Show sanitary value of potash Po 1 I consider potash a sanitary means of grace remarked a good housekeeper oa as she emptied the remains of a can ot of potash into the garden sprinkler and filled tilled it up with water preparatory to ap sprinkling rin kling the back door step and paths 1 I can kill more disease germs with one can of this stuff than with almost anything I 1 know of eha she continued indeed between potash and sulphur I 1 managed to beep keep my family in pretty comfortable health at all events we have very few complaints that are traceable to ordinary ordin iry bacteria and u microbe if the kitchen sink gets musty and stuffy smelling it geta gets a dose of potash applied the last thing at night I 1 take about one tablespoonful of the clear potash to two quarts of warm water after the pota is dissolved I 1 pour it into the pipes ana make a stopper of a large potato cut in half and placed over the dra drainage inaze holes in the morning a of hot water will clear the pipes perfectly and remove all sill disagreeable odors odom my bathroom and closets are treated in a similar fashion except that great care is necessary in keeping the potash from contact with tin or zinc all an very greasy dishes are put into a kettle with water in which are dissolved a few grains of potash and the grease is almost immediately re removed moveL soiled house cloths claths and brushes ars are rinsed in water of this sort and grease spot on the floor are scrubbed with it new york ledger |