Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1902 — Tobacco is the Best Insecticide. [ARTICLE]

Tobacco is the Best Insecticide.

Moat of ths Insects common to house plants dislike tobacco as much as does the cleanly housewife. The best way to use It as an Insecticide upon window plants Is to secure a handful of tobacco stems, place them In an old basin, pour boiling water upon them, and let them stand for several hours. Then drain off the liquid Into a basin or tub deep enough for Immersing the tops of your plant* In, and dilute it with warm water until It shows only a faint tint of brown. Then take up the plants one at a time, and hold them, tops down, la the water, washing them clean.—December Ladles’ Home Journal. Bome people are never satisfied unless doing something they shouldn't