Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 166, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1917 — WILL KEEP DOWN THE DUST [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WILL KEEP DOWN THE DUST

Driveways and Walks Around Home Improved by Occasional Oiling With Homemade Sprinkler. In summer, the suburbanite is often confronted with dusty driveways and walks that are easily improved with

a homemade oil sprinkler, like that shown here. A steel frame, mounted on wheels, was rigged up to hold an ordinary oil barrel. Inserted in the bung is a short piece of pipe equipped with a shut-off. To this is attached the sprinkling pipe, having perforations, about one and a half inches apart, of sufficient size to allow the oil to flow freely. The cart may be drawn, or pushed, the latter being more convenient, discarded shoes being worn, and a thin layer only applied.—Popular Mechanics Magazine.

Homemade Oil Sprinkler.