The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-07-06

i OF the many discoveries which sci
ence has given to the present age, III
Lone article has so rapidly grown int
1 favor as carbolic acid-a product o
the distillation of coal tar for the pro
/ duction Of n1ptha, skenzele, Etc. } IL
chemical properties are numerous; j
is alike an antiseptic and disinfectant
and, too, whenever and wherever
brought into contact with them is GER.
tain death to all kinds of insects. II
is a poison, but only moderately so tC
the human, system yet from some pc.
culiarity Of its nature is intensely de.
structive to insect life. And to this
point in connection with poultry and
poultry-houses we desire to direct the
attention of our readers
All amateur and poultry breeders
are but too well aware that parasites
are the pests of poultry houses, more
especially in towns and cities, where
poultry are kept within confined linn
its. Without, as the owner thinks,
any real cause the fowls begin to
droop and look sickly, and after a
while one by ono die off! He then
becomes alarmed examines them and
finds them covered with parasites he
AOOAc AAtO LIS AOHA uOocC anu CAdt0-
ines the cracks and chinks in the
boards, and find them filled with in
sects, living insects. lie is astonished
he cannet account for iit; and then the
question arises in his mind: "How
can / get rid of them ?" Scores of
times within the last few months has
this question been asked of us, and
our answer Invariably has been, use
carbolic acid.
: But how to; use it is agmatter f.im1
portance. There can be no doubt
about its efficacy, but it becomes eve-
~ one to exercise care in handling it.
The, acid is sold by all druggists in its
crystalline and liquid form. In crys-
tails, it dissolves in twenty times its
weight of water; that is, one ounce of
the crystals requires twenty ounces of
water to dissolve them. Thus dis
solved it is entirely too strong for any
ordinary use. DIR. Emerson gives rec
ipes for preparing this powder for dis
injecting and other purposes. AS q
white-wash for walls, for protection
against insects. bugs, etc., he says:-
Put three ounces of carboIics acid
into twelve quarts of lime 9wateIa or
whitewash. Whitewash the walls of
the poultry-house well with this
wash, and no living parasites will be
seen-theirf deathi is sLinekitable. 2 Al
weak solution may be made to wash
fowls in /; one part of the acid to six
ty parts of warm water; let it cool,
then dip the fowls ininntilathe1 feattAi
ers become thoroughly wet and the
solution reaches all parts of the body.
Afterwards place the fowls on clean,
dry straw, where the sun will reach
them until they are dry.
Another form in which it is recon-
mended to use it is soap. These. soaps
are for sale BY various mann ctufePs,
and have high reputation for cleans
ing animals and the cure of skin dis
eases. A mode OF making this soap
is as follows: Dissolve eight pounds
common bar soap in hot water, add
two or four ounces of carbolic acid,
according to the desired stEengths47I
Allow to cool as usual in making
hard soap. AS these preparations may
be bought ready prepared, and as car
bolic acid is, by no means. a safe arti-
Gle to keep about the house, we
would advise persons to buy rather
than attempt to make them, except in
the case of whitewash, when they
must get the pure article and dilute it.
Poultry Cbroasicfes GAIA