TURPENTINE AND ITS USES
Used with soap it will remove ink stains from muslin.
A few drops added to the boiler will whiten clothes considerably. A spoonful to a fjiiart of starch will prevent the iron from slicking, and give a beautiful gloss. A few drops applied to an old silk duster rubbed over polished furniture and linished off with a dry silk duster will bring a nice gloss to the surface. A little added to tho water for washing the floor will help to polish it. Moisten a clotsilk or wool, and rub over tho silver; polish witli a soft cloth. This is a good polish for silver, and used in tho same way is very good for door knobs.
A few drops on an old cloth, placed in tho pantry, will rid it of ants.
It will chase cockroaches and moths if a few drops arc sprinkled in and about tho cupboard. A little sprinkled on the floor before a carpet is put down will save trouble with the moths afterwards, as they dislike the smell.
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Evening Star, Issue 20863, 5 August 1931, Page 11
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178TURPENTINE AND ITS USES Evening Star, Issue 20863, 5 August 1931, Page 11
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