The Republican., 1895-02-28
sxs eeIIING BID oE PESTS.
Recipes That VIII be Welcomed by Every
Anxious Housekeeper.

Recipes That VIII be Welcomed by Every
Anxious Housekeeper.
There are few housekeepers Wild
have not walIened some morning to
find the house alive with ants.
Corrosive sublimate is one of the
quickest poisOns known, and for that
reason is efficacious The proportion
should be about one part corrosive
sublimate to 100 parts of water, which
makes it very strong, This, used as a
wash, is nearly always effective for the
time being but other measures are nee
essary for complete riddance.
Ants usually appear in the pantry or
cellarway, and invade everything they
find. Sugar, flour, etc, so affected
should be scalded with plenty of hot
water, to kill those already there.
Then everything should be removed
from the shelves and scalding water
poured over.
Corrosive sublimate solution may
then be poured around, and when the
shelves are dry, blow with a powdeI
bellows red pepper in every crack and
crevice. 1t is unlikely they will evei
return.
Rats and mice are more difficult tc
deal with. Poison is out of the ques
tion in the summer, for they always
choose place in the house to die.
Traps fail to ensnare theEe Che
only plan to drive -them- S.aI &c TO ~
lutely, is to get a quantity of POTASH
put it in the sun till it becomes soft,
and then, with a stick, smear every
hole that can be found
Sooner than walk through this a RAJ
will change his abode. From drug
| gist who sells glass get all the piec@
they throw away, pound fine and throw
in the holes. Being sharp it will ctt
their feet, This combination, potah
and glass, is neverfailing cure.
Reaches are among the most persit-
ent pests that invade house. Get
/ equal parts of paris green and boriX
and, at night, set around their hauts
in old dishes.
1 They will die away like magic Some
times they are found in desks, e,pe-
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 hugs
in a soft wood bed.
Better burn the bed up in the bgin-
ming, 1t is generally true that the
baby's crib is the offending member,
being made of softer wood. Thel all
the beds in the house should be given
turpentine bath, pouring it int all
the cracks and crevices.
The spring should have an eXtragood
/ dose, and the edges of the mattress,
bolster and pillows soaked. A pht to
bed is the average allowance. This
will kill all bugs it reaches.
Blow insect powder all over the bed
spring and mattress; examine tn; bed
every day, repeating this treatment
/ twice week for month.
Next varnish the wood work. This
will close up all little cracks where
they could have hidden, and not only
keep them out, but prevent others
from getting in.
The base boards and other paint
should also be looked to, fIrp5n t41l
and, if thought necessary, varnished
Such treatment will destroy them in
/ short order.
Willow cribs and rockers need atten-
tion, particularly during warm weather.
The remedy for these is scalding water,
an application of corrosive sublimate
solution and a coat of varnish, which
( had better be left to a furniture dealer
to administer boston Globe.