The unpleasant smell of new paint is best removed by time, and
atmospheric ventilation: but tubs of water placed in the apartment
will act more rapidly; with this inconvenience, however, that
the gloss of the paint will be destroyed. Unpleasant smells from
water-closets, or all articles of furniture connected with them, may
be modified by the application of quick-lime, to which may be added
the soap-suds that have been used in washing, which neutralize the
pungently offensive salts. A little quick-lime put into a night-chair
will destroy all disagreeable effluvia.
Aromatic pastiles of the following composition may be burned
with great success: take of camphor, flowers of benzoin, powdered
charcoal, powdered cascarilla bark, powdered Turkey myrrh, and
powdered nitre, each equal quantities; beat them with syrup
sufficient to form a mass, and divide into pastiles of conical
shape. They may be mixed up with spirit of turpentine, or any thing
inflammable.