The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1880-12-02
BUG EXTERNIINATORS.

WATER BUGS AND ROACHEs.-1. VigOr-
ously force into every crack and Granny
that they haunt, and all neighbOring
ones, too, along the edges Of Oil-cloth,
the seams Of woodwork, ETC., hellebore.
2. A teacupful Of well-bruised plaster Of
Paris, mixed with double the quantity of
oatmeal, to which add a little sugar.
Strew it on the floor or In the chinks
which they frequent.
To EXrERluNATE BEETLEs.-1. Place
a few Jumps of unslaked lime where they
frequent. 1. Set a kish or trap, con
tanning a little beer or sirup In the bot
tom, and place a few sticks slantng
against its sides, so as to form a sort Of
gangway for the beetles to climb up
by, when they Will go headlOng into the
bait set for them. 3. Nix equal weights
Of red lead, sugar and -four, and place it
nightly upon their haunts. This mkt
ure, made into sheets, forms the beetle
waters sold at the oil shops.
To DESTROY ANTs.-Drop some quick
lime on their nest, and wash it in With
boiling water or dissolve some camphoI
In spirits of wine, then mix with water
and pour into their haunts; or tobacco
water (strOngly), which has been found
to be effectual They are averse to
strong scents. Camphor viii prevent
their infesting a cupboard, or q sponge
saturated with creOsOte. To prevent
their climbing up trees, place a ring Of
tar about the trunk, or q circle Of ra5
mOistened occasionally with creosote.
To REMOVE VERlN FROM CANARY
BRDs.-Put a piece Of cotton arOUndtbe
end Of each perch at night, remove the
cotton In the morning with the vermin)
Put In new, clean perches; clean the
cage every day. Give the bird bath
every morning In good large dish 70
move it as soon as the bird has finished
scald the ends Of the perches eveVy day
before putting them In the cage again
renew the cotton around the perches
every night, and remove IN the morning
until the bird is free from the Yermin.
To GET RID OF COCKROACHEs.-Aco cor.
respondent writes as follows: 81 beg
to forward you an easy, clean, and Ger.
tain method Of eradicating these loath-
some insects from dwelling houses. A
few years ago my house was infested
with cOclroaches (Or clocks, as they
are called here), and I was recommend
ed to try cucumber peelings as q rem
edy. I accordingly, Immediately be-
fore bedtime, strewed the floor Of those
parts of the house most infested with
the vermin with the green peel, cut not
very thin from the cucumber, and set
up half an hour later than usual to
watch the effect. Before the expiration
of that time, thehoOr where the peel lay
was covered with cOclH0aches, so much
so that the vegetables cOuldnot be seen,
so vOraciOusly were they engaged In
sucking the poisonous moisture from it.
I adopted the same plan the following
night, but my visitors were not near 50
numerous should think not more than
a fourth Of the previous night. On the
third night I did not discover one, but,
anxious to ascertain whether the house
was quite clear Of them, I examined the
peel after I had laid it down about half
an hour, and perceived that it was COW
cred with nnyriads Of minute cOcToaches,
abeut the size Of flea. I therefore al
lowed the peel to lie till morning, and
from that moment I have not seen a
cockrOach in the house. It is a very old
building, and I can assure you the above
remedy onlyrequires to be perseyered IN
for three or four nights to completely
eradicate the pest. OF course it should
be fresh cucumber peel every night.