Keep the bugs out with the $1 bottles under your sink.
A 539-page guide to ants, roaches, mice and flies, the old products that handle them, and old-way care for hair, skin and feet. Every one of the 517 methods is rated honestly: it works, it helps, it's unproven, or it needs a professional.
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You're paying every year for a problem that comes back.
The spray kills the ants you can see. The scent trail they walk on stays, the drip under the sink keeps dripping, and the gap under the door stays open. Five weeks later the same ants are back on the same road.
This book closes those openings once, with things that cost a few dollars, and tells you plainly when a problem is too big for a bottle and needs a licensed professional.
A typical year, two ways
| Exterminator, 4 visits about $150 each | $600 |
| Sprays, baits, traps, plug-ins | $80 |
| The usual year | $680 |
| Peroxide, vinegar, borax, soap for a whole year | $25 |
| Door sweeps, steel wool, caulk, drain mesh once | $45 |
| The first year with this book | $70 |
Example figures from Chapter 4. Put in your own numbers further down.
No miracles. A straight answer for every remedy.
Old remedies are popular again, and much of what's said about them is exaggerated. Every method in this book carries one of four ratings, with the reason and the limits right beside it.
Open the book. Turn the pages.
Real pages from the book. Each chapter follows the same plan: the problem, what you need, numbered steps with exact amounts, a rating table, and the safety limits.
8 parts. 73 chapters. One house.
Start with the problem you have tonight. Tap a part to see its chapters.
The Never-Mix Page
Which household products must never meet, on one page to tape inside the cabinet door.
The Saturday Walk
A printable 15-minute weekly checklist that catches new gaps before they become a problem.
The Pest Year
Season by season: what shows up each month and the one job to do before it does.
Index of 517 methods
Every method in the book, with its rating, so you can find the answer in seconds.
What would this book save your house?
Move the sliders to match what you spend now. The calculator compares it with the cost of the book's approach.
The book's approach is estimated at $70 the first year (supplies plus one-time door and gap repairs) and $25 a year after, plus the book once. Hours back subtract about 13 hours a year for the 15-minute weekly walk-through in Chapter 3. Results depend on your house; some problems need a professional, and the book tells you which.
June's Old Remedies
The bottles under the sink and what they're for · PDF ebook · First edition
- 539 pages in 73 chapters and 8 parts
- 517 household methods, each rated
- Exact amounts, steps and safety limits for every method
- The Never-Mix Page, the Saturday Walk checklist and the Pest Year calendar
- Large type for easy reading on any device or on paper
Dayton, OhioJune Hollis
"In forty years in my mother's house I never once saw a can of bug spray, and I never saw the bugs either. She had a brown bottle of peroxide under the sink, a box of borax, a jar of VapoRub and a bar of soap, and she knew what each one was for."
"I wrote it all down, then checked every method against what it promises and rated it plainly. A remedy that only helps a little should be called that."
— June
Answered honestly.
Is this a printed book?
It is a PDF ebook, 539 pages at 6 × 9 inches. You can read it on a phone, tablet or computer, or print the pages you want at home.
How do I get it after I pay?
The download link appears right after checkout and is also sent to your email, so you can download it again later.
Is the type large enough to read comfortably?
Yes. The book is set in a large, clear typeface with wide margins. On a tablet or phone you can also zoom in.
Do I need to buy special products?
No. Most methods use a short list of ordinary products: 3% hydrogen peroxide, white vinegar, borax, washing soda, baking soda, rubbing alcohol, dish soap and bar soap. Together they cost under $25.
What if I have a serious infestation?
Some problems need a licensed professional: German roaches seen in daylight, bed bugs, rats, carpenter ants and termites, and wasp nests in walls. The book says so at the start of those chapters and explains what to ask a professional so you hire one well.
Is this medical advice?
No. The hair, skin and foot chapters are about comfort and care, not treatment. Each one lists the signs that mean you should see a doctor instead.
Does it work in an apartment?
Yes. Most methods are about your own kitchen, bathroom and doors. Where walls are shared, the book explains what you can do yourself and what the building needs to do.
Tonight, the brown bottle. Tomorrow, a quieter kitchen.
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