Mouldy Cupboards
Dear Aunt Daisy, 1 | I am living in a very old house built quite near to the ground, and the built--in cupboards always appear to be damp. Everything I put in them acquires a. most unpleasant smell which even the sun cannot disperse; so I have had to give up using the cupboards. I wonder if you could tell me of anything I can do to make the cupboards dry and sweetsmelling. — Yours sincerely, Auckland Listener. Try putting a little jar of lime on the floor of the cupboard, If you can get blocks of camphor, that is good too; or a saucerful of calcium chloride powder. To remove damp smell, put a lump or two of rock ammonia in a jar and pour over it an ounce of spirits of lavender. which you can buy from a chemist. The old method used to be to put a pan or pail of water containing HAY in a room which smelt of stale smoke, or mildew, or anything unpleasant.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 356, 18 April 1946, Page 27
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170Mouldy Cupboards New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 356, 18 April 1946, Page 27
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