The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-14
REMEDIES FOR FL-EAS
GIVEN IN a BULLETIN

and young feas are often found In the
straw, feathers and waste IN sucn
places. Where chicken houses ana
sheds are found to be infested me
manure should be hauled away anu
spread In fields. Uni3scessary .rnp-
Dish and dry animal matter should pc
piled up and burned. The grpnnq.
the floor of outhouses, aNi s1mAaE
places where the breeding Is supposed
to OCCUR should be sprayed with Kero-
sene or crude petroleum sprtnk iea
about An inexpensive preventive
measure is the liberal use of salt
! scattered about the breeding places
thorough Writings with :E.ter have
been found to Keep los ous HA-poul-
try runs in Texas ana saat We
from the Gulf is used extensively ZOE
\ this purpose along the coast.
Where 1t is supposed that dogs
| or cats are largely Responsible ZOE
the infestation It is desirable to com.
pei them to sleep in a definite plaee
be Contaminated and thus more
easily destroyed. "A few gunny sacks
OF q mat for infested animals TO
sleep upon Will be found to contain
/ a great majority of the eggs ano
these can be destroyed by shaking
the cloths over fire or exposing chem
on a bare spot to the rays OF 1ne
tsun.
Where heas are found to be breed
ling in the house itself the hrst stel
is to sweep up all the dust ano pur l
lit. Floor coverings should De re,
moved aired and beaten, ana sns
various insecticides have also peen
| found to be effective but many q
these are either dangerous to heath
or iniprfous to various articles.
Sulphur Fumigation.
Fumieation with sulphur fumes q
,hydrocyanic-actd gas has also been
lemployed to rid dwellings OF Aeas.
Both Of these have the additional
advantage OF killing rats and mice
las we'll as heas but sulphur is open
Ito the objection that it oorredes
metal and Injuries plants. Hydrocy-
lanic-acid gas is SO deadly that It's L.
use except under expert d1re &c on, =
quite out of the question. In fum1-
lgating with sulphur four pounds 70
each 1000 cubic feet of space should
.lbe used. The sulphur is piled up
cone shaped in pan. which is placeo
In a larger pan or tub OF water g
4 avoid fire from the heat generated
"a depression is made in the TOP q
I the cone OF sulphur iitgie aAS S, :.
poured into it. and q match applied
The room to be fumtgated should
lbe tightly closed beforehand ane
kept closed from ten to twelve hours.
At the end OF that time the doors
and windows should be opened from
tfhe outside and the room thoroughly
4 aired before it is entered.
Various methods OF trapping heas
have been tried at one time or an
other, but none Of these appear t.
Ebe of as much practical value as tns
1 methods already discussed. It Is
we'll to remember. however. that the
flea can not jump upward very Ia1 "a,
"a few inches being the usual
lAmit-and for this reason Is the legs
are projected person is rarely bit
ten. In plague infested areas where
4 it is Of the utmost importanc e
prevent even single flea from bit
ing man fly paper has sometimes
/ been wrapped around the legs and
the ieas that jump against it have
been caught and killed in this way.
IN badly infested regions It Is also
possible to isolate the bed i SUN
ciently high, by taking care to Keep
the clothing from hanging down, Il
the legs OF the bed are sufficiently
rough to nable TIA feas to climb
up them, they should be placed IN
large pans Of water or dypaper