain the progress you've made by con tinuing the peroxide routine. Q. How can I prevent the screw tops of glue, shellac, and other such sticky-material bottles from sealing themselves so tightly that their later re moval creates a big problem? A. By applying a little petrol eum jelly to the glass threads at the top of the bottle, the caps will be readily remov able later on. Q. How can I remove stains from plastic dishes? A. If the conventional method of washing with soaps or de tergents fails, soak the dishes for twenty minutes or so in a gallon of water to wliich a cup of bleach has been added. Wipe with a dishcloth, then wash in the usual manner. You might also try rubbing the stains with dry baking soda or with salt. Q. How can I prevent my cake filling from soaking into the cake I am baking? A. By sprinkling the top of each layer with powdered sug ar before frosting or filling. Q. Please suggest an easy method of brightening up a rug. A. Wring a cloth out of wat er, to which a cupful of vin egar and a half-teaspoon of ammonia have been added, and go over the rug with this, usually brings out the colors beautifully. Q. How can I clean out some glass flower vases that have become encrusted with a brown scum? A. Soak in a strong solution of hot vinegar, then wash in clear water. The vase will then not only sparkle, but will also smell fresh and sweet. Q. How can I deal with stains on some of my chinaware? A. In the first place, be very sure you're cleaning off only the stains, and not taking off the decorations with them. In stead of scouring powder, which is hard on such decorations, use salt and baking soda t& cleanse away the spots. Q. What generally is a good rule to follow regarding the proper length of nails to use for nailing boards firmly? A. For greatest strength, it is good to use a nail three times as long as the thickness of the board being nailed. Q. What can I do when I have ironed nylon or other such syn thetic fabric at a too-high tem perature, and some of it has melted onto the sole plate of my iron? „ A. You can remove this res idue with a paste of glycerin and scouring pwder. Apply the paste to the iron while it is set at its highest temperature, then remove with a soft damp cloth...being careful, of course, not to burn yourself. Q. Is there any way I can stop the creaking and squeak ing of a door hinge when I have no household oil on hand? A. You can accomplish this quite often simply by rubbing the lead of an ordinary lead pencil over the hinge's mov ing parts. Q. How can I refreshen ran cid butter? A. Try melting it and skim ming it, then putting a piece of fresh toast in it. The toast will act as an absorbent of the odor. Many other such tips for in and around the kitchen are contained in my handy house hold manual. New Licenses For Display After Dec. 1 Secretary of State Paul Pow ell has warned motorists who are now receiving their 1970 license plates that it is illegal to display those plates until Dec. 1. Mailing of the 1970 plates be gan on Monday, Oct. 27, as a con tinuation of Mr. Powell's four- year-old policy of starting de livery of plates prior to the old date of Dec. 1. Under this system, he pointed out, all plates representing re assigned numbers and numbers assigned in response to special requests will be in the mail before Dec. 15 when the ususal heavy flow of Christmas mail begins. / Plates are being mailed in numerical and alphabetical se quence, which means that those motorists who requested reas signment of digits-only num bers will be among the first to receive their plates, and those who requested reassignment of letter-digit combinations will receive theirs later, Secretary Powell said. THE H bath shop 3012 W. Rte. 120 McHenry, Illinois j85 0018 COMPLETE PLANNING FIXTURES, LINENS, AND ACCESSORIES GRAND OPENING NOV. 14 and 15 Come in and register for Free Door Prizes Winners will be notified by Nov. 17th. SPECIAL MON.-THURS.-9-6:3^ FRI.9-9 SAT 9-5 DOLPHIN ^Evenings by Appointment KOCH TOWEL STAND Reg\$i5ft*2° NOW T5 and Other Special "Bargains" On Display Floor COME IN AND BROWSE. GET AQUAINTED WITH A NEW CONCEPT IN HOME DECORATING. (FREE PARKING) Q. How can I remove road tar or oil from the body of my car? A. Ordinary kitchen shorten ing does a good job of this. Rub it on briskly, let stand for a few seconds, then rub it off. Q. How can I soften up a stif fened chamois? A. By rinsing the chamois in two quarts of lukewarm wa ter to which a teaspoon of ol ive oil has been added. Then, if possible, dry it in front of an electric fan. GET ATTENTION The Driver's Seat Reflectorized Signs Communicate To "Interstate Man" Pounded along an Interstate highway lately? If you have or are planning to do so, you might like to know Interstates are three times safer than oth er highways. America's Interstate highway system was designed to be vir tually accident-proof. And it could be, but for the fact that this 42,500 mile growing net work of coast-to-cc^st roads has spawned a new breed of driver -- with potentially dan gerous habits. According to a recent study, the new "Interstate Man" sets out on his trip knowing where he's going and generally how he's getting there, but he sel dom decides in advance what he'll do along the way. The average Interstate mo torist, according to the study, spends 11 hours behind the*, wheel each day, covering more than 500 miles. And, since the vast number of Interstate tra velers are vacationing or week end visiting, they are strangers, traveling a particular route for the first time and totally un familiar with the range and lo cation of service they will need. All of these characteristics are dangerous. Many traffic safety experts recommend that 400 miles be the maximum dis tance traveled in one day, not the 500 and more typical of Interstate drivers. Hours of constant high-speed driving and the fact that In terstate drivers don't expect anything to happen leads to a loss of sensitivity and "High way Hypnosis" often develops. The characteristics of the In terstate driver lead to uncer tainty and indecision. Or even worse, the last-minute de cision. Numerous accidents are caused by the Interstate motor ist who suddenly spots a motel, gas station, or restaurant, and veers across several lanes of traffic towards the exit lane. If he makes the exit without sideswiping another car, too of ten his speed is excessive and he loses control on the exit ramp. Reflectorized signs and road markings, used along the Inter state system, have helped in crease driver reaction time by communicating to him well in advance of a turn or exit. While good signing cannot it self insure an accident-free highway, it does help drivers help themselves by giving them more time to react. This is why easily-read reflective white- on-green guide signs are used on the Interstates and other high-speed roads. The signs increase in size and legibility in ratio with the maximum permissible speeds and the time allowed the driver to understand the message. Effective use of reflectorized material on bridge abutments helps reduce "highway hyp nosis". Communicating mes sages clearly and quickly keeps Interstates safe. GUN REGISTRATION In final legislative action hy Gov. Richard B. Qgilvie Tues day of last week, he vetoed House Bill 1728 which would have repealed the gun owner registration law in all Illinois counties except Cook. "Impli cit in this amendment to Our firearms law is a presumption that the unlawful use of fire arms is indigenous to Cook county," said Gov. Qgilvie in his veto message. 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