Hints From Heloise

Thu., July 25, 1996

King Features Syndicate

Dear Heloise: When you drop a pill and can’t find it, hold a lighted flashlight close to the floor and let it cast a long beam of light across the floor.

Try various directions. The pill can be found this way because it will cast a dark shadow. - J. Birnbaum, Savannah, Ga.

Dear Heloise: Just a quick note with a neat tip. Use an empty small square tissue box (they’re so pretty) on your dryer to hold the lint from the filter trap.

Makes it easy to dispose of the lint and keeps the filter cleaner. - Barb Claus, Middletown, Ohio

Send a money- or time-saving hint to Heloise, PO Box 795000, San Antonio TX 78279-5000 or fax it to 210-HELOISE. I can’t answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column.

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