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How to get rid of unpleasant odors

    To have a pleasant odor in a room, you need to drip a couple of perfume drops on an unlit light bulb.
    If there is a musty smell in your fridge, you have to put black bread slices on the shelves and hold them in a closed refrigerator for several hours.
    To get rid of a specific smell in the place where the bread is kept, you need to wipe this place with a cloth dampened with vinegar from time to time and air it regularly.
    Unpleasant odors in a cupboard can be removed if you put a bit of charcoal or sliced onions in it.
    Musty smell in a suitcase can be removed by rubbing it with a cloth dampened with vinegar and further drying (preferably in the sun).
If your shoes have an unpleasant smell of sweat, they need to be wiped inside with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
    Sometimes during the repairing hands become permeated with the smell of kerosene or oil-paint. Just add a little mustard in the water you are going to wash up in and the smell will disappear.
    To get rid of a tobacco smell in a room, open a window and put 2-3 terry towels soaked in cold water in different places in the room.
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