Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 148, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1913 — To Destroy Carpet Bugs or Moths. [ARTICLE]

To Destroy Carpet Bugs or Moths.

Mix thoroughly with two quarts of water three ounces of salt, one ounce of alum, one ounce of chloride of zinc. Let it stand over night in a covered vessel. In the morning pour it carefully into another dish, leaving ail sediment behind. To use, dilute, thia with two quarts of water, then sprinkle it over the edges of the carpet and to the distance of a foot froih the wall. This will not injure the carpet, and Is said to be a sure remedy for the pests.