Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1911 — TURPENTINE MOST USEFUL [ARTICLE]

TURPENTINE MOST USEFUL

All Sorts of Ways In Which It Can Be Used About the House. Turpentine can be used in all sorts of ways. Here are some: Spirits of turpentine will restore the brilliancy to patent leather. Bags and bootd rubbed with a rag moistened with it look almost like hew. A few drops in boxes and cupboards will Jieep moths away. . If a few drops aro added to starch, it will prevent the iron from sticking. A flannel dipped in hot water sprinkled with turpentine and laid on the part affected will often relieve lumbago and rheumaism. Turpentine mixed with beeswax makes a good flpor polish. . A little added to the steeping water <a tablespoonful to a gallon) makes clothes beautifully white.