WHAT Water4Gas WILL DO FOR YOU

According to extensive road tests in Florida and California, an HHO Water4Gas device is expected to produce the following immediate results for your vehicle or boat:

Improve your gas mileage by up to 50%. This includes both city and highway driving conditions.

Eliminate harmful exhaust emission that pollute the environment and contribute to global warming. Your engine will ADD oxygen to the environment instead of polluting it.

Greatly enhance engine power and performance.

Remove carbon deposits and prevent future carbon build up.

Reduce the operating temperature of the engine and waste heat into the environment.

You will notice a calmer, quieter and much smoother engine operation and smoother gearshifts. This is due to the effect water has on the combustion cycle inside your engine.

Enjoy a longer life expectancy of your engine, especially the pistons and valves.

Pride and satisfaction: I enjoy being a leader and advisor on gas economy. You too will feel a great deal of pride and satisfaction by sharing your newly acquired knowledge with your friends, family, neighbors, community/church members and co-workers. So many drivers and and truck/fleet owners struggle, when they don’t have to. Once the word comes out they will come to YOU for advice.

It’s up to you if you want to turn your new knowledge and experience into an income source. You can! If you are a volunteer or a minister and work for the community, you can share your knowledge as part of your service. In today’s crazy gasoline prices, I believe this technology is more valuable than free food.

WHAT Water4Gas WILL DO FOR THE PLANET

Clean up emissions.

Reduce oil demand. No more stupid petroleum wars!!!

Reduce engine operating temperatures, thus reducing and eventually preventing global warming.

HOW MUCH HARD-EARNED-MONEY ARE YOU THROWING AWAY?
Let’s say you drive a vehicle that gets 20 miles per gallon and you cover 2,000 miles per month, then you’re consuming 100 gallons of gasoline a month. At $3 per gallon this equals to $3,600 yearly out of your pocket! In Europe you pay almost double of that. Save 35% fuel and you will have saved $1,260 per year in gasoline ($1,256 after expenses). If you are two, three or four drivers in the family, this yearly savings increases dramatically.

The U.S. Department of Transportation reports the average life span of a vehicle is 12 years. This gives you that the potential saving for EACH CAR over its life span is $15,072.

And what if you have a fleet of 50 drivers in your company? Then your savings per car will multiply to $753,600.

What can you do with $753,600 in free cash?

If you have several boats in your marine club, or if you are the fleet manager responsible for the economics of many trucks or transportation vans, then you know exactly what I’m talking about…

YOU CAN BUILT IT YOURSELF, BUT…

Water-for-energy technology for vehicles is almost 100 years old. You can build one of these babies yourself, using freely available information from the Internet. But let’s face it - you’ll have to sieve through mountains of old US Patents, read hundreds of pages and schematics, go through months or even years of trial & error to find out what works and what doesn’t for modern cars. Then run some road tests and all of that.

Think of your costs and frustrations, of your garage filled with not-so-successful projects… Hey, we never claimed to own this tech exclusively – but we’re here to save YOU the time and money on developing the BEST workable solution. We’ve invested 25 years in research & development to bring you the SIMPLEST POSSIBLE yet MOST POWERFUL solutions. Being the simplest also makes our products the most AFFORDABLE products on the market today.

And they are sooo easy to duplicate, in case you wish to copycat us to the bones!!!

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We’re one of very few organizations who actually help you get your costs back from the IRS, like you deserve. Why do you deserve to get your money back? Because of your beautiful eyes? No. It’s because by using a “green” machine you’ll be actually HELPING OUR NATIONAL ECONOMY by reducing our costs on air and sea pollution, hospitals, sick days, national debt for imported oil (not to mention the high price of economic dependability), and much more!

This may be a horrible question to ask, but let’s a have a real hard look at it: HOW MANY OF OUR SOLDIERS CAN YOU SAVE FROM DEATH OR INJURY by not having to protect petroleum supplies from the Middle East? Thousands!!! Horrible but true! And you’ll be helping tremendously on this line.

Bottom line: we KNOW you deserve your money back and we’ll do our very best to help you get it back in your pocket.

