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One morning as I was collecting the necessary implements for the up-stairs cleaning, I slipped an oil-can into the pocket of my house-dress. Before turning on the vacuum cleaner I dropped a little oil into the oil-hole of the cleaner. The casters on one of the beds had refused to work properly for some time and were marring the floor. I put a drop or two of oil on each caster and was delighted with the result. As I opened the door of a clothesroom, the hinge gave a protesting squeak. It was the work of only a moment to apply a few drops of the oil to the hinge and silence it. The oil-heater in the bathroom was beginning to rust. I rubbed the rust spots with oil and off they came. (Needless to say I did not use the oil on the heater while the heater was hot.) Every housekeeper should have a handy oil-can. She will find it useful on many occasions. - Mrs. J. A. H., Kitchener, Ont., Can.