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 Air Freshener 
  
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    a Room - Leave a box of baking soda open inside the room, or use
    fresh flowers and herbs |    Cleansers 
  
    |  | Furniture Cleaner - Mix three-parts
    olive oil and one-part vinegar, or one-part lemon juice and two-parts vegetable oil. 
    Use a soft cloth. |  
    |  | General Cleaner - Mix baking soda
    with a small amount of water. |  
    |  | Glass Cleaner - White vinegar or
    rubbing alcohol and water |  
    |  | Toilet Bowl Cleaner - vinegar |  
    |  | Coffee / Wine Stains - Blot the
    fresh spill with a cloth soaked with club soda. |    Disposable Items 
  
    |  | Paper Towels - washable tea towels |  
    |  | Tea Bags - loose tea |  
    |  | Tissues - hankies |      Insect Repellants 
  
    |  | Ants - Pour a line of cream of
    tartar where the ants pass to get into the house.  They won't cross it.  Also
    wash kitchen tops with equal parts vinegar and water. |  
    |  | Cockroaches - Place whole bay leaves
    all around the kitchen |  
    |  | Fleas and Ticks - Feed brewer's
    yeast and garlic tablets to companion animals.  Place herbs such as rosemary,
    eucalyptus seeds, to repel fleas. |  
    |  | Mosquitoes -Eat brewer's yeast or
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