PASSED SMOG TEST WITHOUT A CATALYTIC INVERTER!

Listen, this is not a promise! If the engine is ruined (broken piston etc) then it must be fixed. But Water4Gas technology has the power to clean out the emissions dramatically. One happy user emailed this amazing true story:

A friend of mine installed one [water4gas device] on an old Cadillac. His catalytic converter had gone bad so he removed it and took it in for emissions testing. After the test the mechanic came out and said “Boy you sure have a great catalytic converter on that car!”

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The elderberry—well known to our pioneer grandparents—is
often overlooked today as a supply of good eating, vim and vitality (and maybe
even healing … a Danish friend tells me that his countrymen treat the common
cold with a syrup made from this excellent natural source of vitamin C). Such
neglect is unfortunate, since these generous bushes grow wild in many parts of
the country. Ripe fruit can be found in low, warm areas starting in mid-July,
and the season lasts until mid-September at higher attitudes.

When you go out hunting elderberries, seek the blue variety (Sambucus canadensis)
and not the red (Sambucus pubens) … the latter are distasteful and in some
areas even poisonous. Don’t worry about confusing the two, though, for they look
quite different. The toxic plant produces bright-red fruit in dome-shaped
bunches, while its edible cousin bears a flat cluster of rich-blue to
purple-black berries with a whitish, "dusted" surface appearance. The riper the
pickings, the more frosted they become. In fact—when fully ripe—these wild
delights look very much as if Mother Nature had dipped them in powdered sugar.

The sugared look is deceptive, however… raw elderberries are tart, not very
appetizing, and must be cooked to come into their own. Though the fruit is small
and inclined to be seedy, this slight drawback is outweighed by its distinctive
fresh taste and its versatility in the kitchen.

Here’s a hint that will make any berry picking expedition easier: Carry a small
bucket with a bail and wear a heavy leather belt on which you can sling the pail
when you get to work. That way your container will be suspended at your waist
within easy reach and you’ll have both hands free for easier and faster picking.
If you plan to gather large quantities, take along another receptacle to collect
the contents of your filled bucket.

And another, more important pointer: No good forager, of course, breaks down or
tramples fruit-bearing bushes. Be just as careful in harvesting and moving
through a wild patch as you would if the berries were cultivated. You, or
someone else, will want to come back and gather more. And always spare some of
the booty for the birds and animals which depend oil that source for their food.
You’ll still have plenty to eat if you leave those branches partly loaded …
but if the shrubs are stripped, other creatures may go hungry.

When you pick elderberries, snip the clusters just below the fruit itself. Then
separate the berries from the stems in a cool and shady spot (or even seated
comfortably before the TV The individual morsels are small, as I’ve mentioned,
and the cleaning process takes quite a while. I’ve heard of using a comb for
this purpose but never acquired the knack myself.

All that work of sorting through your harvest will be repaid many times over
when you enjoy the tasty dishes you can make with this free-for-the-gathering
treat. Here are some elderberry recipes from my kitchen:

ELDERBERRY JELLY

3 pounds elderberries
juice of 1 lemon
1 box fruit pectin
4 1/2 cups sugar

Heat the berries over a low fire until the juice starts to
flow and then simmer the fruit for 15 minutes. Strain the liquid through a
double layer of cheesecloth (easier if you cook the fruit in the evening and let
it drain overnight). Mix the elderberry and lemon juices along with just enough
water to make three cups of fluid. Add the pectin, bring the mixture to a boil
and stir in the sugar. Bring the jelly to a full boil again for one minute, pour
it into sterilized glasses and cover the jars with paraffin. (Does anyone have a
comparable recipe that uses honey instead of white sugar?)

SPICED ELDERBERRIES

10 cups ripe elderberries
5 cups sugar
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1 cup vinegar

Cook the berries about 20 minutes, until they’re slightly
soft. (Stir very frequently while cooking.) Add the other ingredients and heat
the mixture until it has barely thickened. (Test the consistency by dripping
some of the solution from a spoon … the juice should divide into drops instead
of flowing off in a stream.) When that stage is reached, pour the fruit into
hot, sterilized jars and seal the tops.

