A Lucky Accident
Dear Aunt Daisy, I read the request by a reader for a silverfish killer. I have tried D.D.T. and other preparations, but had no sucess. Then, by accident, I found that a certain phosphate baking powder would kill them in dozens! This is how it happened. Always in a hurry as usual, I found I needed a tin with a lid, so emptied out about 2 teaspoons of the baking powder into an egg cup and used the tin forgetting all about the powder I’d saved. Then one day, needing an eggcup (also in a hurry), I grabbed the wrong one and spilled the baking powder in my supboard. I thought "I'll clean that out tomorrow." Well, when I came to clean it up I found silverfish in all stages of dis-
comfort and death! Since then, I have sprinkled the baking powder in_ all corners of each room and cupboard, till now I only see an occasional silverfish and each time I do I put down a little fresh powder. Two friends have tried it with success. So I hope your readers and listeners will find it helpful. I think the pests I find now come from outside. -Mrs. S.T., New Lynn.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 36, Issue 912, 1 February 1957, Page 23
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206A Lucky Accident New Zealand Listener, Volume 36, Issue 912, 1 February 1957, Page 23
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