The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-14
Z EMEDIES FOR FLEAS
GIVEN IN a BIJLLE TIN

and young heas are Of item found in the
straw, feathers and waste In such
places. Where chicken houses a s.l
sheds are! found to be infested the
manure should be hauled away an1
spread In fields. UNNECESSARY rub
hish and dry animal matter should be
piled up and burned. The. groundt
the door Of outhouses, q III similar
places where the breeding IS supposed
to occur should be sprayed with zero.
sehe or crude petroleum sprtnkI!.eui
about. An inexpensive preventing
rfieasure As the liberal use OF SAL
scattered about the breeding piaess
thoroi, IN wttinEs with ESter have
been Found to keep n5as ous el-poui-
try runs in Texas anu salt wa az.
from the Gulf Is used extensively ZOE
this purpose along the coast.
where II is supposed that dogs
Ar cats are largely responsible Tor
1 the infestation it. is desire Bile TO com
nel them to sleep IN q definite place
IN order that the eggs from the meas
e AZ E aeStroygd. "A few gunny sacks
| oT mat for INFESTED animals 10
siaai, MOON VIII be found to contain
! treat majority Of the eggs anu
these can be destroyed by shakins
the cloths over fire or exposing Ghsm
On bare spot to the rays OF the
sun.
where ieas are found to be breed
ing in the house itself the hrst step
Is to sweep up all the dust and pnrn
it. Floor coverings should pc Ie-
floor scrubbed with strong soap suds.
Various insecticides have also been
found to be effective but many q
i these are either dangerous to health
.. or injurious to various articles.
sulphur Fumigation.
FUN igation with sulphur Fumes Or
hvdrocyanfc-actd gas has also been
employed to rid dwellings Of meas.
Both Of these have the additional
advantage Of killing rats and mice
as well as heas but sulphur Is open pen
metal and INJURIES plants. Hydrocy-
anic-acid gas is SO deadly that its
use except under expert direction IS
quite out Of the question. In fum1-
Rating with sulphur four pounds to
each i 900 cubic feet OF space should
4 be used. The sulphur is piled up
leone shaped IN pan, which is placed
IN = iarRer pan or tub OF water to
avoid fife from the Heat generated:
\ A depression Is made In the top OF
the cone OF sulphur, little aicohoI
lnoured into 1t. and match applied.
iThe room to be fumiSated shouAa
1 be tightly closed Beforehand ana
kept closed from ten to twelve hours
4 Az the end OF that time the doors
and windows should be opened from
the outside and the room thoroughly
aired before 1t is entered.
Various, methods OF trapping 1eas
have been tried at one time or an
other, but none Of these appear TO
be of as much practical value as the
methods already discussed. It is
well to remember. however; that the
/ flea can not jump upward very far
Ia few inches being the usual
llinai t-and for this reason IL the legs
are protected person is rarely bit
ton. IN plague infested treas where
4 it is 81 the utmost importanc to
prevent even a single flea from BIT
II ing man ny pager has sometimes
been wrapped around the legs ana
the heas that jump against It have
been caught and dlled in this way.
/ IN badly infested regions It Is also
possible to isolate the bed II SUM-
cfently high, by taking care to keep
the clothing from hanging down. e
| the legs Of the bed are sufficiently
rough to nable tn feas to CLIMB
up them, they should be placed IN
large pans Of water or dypaper
should be wrapped around them.