CANNED ELDERBERRIES

4 cups berries
1/2 cup sugar

Heat the berries over a low fire until the juice begins to
run. Add the sugar (use more if you like your fruit sweet) and cook the
combination until the liquid boils and all the crystals are dissolved. Pour the
mixture at once into hot, sterilized jars and seal.

Elderberries are easy to freeze for use in pies throughout the year. Just stem
and wash the berries, scald them in boiling water for one minute, cool them in
ice water and drain off the liquid. Cover the fruit with a syrup, made with
three cups of sugar to four cups of water, and pack and freeze the sweetened
mixture (see the frozen food section of any good cookbook for full processing
directions).

ELDERBERRY DUMPLINGS

3/4 cup flour, sifted
11/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup lemon peel, grated
1/4 cup milk
1 egg

Add the other dry ingredients to the sifted and measured
flour. Mix the milk and the egg in a small bowl and stir them into the flour
combination until the dough is just blended. Now pour the hot berry mixture into
a casserole and drop in small spoonfuls of the dumpling batter. Bake the dish at
400 F for 25 to 30 minutes until the pastry balls are lightly browned. Serve the
dessert warm with cream or vanilla ice cream.

Of course, no collection of berry recipes would be complete without a pie. Let’s
call this one …

 GRANDMOTHER’S FAVORITE ELDERBERRY PIE

3 1/2 cups elderberries
1 cup sugar (more if you have a sweet tooth)
1/4 tsp. salt
2 Tbs. cornstarch or tapioca
1 Tbs. lemon juice
1 Tbs. butter

Mix the ingredients and pour them into the pie shell. Top the
creation with the reserved upper crust and cut vents in the lid to let the steam
escape. Bake the pie in a 400 F oven for 40 to 45 minutes and serve it warm or
cold with cream or vanilla ice cream.

And here, for lovers of fine wine, is a recipe for a beverage made from
elderberry flowers.

ELDERBERRY WINE

1 quart firmly packed blossoms, separated from the stems
3 gallons water
9 pounds sugar
3 pounds seedless raisins, chopped
1/2 cup strained lemon juice (about 4 lemons)
1 cake compressed yeast

Combine the sugar and the water and boil them about five
minutes to make a thin syrup. Pour in the blossoms and mix them well. Then cool
the liquid to lukewarm and add the raisins, lemon juice and yeast. Put the
mixture into a large crock and let it stand for six days, stirring three times
daily. Then strain the wine and put it aside to age for several months. Finally,
pour the liquid into bottles or fruit jars and cap the containers. The result is
a light, delicate drink.

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A former high school drop out from N. Ireland,
Andrew Fox left high school with no qualification’s
or prospects for the future.

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I would say that one of the first steps to living a self-sufficient lifestyle
is to get the right tools. You can search the internet and/or other sources for what
you need, or you can save yourself some time and money by checking out Lehman’s.

Lehman’s has been serving the Amish and others without electricity with
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The cost of gas is more now than it has ever been. In many locations people
are paying twice as much per gallon as they were two years ago. There is
information circulating in the news and online that the prices are just going to
continue to get higher.

This has many consumers very concerned as they don’t know what they should do.
Certainly they can’t afford to continue just paying the posted price at the
pumps. Yet they can’t stop going to work or about their daily routine that
requires them to use a vehicle.

A good strategy that many people are leaning towards more and more is more fuel
efficient vehicles. These can get you where you need to go with less gas being
used. Of course you want to be able to do so comfortably and safely as well as
saving money.

You have several options when it comes to fuel efficient vehicles so take your
time to evaluate them and make a good choice. You may find a combination of them
is the way to go. For example, a motorcycle to get to work and then a fuel
efficient hybrid car for the family to get around in.

There are plenty of benefits to each of the various fuel efficiency vehicles as
well as some disadvantages.

The goal is to be safe, save money, and to be comfortable. You should be able to
find at least one fuel efficient vehicle that can do this.

