The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-04-11
GETTING RIO OF PESTS.
Necipes That VIII ba Welcomed by Evcr,
Anxious Houaekeener.

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| Anxious Housekeeper.
Thore are few houscltecpers who
have not wakoned some morning to
find tho house alive with ants.
Corrosive sublinate is one Of tho
quickest polsons known. and for that
reason is eillcacious. The proportion
should be about one part corrosive
sublimate to 100 parts Of water, which
makes it very strong. This used as q
wash. Is nearly always effective for tho
time being, but other measures are nec-
eBsary for II complete radiance.
Ants usually appear in the pantry or
cellar-way, and invade everything they
find. Sugar flour, etc, SO affected
should be Scaldcd with plenty of hot
water, to kill those already there.
! Then everything should be removed
, from the shelves and sculding water
poured over.
, Corrosive suhimatc solution may
i then DC poured around. and when tho
shelves arc dry, blow with Il powder
bellows rcd pepper in every crack and
! srevicc 1t IS unlikely they will ever
| return.
Rats and mice arc more diilicult to
deal with. Poison is out Of the Qurs-
tion in the summer, for they always
choose IL place in the house to die
Traps fail to onsnarc them. rho
only plan to driyc them away ahso-
lutely, is to get quantity Of potash,
put it In the sun till it becomes soft,
and then, with q stick, smear every
hole that can be found.
Sooner than walk through this rat
will change his abode. From drug
gist who sells glass get all the pieces
they throw away, pound fine and throw
In tho holes. >Bcing sharp il will cut
their feet. This combination, potash
and glass, is nevcr-failing cure.
Ronchcs arc among the most persist
ent pests that invade house. Get
equal parts of paris green and borax,
and, at night, set around their haunts
in old dishes.
They will die away like magic. Some
times they are found in desks, espe-
cially In offices. This preparation
scattered freely under the bottom
| paper will rid the drawers Of them. 1t
Is almost impossible to get rid Of bugs
In soft wood bed.
| Better burn the bed up in Che hcpir,-
ming 1t is generally true that the
baby's crib is the offending lncmbcr
being made Of softer wood. then all
tho beds in the house should be givcu
turpcntnc bath, pouring; e into al
the "racl% and cravicc..
The spring should have ali cN;la goo.
dose. and thr cGgrS of the ulattr,',
! bolster aud pillows, Sn1!>.', \ pin. g.
! bed i, the avrrav@ al! 1l,uu,r. 'Fh&
. will kill ali bugs i ,'earls1.
Blow insect ua>...:r a.' ,ve' t..,. .no,
spring and nn'. .e.a. u',.r.," d.. ''
every day, repeating tni, treatment
twice Il week for IL month.
Next vnrnish the wood work. Thi
will close up all lituo cracks whcr
they could have hidden, and not onl
keep them out, but prevent other
from getting in.
The base boards and other pain
should also be looked to, turpentinet
and, if thought necessary, varnishct
Such treatment will destroy thom i
short order.
willow cribs and rockers need atten
tton, particularly during warm weat ther
| Tho remedy for these is seal aldnr water
an application Of corrosive sublimat t,
solution and coat of varnish, whicl
| had better be left to u furniture deaIc,
to administer. boston Globe