To Remove Disagreeable Odors from the House
March 20th, 2017
Sprinkle fresh ground coffee, on a shovel of hot coals, or burn sugar on the shovel. This is an old-fashioned disinfectant, still good.
Source: Things Mother Used To Make, L.M. Gurney
To Purify Sinks and Drains
March 8th, 2017
To one pound of common copperas add one gallon of boiling water, and use when dissolved. The copperas is poison, and must never be left unmarked.
Source: The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking, H. Campbell