Below you will find a link where you can download a special report so you
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You can improve your 1985 or older car/truck engine’s starting ability, pickup,
and fuel economy by constructing a homemade water injection system … for a
total cost of fewer than twenty dollars! And you’ll spend that small amount of
money (heck, it takes more cash than that to buy one tank of gas nowadays!)
entirely on parts … because all the information you’ll need to “inject” your
own auto is right here in this article!

NOTE:
This article relates to 1985 or older, carbureted vehicles only! For newer,
fuel-injected, cars, please read the previous article, “How
to run your car on water!”.

The major modification needed is to install a homemade water injection system
that feeds a 4:1 H20/alcohol mist into your vehicle’s carburetor.

Tired of paying such high prices for gas, the idea for this water injector came
from some automotive website advertisements that offered a $97 fuel-saving

EBook. I carefully read the information
about the EBook and realized that the
mileage extender consisted of little more than a bottle (partly filled with some
“miracle” solution) that was rigged with [1] an underwater air intake line that
bubbled air through the liquid and [2] a mist-grabbing outflow tube to feed the
“foamed-up” vapor directly into the engine’s carburetor. The wet air was reputed
to help produce more efficient fuel—burning (by “atomizing” the gasoline
droplets and lowering the fuel’s temperature) and to improve the power plant’s
overall performance and life span (by cleaning out the engine’s carbon buildup).

I figured that I could make a similar fuel-saver myself … if I could solve one
problem: What “gadget” could I put on my underwater air tube to produce those
myriad tiny air bubbles? Well, I tried just about every device I could think of
(including the pinched end of a cigarette holder), but—in spite of my
efforts—the bubbler had me stumped. For lack of one simple piece, I couldn’t get
the whole dang system to work!

Then one day, while I was running an errand in a pet shop, I noticed a small
aquarium “air stone” that was (what else?) busily breaking an incoming oxygen
supply into tiny little bubbles … to mix air into the fish tank’s water. I
bought one of the low-cost objects, attached it to my homemade injector’s
underwater tubing, and—eureka!—I was in business!

The entire installation procedure was easy, inexpensive, and legal (I didn’t
fiddle with my car’s EPA emissions devices). And my “new” water-injected 1985
Chevy Pickup runs better—and further on one tank of gas—than it ever had in its
life!

In my case, gas mileage improved dramatically! So, folks, there “isn’t any
reason” why you can’t get better performance and gas mileage by building your
own water injector … no matter what form of gasoline-engined transportation
you’re driving! All you have to do is read this article, head off to the nearest
pet store for your “auto parts”, and then get to work!

Installing a hydro-atomization system on your car—a modification which adds damp
air to the engine’s intake mixture and produces a variety of benefits—involves
little more than the purchase of a three-inlet valve (such as a fish tank’s air
regulator), an aquarium air stone, five feet of 1/8″ clear tubing, and a strong
plastic bottle … plus about 15 minutes of under-the-hood tinkering.

When I tackled the job, I was able to pick up all of the necessary pieces—with
the exception of the brass valve—at a local pet shop for less than $20. I then
simply drove around the corner and recycled a photochemical bottle from a trash
bin behind a photo shop, stopped by a nearby plumbing supply store to pick up
the three-way valve, and returned home to the garage to actually install the
parts … which took just a shade over ten minutes.

You can begin your installation by splicing the valve into one of the vacuum
lines which comes from the base of the carburetor. (In many cars the distributor
advance hose would be the best choice for valve-insertion.

Next, securely suspend the liquid—containing bottle in the engine compartment.
(In this case I fabricated a holder from an old coat hanger and bolted the
assembly to an existing fastener on the left wheel well.) Once your tank is in
position, drill two 1/8″ holes in the top of the container … one on each side
of the cap. Then run a suitable length of the 1/8″ hose from the remaining
outlet on the three-way valve to one of the 1/8″ openings … and allow 1/2″ of
the tubing to enter the reservoir.

Now take the rest of your 1/8″ hose, insert it through the unoccupied 1/8″ hole,
attach the air stone to the inside end of this line, and slide the aerator and
tube into the bottle until it just touches bottom. The leftover 1/8″ line—which
protrudes from the container—should be cut off to about three inches in length.

