The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-21
TTORn PEST DISCUSSED.
1,vssroNER BAKER TELLS now
- ExTERMfxATE THEM.
-. neeipes for Various Remedies
- EXPLAINS Their Application
a..eniesl Preparations Harmless
vSea They Are Properly Used.

= pater state commissioner OF hor-
...,,v,e. Yesterday sent out an interview
4 ~ pest Of worms. which topic Is Of
r..rss interest 10 the farmers and hor-
sysrifurists OF the state. Numerous In
rs,t1e have reached his ONCE from vari-
- ans OF the state. and In some sec
- ia pest is said to be quite serious.
!, soaking Of the matter, Mr.. Baker
~ s,.,.. ,a -.
..rfu,d moth. commonly called cut
-r~na The best known method for de-
v...s.~ them is the use Of arsenical pois-
= ~ the reason that worms take their
~ - chewing, and the easiest means
q taipg them is to poison what they
=. subsisting on.
~ arsenicaI poisons Paris green IS
- ussd, In the proportion Of one pound
y Pms green to ls0 gallons OF water.
- q four pounds OF lime Ia also neces-
~ q prevent the caustic properties OF
4. PARIS green from burning the foli-
- The mixture should be constantly
srissted TO prevent the Paris green from
Srhfsx to the bottom. and should be
~v.ined to facilitate spraying.
s<fbo aduiteration OF Paris green Il 80
eu.u,,ent that Of late years other arseni-
a eoluiions have been substituted. The
- INST used Is arsenite OF lime. which
~ a. advantage OF cheapness whore
Srrs application Is necessary. and Is
Mgsiy q homemade compound. made as
Tissolve one pound Of white arsenic
= I eail0n OF hot water, Add two pounds
Z ssisoda, and boil fifteen or twenty
ributes. when the arsenic and soda are
iforoushiy dissolved add another gallon
X water. Take one quart OF this COM
eeunA for twenty-five gallons OF water.
"a STIR well. Stake six pounds OF fresh
~ In twenty-five gallons of water. and
"a he water containing the arsenic,
VAich gives nifty gallons Of arserste OF
- sp!ayins material at very moder-
srhs gypsy moth may be cffectuaily
0fermlnated by the use OF arsenste OF
~, which possesses some advantages
M other arsenicai preparations.
IT II prepared by combining approx
naiely three parts arsenate OF soda with
0wsn parts acetate Of lead. From ono
y ten pounds OF .Arsenate Of lead are
~ With 1b0 gallons OF water. two quarts
\ glucose being added to cause 1t to ad-
with regard to the danger Of using
49, preparations quote from bulletin
4 NJ University ~ California. which 10
fnsded AZ first-class authority.
should be borne in mind that srse.
ta very DANGEROUS poison; and that
nflDAls especially should care he taken
y ~ manufacture of home made COM
punda as tho handling necessary In these
- increases the danger from poison
19Aed. arsenic In perfectly harmless.
~ there IL no excuse for anyone be-
01lnx In any way affected by H..
'These Ii In the minds of some people
Nov from the use OF fruit protected
\ spraying. but this apprehension IL GER
31nly without foundation. There In yet
\ Be found the fifst case Of injury re-
4lting In this way. In all reported cases
~ have come under our observation
y symphonic were In no case anything
~ those that might he produced by
1senic. IL 10, nevertheless, truo that q
rain amount of arsenic remains on the
ut. and that no one sprays any com
Hing some Of the material into the
&mth or lungs; In some cases even
&Dugh 70 he recognized In the excre-
sas We have known a few cases In
llach the person applying the poison was
afeless enough TO become slightly at
beled by the symptoms OF chronic arsenic
p1sonins These eases simply show the
M Of great care In handling the pols-
Alsty when care IL taken.
~Beeretary Sessions, OF the gypsy tn
egninlssion. says In tho work we had
4diess trouble at nrst from the fears
the people that the extensive spray
= ~ en- FRIED on would injure cattle. hens
"a children. People were much afraid Of
and We had much trouble TO COM
IAce them that there was no danger,
4s tried many experiments The director
~ accustomed, when he went about
9oking after the work. to allow his horse
y feed under the trees where tho spray
~ hal been done. 80 that people might
- that there was no dagger from the
NEis green. Ills horse did not show any
~ edscts from eating this grass
~. Baker also cited other cases which
~ 10 show that the spray, when used
Win proper precautions. u perfectly