Place a vessel full of lighted charcoal in the middle of the room, and throw on it two or three handfuls of Juniper berries, shut the windows, the chimney, and the door, twenty-four hours afterwards the room may be opened, when it will be found that the sickly and unwholesome smell will have left. The smoke of the Juniper berries possesses this advantage, that should anything be left in the room, such as tapestry, it will not be in any way injured.

Plunge a handful of hay into a pail of water, and let it stand in the newly painted room.

Fill three or four tubs with about eight gallons of water, and an ounce of vitriol, and place them in the newly painted room near the wainscot. The water will absorb the effluvia from the paint in about three days, but it should be renewed each day during that time.

Killing The Smell Of Paint

Place a vessel of burning charcoal in the center of the room and throw on it two- or three handfuls of juniper berries. Shut the windows and doors close. Twenty-four hours afterwards the door may be opened, when it will be found that the smell of the paint has disappeared. This can be done without any injury to curtains and tapestries.