Finally, fill the reservoir—to about an inch from the top—with a solution of
four parts water to one part alcohol (the latter keeps the water from freezing
in winter), start your motor, let it warm up, and then adjust the valve until a
gentle bubbling comes from the air stone. Once that’s done, it’s time for a test
drive!

I noted an immediate improvement in low-RPM power—which helped to accelerate up
hills that had previously required a downshift—and a significant reduction in
vibration. Better yet—after I ran three tanks of gas (and a quart of fluid)
through the engine—the gas mileage jumped from 9 to 16 MPG. Plus, much to my
surprise, water injection cured a longstanding cold weather starting problem. In
fact, the modification “paid for itself” with that starting improvement alone
… and that, in my opinion, the power gain and gas savings are icing on the
cake!

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   Although ice cream, like apple pie, has become a national symbol, it was for many centuries a luxury even for the very rich. George Washington, for example, once ran up a bill of several hundred dollars with a New York ice cream merchant in the course of a single summer. The transformation of ice cream from an occasional delicacy for the rich into an everyday treat for the common man dates to the invention of the ice cream freezer in 1846. By doing away with much of the labor required to make the desert, this simple device lowered the cost of the store bought product and at the same time greatly simplified the task of making ice cream at home.

There are two basic ways to make ice cream. The first is simply to mix and then freeze the ingredients. The second method–stir-freezing–requires a hand-cranked or motor driven ice cream freezer. In stir-freezing, an inner container, chilled by packed ice or placed directly in a freezer compartment, is loaded with ingredients. These are then agitated, usually by means of a built in rotary dasher, until they blend to a thick, creamy consistency. Such homemade ice cream benefits by being left to “ripen” in the bucket for a few hours; it can then be eaten or stored for future use in the freezer. Homemade ice cream is mellower and denser than the store bought variety and can be difficult to dish out. It helps to move the ice cream out of the freezer and into the refrigerator compartment about an hour before you plan to serve it and to use a heated scoop to dish it out.

All that you need for flavorful homemade ice cream is fresh cream, fruit or other flavoring, and sugar or honey. Any fresh, sweetened fruit can be used, but be careful not to add too much sugar or honey since this will prevent the cream from freezing.

Philadelphia Vanilla

This famous recipe, named after the city that was once the ice cream capital of America, is simple to make it has a particularly delicate flavor. Its only ingredients are cream, sugar, and flavoring.

6 cups light cream

1 cup sugar

3 in. vanilla bean or 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Pinch of salt

Heat cream until almost boiling. Remove from heat and add sugar. Stir until dissolved. Allow to cool, then scrape the seeds from inside the vanilla bean and add to the cream with the salt. Stir again. Chill the mixture, then pour into ice cream freezer and stir until very stiff. Leave in freezer to ripen for a few hours before serving. Makes 2quarts.

Peach

Fresh fruits and make healthful, delicious flavorings for homemade ice creams. Raspberries or other full-flavored fruit can be substituted for peaches in this recipe.

6 cups light cream

1 1/4 cups sugar

Pinch of salt

1-2 cups peach pulp

Heat cream to just below boiling point. Remove from heat, add sugar and salt, and stir until dissolved. Add peach pulp when cool. Chill and stir-freeze. Makes 2quarts.

Blueberry

   For delicate-tasting fruits with high water content, such as pineapples or the blueberries used in this recipe, use
1 to 2 cups of sweetened fruit per cup of cream.

6 cups blueberries

1/3 cup water

Juice of one large lemon

Pinch of salt

1 1/2 cups sugar

3 cups light cream

Simmer blueberries with water in covered pan until soft. Mash and strain. Add lemon juice, salt, and sugar. Allow to cool, then combine with cream and stir-freeze. Makes 2 1/4 quarts.

Italian Chocolate

Whole eggs are added two Italian ice cream to give a richer flavor. The whipped whites, folded in just before freezing, provide a light, fluffy texture.

