To remove grease stain from the book sprinkle it with a tooth powder, cover affected area with a piece of clean paper and iron it. If the stain is very big, repeat the steps above two or three times. The stain should definitely disappear.

Bait: 10 percent of boric acid mixed with 90 percent of the filler. Use mashed potatoes, biscuit crumbs, cereal or egg yolk as a filler. This "delicacy" is deadly for cockroaches. Moreover, if you add the yeast you can be sure that the insects try to eat this. Trap: Put a piece of white bread soaked with beer at the bottom of a jar (cockroaches are absolutely crazy about the beer smell!!!). Tie a bandage round the neck of the jar and soak its end with beer. Put the jar on the floor...

Cleaning and caring for silver jewelry is simple to do if you follow a few basic rules. Your silver jewelry should always shine with a little care and maintenance. When you buy silver jewelry, the first thing to remember is that silver is a soft metal. Even a heavy silver ring will bend if enough force is added to it, i.e. you should take off your ring before lifting anything heavy. Another thing to bear in mind is how you store your jewelry when it is not being worn....

Static electricity occurs as a result of charges difference (negative and positive) between two objects. Sparks, which occur during discharge, cause irritable effect on the human body. How to minimize this affect? Below are several static control methods. * Increase the humidity of your home. You can do this with a humidifier. The humidifier will add moisture to the air. This moisture will make the air more conductive, which will decrease the ability of things in your home to...

The stains of organic origin are removed with stain removers, which include reducing agents (sodium hydrosulfite or its derivatives), oxidants (hydrogen peroxide), as well as various solvents and other substances. Their action is based on the fact that they convert coloring matter to the colorless one which is easily washed out. To remove stains from juice, berries, fruit, ink, wine from any fabric use powdered cleaners and pastes, indicating that the stain remover is used for...

To have a pleasant odor in a room, you need to drip a couple of perfume drops on an unlit light bulb. If there is a musty smell in your fridge, you have to put black bread slices on the shelves and hold them in a closed refrigerator for several hours. To get rid of a specific smell in the place where the bread is kept, you need to wipe this place with a cloth dampened with vinegar from time to time and air it regularly. Unpleasant odors in a cupboard can be removed...

Even a small ink stain on a white shirt can be a great trouble. Of course, it is better to use the ink carefully but since the stain appeared just keep in mind that fresh ink stains on clothes are well washed in warm milk or thick sour milk. If the ink stain is on wool trousers, then try a ten percent solution of citric acid. Simple household chemicals will help you to save clothes from stains.