A FEW USEFUL RECIPES 



Weeds on Paths 



If a path is well made, having a good stone foundation, 

 and the crevices filled with cinders, coal ashes, and such 

 material, weeds will rarely give much trouble. When 

 they have appeared, however, they may be got rid of by 

 the application of either of the following liquids : — 



1. One pound of salt dissolved in one gallon of water. 

 This liquid is to be applied as hot as possible by means 

 of a watering pot. 



2. Place a pound of powdered arsenic in three gallons 

 of cold water, boil, and keep stirring ; then add seven 

 gallons of cold water and two pounds of crushed soda. 



3. One ounce of carbolic acid in a gallon of water. 



To prevent Nails and other Iron-work from 

 Rusting 



Mix together two ounces of black lead and a pint of 

 linseed oil. Heat the nails to red heat and dip them in 

 the mixture. 



To GET RID OF AnTS 



One of the simplest ways of destroying ants is by 

 watering the path or other part infested by them with 

 carbolic acid and water mixed in the proportion of one 

 ounce to a quart. Care should be taken that this liquid 

 does not come into contact with the roots of living 

 plants or they will certainly be destroyed. If the ants 

 have formed their nests at the root of a plant they may 



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