6 eggs

Pinch of salt

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 qt. whole milk

3 oz. unsweetened chocolate

1 qt. heavy cream

Separate the egg yolks and whites into different bowls. Mix yolks, salt, and 1 cup sugar, and beat well. Heat milk until almost boiling, add lumps of chocolate and stir until melted. Slowly stir chocolate mixture into yolks. Allow to cool. Beat egg whites until thick, add remaining sugar, and continue beating until whites form peaks. Fold whites into cooled chocolate mixture, add cream, then chill and stir-freeze. Makes 2 1/2 quarts.

French Strawberry

French ice cream made with heavy cream and the yolks of several eggs is the most expensive recipe to make, but for many people its smooth, rich flavor is the best.

6 egg yolks

2 cups milk

1 cup sugar

Pinch of salt

4 cups heavy cream

2 cups crushed strawberries

1 tbsp. lemon juice

Mix the egg yolks, milk, sugar, and salt in a double boiler and heat to make a thick custard. Cook until the mixture coats the back of a wooden spoon evenly. Allow to cool. Add heavy cream. Pour into ice cream maker and stir until half frozen. Add crushed strawberries and lemon juice and continue to stir-freeze. Allow to ripen a few hours before serving. Makes 2 1/2 quarts.

Hand-Crank Stir-Freezing

To make hand-cranked, stir-frozen ice cream, first crush plenty of ice in a cloth bag or sack. Chill the inner cylinder, dasher, and all the ingredients. Then replace the cylinder and dasher, add the mixed ingredients to 2/3 full, and fit the lid and handle. Pack the outer bucket 1/3 full with crushed ice, and scatter 1/4 cup of rock salt over the ice. Add 2 in. of crushed ice, and scatter more rock salt on it. Continue packing alternate layers of ice and salt to the top of the inner cylinder and begin cranking. Crank slowly at first and more rapidly at the end to achieve the best texture; it will take about 25 minutes before the ice cream is ready. If you use more salt on the ice, the cream will freeze faster but will become granular. As the ice melts, drain the water off and add further layers of ice and salt. If you’re going to eat the ice cream immediately, crank until the cream hold its shape in peaks. If you intend to freeze it, stop cranking as soon as the cream becomes thick and does not quite hold its shape.

   Ice cream’s immense popularity dates to 1846, when Nancy Johnson of New Jersey invented the hand-cranked ice cream maker. To this day ice cream connoisseurs maintain that hand-cranked ice cream has a more perfect texture than ice cream made by any other method.

How to beat pet pests the natural way, including flea-ridding alternatives, outside the house.

   When an adult flea lays an egg, this whitish speck drops into a carpet, a crack in a wood floor, the upholstery or a dusty corner. After a period of time (which varies according to species), the egg develops into a larva which feeds on tiny amounts of dust, debris or other organic matter. Outdoors, this larva takes up residence in the yard, usually in a shady spot, where it feeds on vegetable or animal matter. The hairy, legless larva then spins a cocoon and eventually emerges as a hungry adult, ready to jump on the nearest warm body for a meal of blood.
   Because the egg, larva and cocoon stages are of various lengths in various flea species (the general range from egg to adult is 28 to 42 days), your initial attack should consist of a conscientious three- to five-week program. In this way, you’ll gradually get ahead of the massive number of fleas and eggs now sharing your pet and probably your home. If your pets stay outdoors, you can probably follow only the instructions concerning the yard, the animals and their living quarters.
   The first step—and one you will repeat often initially—is to vacuum your house thoroughly. Not just the carpets, but under throw rugs, all floors, corners, upholstery, pillows, sofa cushions, under couches, mattresses—the works! (And don’t forget the basement.) Then either immediately burn the vacuum bag or seal it securely inside a plastic bag and dispose of it. Remember, all that dust inside the bag makes a fast-food feast for larvae. After patting yourself on the back for already cleaning up hundreds, maybe thousands, of fleas, eggs and larvae, wash all throw rugs, pets’ bedding and your bedding in water as hot as the fabric allows.
   At this point you’ve made encouraging progress, but unless the next steps are taken, you’ll soon lose ground. To kill the tiny pests the vacuuming missed, sprinkle dried pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) in rugs, under sofa cushions, under mattresses and in your animal’s bedding. (Pyrethrum powder or garden-grade diatomaceous earth is also effective.) While enjoying pennyroyal’s pleasant, minty aroma, you can rest assured you aren’t harming your pets or your family, but you are suffocating fleas. (The only caution to be observed with pennyroyal is that it has caused rare cases of abortion in pregnant pets, although this is more commonly associated with using the concentrated oil form on flea collars.) After three to four days, repeat the vacuum-and-wash cycle (again destroying the vacuum bag) and reapply pennyroyal.
   While all this activity is taking place, your canine or feline friend needs some immediate attention too. Cat or dog, a bath is in order, followed by a rinse water of strong pennyroyal tea cooled to lukewarm—or you could add a few drops of a safe herbal flea repellent oil to that rinse. When your pet is dry, a thorough brushing, combing or even vacuuming (if the process is not too terrifying to Puff or Fido) is in order. (Pick up a special flea comb from a pet store. It not only removes fleas, but helps monitor the extent of your flea problem.) To reinforce this attack, sew a cloth tube, stuff it with pennyroyal and fasten it around your pet’s neck. If your furry friend is an outdoor animal, fasten the collar with elastic for safety’s sake. Replenish the pennyroyal inside the collar every three to four days or if it gets wet. If your problem is especially severe you may wish to put a drop or two of pennyroyal oil on your pet’s hind legs, feet and tail.

