Indian Cough Cure
To five cents’ worth of whole flaxseed add three pints of water. Boil fifteen or twenty minutes, strain and add the juice of three lemons, one-half pound of rock candy and one ounce glycerine. Take wine-glass of this three or four times a day and before retiring. It will cure the worst cough in three days.
Source: 1001 Household Hints, Ottilie V. Ames
To Keep Flies Out of a Room
Put a few drops of oil of lavender on a sponge placed in a saucer of hot water. This will give out a scent which flies dislike. If you do not wish to try it in the house, put the sponge on a table on the porch if the flies are troublesome there.
Source: 1001 Household Hints, Ottilie V. Ames
Good Furniture Polish
Beat up the white of one egg, adding to it one gill of pure sweet oil, half a gill of methylated spirits and half a gill of vinegar. This mixture will be found especially good for reviving leather.
Source: 1001 Household Hints, Ottilie V. Ames
When Too Much Salt Has Been Used
When you have accidently used too much salt, the effect may be counteracted by adding a tablespoon of vinegar and a tablespoon of sugar.
Source: 1001 Household Hints, Ottilie V. Ames
To Banish Rats
Chloride of lime is infallible; it should be put down the rat holes and spread about wherever they are likely to appear.
Source: 1001 Household Hints, Ottilie V. Ames
Roach Remedy
A few drops of turpentine sprinkled around where roaches gather will exterminate them at once.
Source: 1001 Household Hints, Ottilie V. Ames
Protection against Moths
Use newspapers in all boxes and trunks where winter clothing is to be packed, as moths abhor printer’s ink. Also wrap all plumes and wings in newspapers, fasten the ends securely with pins, and you need not worry about moths.
Source: 1001 Household Hints, Ottilie V. Ames
For Dandelions
A spoonful of gasoline poured into the centers of dandelions is a sure exterminator for these nuisances. With care the grass is not harmed in the least.
Source: 1001 Household Hints, Ottilie V. Ames
To Get Rid Of Flies
Sprinkle all breeding places with a mixture of crude petroleum and water.
Source: 1001 Household Hints, Ottilie V. Ames