The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-02

The pyrethrum r0silun, o. ~Rerzinn
camomile," i the powdered Leaf q .
harmless flower grOw1ag IN Cancssian
AaiA in great profusiOn, where for csntn-
Fies Il has been used 70 nd the natives sf
insectA With finely prepared dnst made
from the flowers, which ca BE purchaand
Of almost any reliable dragxi3 a nboas
seventy cents per poaod, sha ho1ss fy.
the wicked nea aid mosqaito nay ~ p1s
TO fight or 20 rest In order GO enjoy
this delicious riddance, lf = osly ssessnzET
TO heap up with . listle eoes 0ns 49,
spOOnfal Of the drug Pfrsshrun, touch i
with lighted match snd watch ths thin
blue line Of smoke a. IL rises to the ceiEing
and is waited through the air, changing
the busy drone of insect Efe into . Wsak
vail Of insect woe. Pretty so0a down
they plump on the table and over your
ps per spin on their tiEy back. and then
sbeathe their lancets, euri up their hair
like legs, and interest one 10 more. Up
stairs the little ones sleep 1nmolested,
though there are thousands Of mosquitoss
IN the room; the pests are sick unto
death, and cling sadly TO the walls, too
feeble TO think Of tapping the rich, wsrm
blood that glows in Tuddy little h@bs
just below; the Perfune Of pyrsthrun
has settled their business, and while is
fingers in the room outsiders are nnwilL
ing to make an entry though the wis-
dows are raised and the lz<rlces only half
closed Gaaze bars are hot, stzfy
things At best, and one must be sadly
driven to attempt 20 sieep znder saeh ;
cover; then, - Ne all knSH, tie mDqziio
always finds his way through, no matter
how carefully one may tuck mp his folds
about the couch
Smoke from the Psrziaa cam0mile or
its dusty powder We have foand most slk-
cacious, and your readers VIII bless M
when once they try II The purity Of the
drug must be assured This can BE
readily tested Il muat have . hrixhk,
buff color; be light, readily barned, sad
give . pleasant tea-liks fragrance; one
pinch should Kill dozen lies, confined in
. bottle, at once. When it fzib Of these
properties il has been adulferzsed In
common use, in large, breezy rooms,
where from great dIlutiOn, it fails 10 6Il,
It nevertheless produces % insect Life,
through its vstalrilizea esseutial 0il o.
resin, undoubted nausea, vertigo. rszpi-
tory spasms, and paralysis Il acts upon
them through the minute spiracles, the
breathing tubes that stud the surface of
their little bodies, and from the deIiczts
network of veins In their tiny wings To
human beings Il Is, 30 Ear as can ascer-
tain, entirely innoxious. and not disagree
able. That we-s family Of eight per-
sons, infants and adulfs-haEe lived for
several weeks IN an atnOsphere Of pyrs-
tbrum dust and smoke combined, during
this present summer, is sufficient proof Of
my statement To the skeptic recon
mend sn interesting exPeriDsnt: P1f TIE
pyrethrum into close, w1ru room, where
flies most love to swarm, jast after dark,
shut the door, and make another visit IN
thirty minutes The sight Of seeing
millions Of dead and sq1irming vsrnis
On the floor viii do bis hezrf g0od-thst
Is, If he IL human and not sn angel
Having drafted our plan Of battle
against these little foes, il becomes proper
to speak Of the care Of the wounaea To
cure mo~quito stingA, know nothing
better than 20 per cent solution II
either oil or water Of pure ezrbOlie acid
This is to be rubbed veil on the painful
spot To b&<hs Ons's tiagling hands aad
smarting limbs with this s0lufi0n gives
. cooling, grateful senssti0a that - bard
to describe. Carbolic soap viii do almost
as well, OF ointment eo1poaadsd Of car
Dol, camphor and c0smoiine