Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1884 — Carbolic Acid. [ARTICLE]

Carbolic Acid.

The Connecticut Farmer says t “A bottle of carbolic acid should be kept in every farm house, not only as a disinfectant, but as a wash for wounds and sores. For any purpose it should be diluted with water. Its power to destroy fungus growth makes carbolic acid invaluable in pruning orchards of pear, plum, or peach where blight or disease is suspected. The pruning shears should be frequently dipped in carbolic acid water.”