108 Timeless formulas and remedies... (Part 1)

jalex

"Tree" Gasoline Anti-Knock! A little spray of water carburated into intake manifold of an internal combustion engine will dampen the "ping" nearly as well as tetra-ethyl lead ("ethyl").

Plant to Keep Mosquitos Away! The castor bean plant. Seeds available from any nursery. Plant in pots within the house; replant outdoors. Decorative and they grow like weeds!

Non-Rust Anti-Freeze! Old motor oil thinned with kerosene.

Remove Coffee and Tea Stains! Glycerine. OR ethylene Glycol ("Prestone") OR Diethylene Glycol.

Tooth Powder! Equal parts table salt and baking soda. Ask your dentist (please note.change to mixture.. Borax was removed as it is know to be toxic if use incorrectly).

Break a Dog from Chasing Cars! Attach a stick to the dog's collar to strike at his knees when he runs.

Remove Water Marks from Table Tops! Dissolve paraffin shavings in olive or cooking oil. Rub one way only.

Develop Fingerprints! Place a small wad of cotton, saturated with tincture of iodine, in a glass tube; blow against suspected fingerprints, and they will appear.

Burn Out Carbon in a Motor! Disconnect windshield wiper tube from intake manifold. Substitute another tube leading to a container of hydrogen peroxide. Allow this to be drawn into idling motor. Excess oxygen will burn out the carbon deposits.

Remove Rust Stains from Fabrics! Equal parts alum and tartaric acid, or 10% solution hydrofluoric acid. Rinse!

Remove Chewing Gum from Rugs and Clothing! Turpentine is most effective. Next, Benzine or other hydrocarbon solvents.

Flowers Preserved Indefinitely! Collodion, thinned with ether. Or keep stems in vase of powdered silica gel.

Super Cleaning Cloth! Ounce of oxalic acid in gallon of water. Wring and dry the cloths.

Keep Grass from Growing Near Walks! Saturate the strip with used motor oil. Not new oil.

Make Steel and Iron Tools Rust-Proof! Boil in a solution of ferric phosphate or (better) benzoate of soda.

Nickel Plate Metal! Equal parts of double nickel salts and sal ammoniac dissolved in water. Heat to near boiling and immerse the metal to be nickeled, with a scrap of aluminum or aluminum foil touching it. Rinse well in clear water.

Make Mimeograph Ink! Thin common printer's ink with kerosene to desired consistency.

Liquid Fire, Red, Green, etc.! Methanol (denatured alcohol) costs less than 65 cents a gallon. To make a "dip" or spray for fireplace logs, add about 1/4 teaspoonful strontium nitrate for RED fire, barium nitrate for brilliant GREEN flames, common table salt for YELLOW, copper sulfate (blue vitriol) for BLUE flames, and copper sulfide for PURPLE flames.

Candles Burn Twice as Long! Dip candles in liquid shellac. The candle wax will burn... not drip.

Camp Stove - Carry in Your Pocket! Fill a can with sand and saturate with gasoline, kerosene, alcohol, etc.

Mosquitos Won't Bite: Four parts glycerine, 4 parts alcohol, 1 part eucalyptus oil. Or make a solution of equal parts of isopropyl alcohol and methyl phthalate.

Appendicitis Attack! NEVER give a laxative. Assist victim to stand on head until doctor comes.

Common Substance to Ink Makes It Waterproof! Add ink to a bit of common glue and allow to dissolve completely.

Deodorize Gasoline! Add about 20 drops of sassafras oil to a gallon of gasoline or solvent.

A Drinker Will Dislike the Taste of Alcohol! A few drops of tincture of ipecac (a word which is sometimes known as ipecacuanha). Consult your pharmacist.

Green Lawn All Winter! In the autumn, scatter Italian rye (or equivalent) grass on the lawn.

Stagnant Water Made Safe to Drink! To a quart of water add about 10 drops tincture of iodine. Let stand.

Beauty Clay from Two Ingredients! Five tsp Fuller's Earth and 3 tsp. lemon juice. Or Bentonite (clay) and water.

Treatment for Pyorrhea! Chlorine laundry bleach, daily applied with toothpick and cotton "swab".

Make Glass Sparkle! Carbon Tetrachloride, retailed in drug stores as "Carbona".

Keeps Fleas Off Dogs! A little sage. Obtainable in any grocery store in "Seasonings" department.

Open Most Sinks and Drains! Pour in a little kerosene. Let stand overnight. Results not immediate.

Fruits and Flowers Grow Larger! A little iron sulfate (green copperas) in watering fluid. Infrequently.

Fabrics and Labels Adhere to Metal! Add a little glycerine or "Prestone" to the glue or moistening water.

Transparent Paint for Glass! Mix water colors with sodium silicate solution (waterglass).

Eyeglass Cleaner! Mix together 8 oz. ammonia and 32 oz. denatured alcohol.

Mosquito Remedy! Mix oil of citronella in a common vaseline and apply to exposed areas.

Liquid Hand Soap! Dissolve any good powdered soap in boiling water, add one part alcohol to each 4 parts solution. Odor may be added when cool.

Powdered Hand Soap! Put ordinary tri-sodium phosphate in sifter can or mix 7 oz. of same with 3 oz. of fine powdered soap.

Insect and Roach Exterminator! Mix the following: Borax, one pound; powdered sugar, 60 oz.; add one oz. cocoa powder and two oz. sodium fluoride. Mix well and sprinkle around places pests are known to frequent. Keep out of reach of children!

Hydrocotyle Asiatic Teas Are a Brain Food! Energizes and preserves the brain and body indefinitely. Noted for making geniuses.

Alopecia: Mullein Solutions Will Grow Hair on Bald Heads! Massage the head by taking two fingers of each hand, put on each side of the spinal cord above the hair line. Now rub up and down for two minutes. (This treatment alone has often given excellent results.) Afterwards apply the mullein and leave on. Garlic oil is also very effective to grow hair.

Dandruff: coconut oil is most effective for stubborn cases. Superfluous Hair: Use 20 vol. peroxide. This is not the ordinary peroxide but twice as strong. This will in time discourage hair growth.

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