29 tips from hundreds of years ago but still useful in modern life (Part 2)

In the early 1900s, every pack of Gallaher bags will come with a guide card that is useful for everyday life, the fact that those knowledge is still useful for more than 100 years later. . Although today science and technology has made miraculous developments, we still cannot leave the values ​​left by the ancients.

16. Cleaning oil painting dusty

Cut a small potato, then use it to gently rub the surface of the oil painting. The contaminated part of the potato after scrubbing needs to be removed before continuing to use it for cleaning.

17. Drawing circles without a compass

Use a small steel wire wrapped around the pencil, and keep the other end straight as shown. The straight end will act as a stand of the paul. This way you can draw a circle with arbitrary radius.

18. "Revive" withered flowers

Soak the roots of flowers in hot water and keep them until the water has cooled down. Root stalks should be cut off and flowers are plugged in cold water in the usual way.

19. Check freshness of shrimp

Turn the shrimp upside down, then suddenly turn it over again, if the shrimp tail twists back very quickly, the shrimp is still strong and quite fresh. On the contrary, if the shrimp tail recedes slowly, this shrimp has left for a long time and is no longer fresh.

20. Cut new bread into beautiful slices without crumbling

Dip the knife into hot water, until it is completely hot, use it to cut the bread quickly. Hot knives will cut bread into thin slices, beautiful and without difficulty.

21. Clean up broken glass

The best way to clean up broken glass is to use an old soft cloth. The old cloth can be thrown away with broken glass after cleaning.

22. Polish new leather shoes

New shoes are sometimes difficult to polish. You can use a half lemon to rub lightly on the shoe, then leave it to dry. At this time, the leather shoes will be soft and the shoes can be polished easily as usual.

23. Remove the ring tightly from the finger

Before removing the ring from your hand, you should rub some soap on your fingers to lubricate then remove the ring. Rings will be removed easily without pain.

24. Keep the brush from staining the furniture around

Push the brush through a piece of plastic or cardboard, this way, you will avoid the drops of color that fall from the brush that stains things around.

25. Remove ink from handkerchiefs or clothes

If the handkerchief or clothing is contaminated with ink, dip it into the milk immediately. Lighten a few times, the ink will disappear completely.

26. Clean bottles

Put some sand and water in a bottle, close the button and shake it vigorously. The entire inside of the bottle will be cleaned.

27. The way to tie the rope firmly

1. The first way of knotting is very useful when lifting heavy objects such as large logs.
2. The second knot is used to fasten the rope together.
3. How to tie the third button to increase grip and make sure the rope is tied to another material.

28. Split two cups stuck together

When two cups get stuck and are in danger of breaking if they try to separate them from each other. The simplest and most effective way is to pour cold water into the cup above and soak the lower cup into warm water. Two cups will separate themselves later.

29. How to react when meeting a dog

Use things like a stick, even a handkerchief or a hat, to show up in front of you like a drawing. The dog always reacts to defense before biting, so take the opportunity to take it down with a "gentle, cuddly" blow or run quickly to a safe place. Remember to be a bad dog, never do that to a gentle dog.