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TO KEEP ANTS AND INSECTS OUT
The bane of many a saloon keeper is ants and
other insects which get in the mixing and cordial
bottles, but they can be exterminated and future
attacks prevented with a little care and patience.
At night, on Sundays, and holidays, or whenever
the place is closed stand the bottles in glass or china
saucers containing a little water, and it will be im
possible for any wingless insect to gain access to
the stoppers.
Wooden plugs can be put in squirt stoppers.
During the day, or business hours, it would be
very inconvenient to have the bottles standing in
water, for they would be in constant use, and there
would be too much moisture.
If you do not use much in the line of cordials or
gum, buy only small quantities at a time, and make
them inaccessible to the insect pests.
Borax and powdered sugar will keep roaches away
but not if the place is kept unclean and damp.
Keep your place as clean and as dry as possible,
and you will find you will be troubled very little.
IIS