IMPROVEMENTS IN MATERIALS OR COM- POSITIONS FOR DESTROYING INSECTS OR PARASITES ON ANIMALS AND PLANTS, ALSO APPLICABLE FOR CERTAIN CURATIVE AND OTHER PURPOSES
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Joseph Wilson, of Penrith, in the County of Cumber-
land, Chemist, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MATERIALS OR COM-
POSITIONS FOR DESTROYING INSECTS OR PARASITES ON ANIMALS AND PLANTS,
ALSO APPLICABLE FOR CERTAIN CURATIVE AND OTHER PURPOSES."
Sealed the 10th April 1879, and dated the 12th December 1878.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Joseph Wilson at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 12th December 1878.
JOSEPH WILSON, of Penrith, in the County of Cumberland, Chemist.
"IM-
PROVEMENTS IN MATERIALS OR COMPOSITIONS FOR DESTROYING INSECTS OR
PARASITES ON ANIMALS AND PLANTS, ALSO APPLICABLE FOR CERTAIN CURATIVE
AND OTHER PURPOSES."
•
The object of this Invention is improvements in materials or compositions for
forming a dip for sheep and other animals, for destroying insects or parasites thereon,
and for the cure of certain diseases, such as scab, foot rot, for foul in cattle; or run-
ning thrush in horsse, also for use as an anti-smut composition, likewise for pro-
tecting the seed from the ravages of crows and the like, also for the destruction of
green lice, caterpillars, parasites, or mildew, for preventing or curing the same. The
improved composition or material may also be used as a powerful disinfectant.
My improved composition is made as follows, videlicet:-I dissolve about fifty
pounds weight of brown grease, tallow, whalefoot's or other grease, and about
twenty-five pounds of resin; to this I add about fifty pounds of soda ash (or an
equivalent proportion of caustic soda or caustic potash), and about twenty five
pounds of borax, and boil gently, continually stirring until thoroughly incorpo-
rated; I then add about seventy five pounds of number 5 carbolic acid, and
boil until well mixed; to this I add about fifty pounds of liquor calcis sulphidum
[Price 4d1

page_text: (which may be made as hereinafter described) and continue boiling until well in-
corporated; lastly, I add about eighty pounds of extract of tobacco, and mix
thoroughly. A sulpho-glycerole carbolate of nicotine will thus be formed, soluble
in cold water and destructive to all parasites.
My improved composition may be used as follows:-
About five pounds of the composition can be dissolved in about two gallons of
boiling water and about twenty gallons of cold water added for every twenty five
sheep to be dipped. The sheep to be dipped in the usual way and kept in a full
minute.
To pour sheep. Dissolve about five pounds of the composition in about two
gallons of boiling water and add about three and a half gallons of cold water, which
will be nearly a quart for each sheep.
For scab. Make the dip twice the strength of the ordinary dip, hereinbefore
described, and keep the sheep in the dip a little longer. The dip to be made about
new-milk-warm.
For scab, to pour.-Dissolve about five pounds of the dip in about two gallons of
boiling water, and add one and a half to two gallons of cold water; apply about one
quart to each sheep, or the parts affected may be rubbed with a little of the compo-
sition as an ointment.
For smearing. Two pounds of this composition mixed in with a gallon of tar
and grease will be found effectual in destroying lice and ticks.
For foot rot in sheep apply the composition as an ointment, or dissolve about five
pounds in about ten gallons of water and allow the sheep to stand in it four or five
minutes.
For foul in cattle or running thrush in horses, apply the composition as an oint-
ment, first paring and cleaning out the parts affected.
For use as an anti-smut composition, about one and a half pounds of the compo-
sition is dissolved in about five quarts of water and thoroughly mixed with about
six imperial bushels of wheat or other grain; also for protecting the seed from the
ravages of crows and the like.
For mange in horses, dogs, and other animals, I dissolve about one pound of the
composition in about half a gallon of boiling water and apply to the parts affected
while the solution is lukewarm.
For plants, the composition may be used as follows:-Dissolve about one pound
of the composition in about two gallons of water and sprinkle or syringe upon plants,
trees, or other vegetation to be treated.
I would here observe that a very important feature in my Invention is that the
sulphur of the sulphide of calcium is in a soluble form, and is easily absorbed by the
pores of the wool of sheep, giving it nutriment, producing an active and healthy
flow of the yolk or suint, producing wool of increased growth, fine lustre, and
strength of staple, thereby adding immensely to the profit of the flock-master, and
also producing an improved material for the manufacturer.
It is well known that sulphur plays a very important part in all growing wool,
hence the advantage of being able to apply this article in a form easily available for
keeping the skin of the sheep in a fine healthy condition.
The soluble sulphur in combination with the carbolic acid and the nicotine of the
extract of tobacco is of the greatest importance for the destruction of all parasites,
and also as a powerful disinfectant.
The dip also effects another great advantage after drying on the skin and the
fibres of the wool, forming a fine elastic pellicle or varnish, thereby throwing off the
rain water and keeping the sheep warm and healthy.
The mode of manufacture of the improved composition can be altered or modified
according to circumstances. The following proportions and mode of making will
also answer well, videlicet:-One hundred and sixty pounds of extract of tobacco,
one hundred and fifty pounds of carbolic acid, No. 5, one hundred pounds of liquor
calcis sulphidum, twelve to fifteen pounds of gelatine, strong size, or glue, thirty

