Thanks for the recipe!

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Floor Sweeping Compound
6 cups sifted sawdust
1 1/2 cups mineral oil
2 cups rock salt

Mix all ingredients in a 2-quart container. Sprinkle the compound on garage and basement floors, porches, patios, workshops, etc., then sweep it up.

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I undersatnd what the mineral oil should do but I wonder why the salt?

I'll give it a try!