Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1893 — How to Clean Bottles. [ARTICLE]

How to Clean Bottles.

It is surprising how many people persist in cleaning bottles with shot after the frequent cautions that have been f;iven. Nothing cleans a bottle so eastyas a handful of shot, whioh can be shaken Into every corner until the glass fairly shines with cleanliness. But the danger of lead poisoning is very great, even when the bottle is rinsed out with clean water, and it is doubly dangerous when, as is the usual case, there is no rinsing out at all. A little dean sand is a convenient and thorough bottlesleanser, especially as it is absolutely necessary to complete the process by washing out the partides of sand which adhere. When time is not an object, a bottle can be well cleansed by aid of potato parings, but as they must be corked in ana left to ferment the plan is too tedious for general use. But under no circumstances should shot be used, especially in bottles about to be filled with drugs or medicines.