Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1912 — To Disinfect a Carpet. [ARTICLE]

To Disinfect a Carpet.

If any article of the household furniture requires disinfecting' occasionally it Is a carpet, especially if it has been used a considerable time. The following is a method reepmmended both as a disinfectant and a preventive of moths. Add three tablespoonfuls of turpentine to three quarts of water, saturate a large sponge with this mixture, squeeze it almost two thirds dry and go over the carpet carefully. As soon as the sponge becomes dirty, cleanse it and immerse in the turpentine and water again You will be surprised to see how bright and new it will make the carpet.