Hints for Housekeepers Compiled And Edited Under the Auspices of the Womens a
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An excellent precaution is to moisten all parts of bedsteads with kerosene oil, and let them stand open until the oil has evaporated. If this is not effectual paint all parts of the inside of the bed- stead with the following solution : Mix an ounce of cor- rosive sublimate, which is a powerful poison, and an ounce of crude sal-ammoniac with half a pint of alcohol, and add half a pint of turpentine. Shake well before using. Vermin of na kind will stay upon clothing that is scented with either o...il of cloves, oil of cinnamon, anise oil or cedar oil. This is a valuable secret for the trav- eler, for a small bottle will protect him from the vermin often found in hotel beds. No bed-bug will venture be- tween sheets so scented, and a few drops is all that is required. MICE Mice may be driven from their haunts by cayenne pepper. This should be dusted on to shelves, and into cracks and corners. 77 Camphor in drawers will prevent mice from injuring the contents. ANTS An easy way of ridding the house of black ants is to brush all the crevices that are frequented by the tiny pests with alum and water, mixed in the proportion of two pounds of alum to three quarts of water, and ap- plied boiling hot.
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