To Remove Odors
Musty and other unpleasant odors in goods packed and stored may be prevented by sprinkling charcoal in and about the articles, and putting lumps of charcoal in the receptacle in which they are stored.
To Store Silk
To prevent silks or woolen goods from turning yellow when packed and stored, break up a few pieces [...]
Archive for January, 2009
1908 – To Remove Odors
Posted in 1 on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Garden Tips
Posted in 1 on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If a vegetable garden is covered with manure in the fall, is fall cultivation really necessary?
Fall tilling is highly desirable unless there is danger of erosion. The manure will decay more thoroughly and evenly instead of merely drying out and it will also increase the bacterial action in the soil. Mixing the manure with the [...]
Cabbage Heads – Garden Tips
Posted in 1 on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Why do cabbage heads crack? How can I prevent this?
This is usually due to rapid growth during warm weather on early cabbage, causing premature formation of a seed stalk when the head is maturing. Heads should be cut as soon as they are full grown. With the fall crop, there is less difficulty. Loosening the [...]
Garden Tips
Posted in 1 on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What is the meaning of the three numbers which appear on every package of complete fertilizer, such as “5-10-5″?
The first number always stands for the percentage of nitrogen, the second for the percentage of phosphorus, and the third for the percentage of potassium.
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1908 – Temperature of the Bath
Posted in 1 on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Temperature of the Bath
The temperature of the bath for cleanliness should be about 96º F. A cold shower bath or douche to follow the warm bath should be about 77º F. A cool bath should be about 77º F., but the timperature at the start may be lowered for those who are accustomed to it.
The [...]
Garden Tips
Posted in 1 on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Why do tomatoes get black spots at the blossom end?
This trouble is called blossom-end rot. It is not caused by a definite disease organism, but seems to be physiological in its nature- a failure of moisture to reach the tender tissues at the blossom end. The trouble may be due to a lack of rainfall, [...]