Outside the House

   To permanently eradicate outdoor fleas requires both immediate and long-term activities. First, sprinkle garden-grade diatomaceous earth over the lawn, under bushes and in shady areas. The effectiveness of this natural product (made from the shells of tiny sea creatures called diatoms) comes from its ability to scratch the fleas’ exoskeletons and cause the insects to dehydrate and die. Reapply seven to 10 days later.
   The long-term solution to the lawn flea-breeding dilemma is to plant pennyroyal this spring or summer. The herb will form an attractive, fragrant, low-growing ground cover in various corners, beside pets’ paths and around bushes. In very cold regions, pennyroyal is not always reliably winter hardy, but it usually reseeds itself following the purple flower clusters’ demise. Pennyroyal really does work!
   Growing your own supply of this delightful herb doesn’t demand a green thumb either. A minty perennial whose habit is to trail along the ground, rooting as it goes, Pennyroyal requires only average soil. To increase your own supply, simply dig up the rooted stems and transplant them. You can use the stems just as you would the leaves.  (As an added benefit, the herb can be rubbed on arms and legs as a mosquito repellent. In England, it’s been grown as a fly repellent at cottage doors, and pennyroyal wreaths were traditionally worn on the head during walks in the woods.)
   After this mega-assault, maintain vigilance and take action if the flea problem once again appears to be getting out of hand. Normally, once fleas are conquered, an herbal flea collar, pennyroyal in the pet’s bedding and some ground cover in the yard are all that’s needed to keep the pests under control.

Other Weapons In The Flea War
  
   Feed your dog or cat one clove of garlic a day. In addition to discouraging fleas, it will
prevent some types of worms. Don’t, however, give garlic to pregnant pets, because—like pennyroyal—it sometimes causes spontaneous abortion.
   Brewer’s yeast (also called nutritional yeast) is available at most health food stores. Give large dogs one tablespoon once a day mixed into, or sprinkled on top of, their food. Try one teaspoon for cats and small dogs. Some animals love it. Others take a while to develop a taste for the yeast, but most end up begging for it.
   A touch of vinegar in your pet’s water is touted as a control for both fleas and mange. With all of the above, however, it’s best to start such dietary programs long before the flea season hits.
   In addition to pennyroyal tea rinses, you can also try a saltwater dip to discourage fleas. If you live near the sea, your dog might learn to love swimming in the ocean. Some especially energetic dog owners go so far as to provide small saltwater pools for their dogs to romp in.
   Finally, put a light six inches over a bowl of water containing a little dishwashing detergent. The heat attracts the fleas, which fall in the water and drown.
   Since fleas are such persistent and prolific creatures, combine all these natural remedies in your war against them.