A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



enough to make one fluid ounce. Mix this, 

 one spoonful to be added to every quart of 

 drinking water. 



My entire drug supply for family, animals, 

 and poultry consists of permanganate of potas- 

 sium, which comes in little flaky, deep-lake 

 colored crystals. Dissolve a thimbleful of 

 them in a quart of water, and you have a 

 splendid disinfectant. A dessert-spoonful of 

 that mixture, diluted again by half a pint 

 of water, becomes an antiseptic solution that 

 meets every requirement for internal or ex- 

 ternal use on man or beast. Fifty cents' 

 worth will last a year, even generously used 

 as a purifier in and out of the house. It has 

 also the added advantage of being easily sent 

 through the mail without fear of breakage. 

 If kept in a tin with a closely fitting lid, or a 

 wide-mouthed bottle severely corked, it will 

 last indefinitely. 



Crude carbolic acid comes next. Castor 

 oil, camphor, borax, and turpentine complete 

 the list, but they are seldom used. 



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