Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-05-31

those found dead upon the hogs the
next morning we're sufficient evidence
OF the effectiveness of the application
In killing all that are wet by it. With
q pair of shears a handful of hair con-
tanning many eggs or 'nits" was cut
from the neck Of one Of these pigs the
day following the treatment. The eggs
have been kept in a moderately warm
place ever since, but no young lice have
been Matched from them, which convinces
me that the application killed the eggs
also. When pigs are treated they
should be removed to other quarters if
possible, and the old straw shou Id all be
taken from their former nests and
burned. The walls and floor of the pen
and all places fre%quentcd by the pigs
should also receive a thorough treat
ment with the emulsion, which with a
good force pump can be driven into all
cracks and crovices that might furnish
hiding places for the lice. The obiec.
ton to any treatment for the destruc-
ton of lice Is that it will have to he re-
peated to be perfectly efTectual. With
the most careful application a few lice
Or eggs will escape either upon un-
treated parts OF the animal or about the
pen or nest. The above remedy, which
seems to be second to none in effective
ness, is so chcaply and easily applied
that one can afford to make several APP
plications II needed.
In order to make the application some
kind OF a force pump is necessary, as
well as a few feet of rubber tubing.
Such pumps can be obtained at slight
expense, and II a spraying nozzle Is not
at hand the thumb held over the end OF
the tubing will be found a very good
substituto-one which the writer very
often uses in preference TO any nozzle.
A half-grown louise much magnined Is
shown in accompanying cut At A Is
shown a portion OF the leg Of a mature
louise. IL differs from that OF the half
grown specimen by showing'plainly a sec
ond iointi In the claw. A full-grown louise
Is thrcc-sixteenths Of an inch long. The
color is a dirty blush gray. The sharp
claws seen In the illustration are not
used TO hurt the pig, but are for the pur.
pose OF clasping the hairs tightly, from
which IL Is not easy to remove them.
The food Is taken through a sharp ros-
trum or beak which is thrust into the
skin OF the host. The beak " not shown
In tho illustration, AZ II Is always re-
treated when not In use.
B represents three eggs. From ono
to a h~alf-doaen eggs may be found in
this way fastened toa single hair. They
are three sixty-fourths OF an inch in
length, and the lower or inner end IA
always attached by means Of q tough
gluey substance that usually entirely
e~ncloses the hair. Tho upper or outor
end OF the egg liz tho u from which
the louise makes It's exit. This end has
o somewhat darker colorcd zap, which
Is pushed of by the young louise before
coming forth. Tho egg ~ white In
color and Is covered with small regular.
ly arranged pits or punctures giving Tho
surface a honcy.comb appearance.
At i three eggs are represented nat
ural size.
II 1t Is not thought best 10 mo kero
sene emulsion a strong tobacco dccoc.
tion, a strong Boap-snds or an oilinQ
with kerosene and lard mixed In Tho
proportion Of one part 0f kerosene h
three or fuur parts Of lard would prob.
ably prove cxcctual and would not bo
harmful Ia tho animaiM I~,rondar,. l.a,