page_text: pounds of caustic soda or caustic potash, one hundred pounds of grease, tallow, or
any suitable hard oil or grease, one hundred pounds of water, and fifty pounds of
borax.
Boil the water, caustic soda, or potash and borax with the gelatine, size, or glue
until thoroughly combined; add the grease or tallow, and boil and mix; afterwards
add the carbolic acid and thoroughly mix with the other ingredients; add the liquor
calcis sulphidum and incorporate; then reduce the temperature and thoroughly mix
in the extract of tobacco.
To make the liquor calcis sulpbidum I put in an iron boiler about two hundred
pounds of sulphur and add about one hundred pounds of fresh burned lime; I pour
upon these about one hundred gallons of water and boil until all are thoroughly
dissolved.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Joseph Wilson in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 12th June
1879.
"IM-
JOSEPH WILSON, of Penrith, in the County of Cumberland, Chemist.
PROVEMENTS IN MATERIALS OR COMPOSITIONS FOR DESTROYING INSECTS OR
PARASITES ON ANIMALS AND PLANTS, ALSO APPLICABLE FOR CERTAIN CURATIVE
AND OTHER PURPOSES."
The object of this Invention is improvements in materials or compositions for
forming a dip for sheep and other animals, for destroying insects or parasites
thereon, and for the cure of certain diseases, such as scab, foot rot, for foul in cattle
or running thrush in horses; also for use as an anti-smut composition; likewise for
protecting the seed from the ravages of crows and the like; also for the destruc-
tion of green lice, caterpillars, parasites, or mildew, for preventing or curing the
same. The improved composition or material may also be used as a powerful
disinfectant.
My improved composition is made as follows, videlicet:-I dissolve about fifty
pounds weight of brown grease, tallow, whalefoot's or other grease, and about
twenty five pounds of resin; to this I add about fifty pounds of soda ash (or an
equivalent proportion of caustic soda or caustic potash), and about twenty five
pounds of borax, and boil gently, continually stirring until thoroughly incorporated.
I then add about seventy five pounds of number 5 carbolic acid, and boil until well
mixed; to this I add about thirty pounds of liquor calcis sulphidum (which may be
made as hereinafter described) and continue boiling until well incorporated; lastly,
I add about eighty pounds of extract of tobacco, and mix thoroughly. A sulpho-
glycerole carbolate of nicotine will thus be formed, soluble in cold water and destruc-
tive to all parasites.
My improved composition may be used as follows:-
About five pounds of the composition can be dissolved in about two gallons of
boiling water, and about twenty gallons of cold water added for every twenty five
sheep to be dipped. The sheep to be dipped in the usual way and kept in a full
minute.
To pour sheep. Dissolve about five pounds of the composition in about two
gallons of boiling water and add about three and a half gallons of cold water, which
will be nearly a quart for each sheep.
For scab. Make the dip twice the strength of the ordinary dip herein before
described, and keep the sheep in the dip a little longer. The dip to be made about
new-milk-warm.
For scab, to pour.-Dissolve about five pounds of the dip in about two gallons of
boiling water and add one and a half to two gallons of cold water; apply about one
quart to each sheep; or the parts affected may be rubbed with a little of the com-
position as an ointment.
For smearing.--Two pounds of this composition mixed in with a gallon of tar and
grease will be found effectual in destroying lice and ticks.
For foot rot in sheep, apply the composition as an ointment, or dissolve about five
pounds in about ten gallons of water, and allow the sheep to stand in it four or five
minutes.
For foul in cattle or running thrush in horses, apply the composition as an oint-
ment, first paring and cleaning out the parts affected.
For use as an anti-smut composition, about one and a half pounds of the compo-
sition is dissolved in about five quarts of water and thoroughly mixed with about
six imperial bushels of wheat or other grain; also for protecting the seed from the
ravages of crows and the like.
For mange in horses, dogs, and other animals, I dissolve about one pound of the

page_text: composition in about half a gallon of boiling water and apply to the parts affectedl
while the solution is lukewarm.
For plants, the composition may be used as follows:-Dissolve about one pound
of the composition in about two gallons of water and sprinkle or syringe upon
plants, trees, or other vegetation to be treated.
I would here observe that a very important feature in my Invention is that the
sulphur of the sulphide of calcium is in a soluble form, and is easily absorbed by the
pores of the wool of sheep, giving it nutriment, producing an active and healthy
flow of the yolk or suint, producing wool of increased growth, fine lustre, and
strength of staple, thereby adding immensely to the profit of the flock-master, and.
also producing an improved material for the manufacturer.
It is well known that sulphur plays a very important part in all growing wool,
hence the advantage of being able to apply this article in a form easily available for
keeping the skin of the sheep in a fine healthy condition.
The soluble sulphur in combination with the carbolic acid and the nicotine of the
extract of tobacco is of the greatest importance for the destruction of all parasites,
and also as a powerful disinfectant.
The dip also effects another great advantage after drying on the skin and. the
fibres of the wool, forming a fine elastic pellicle or varnish, thereby throwing off the
rain water and keeping the sheep warm and healthy.
The mode of manufacture of the improved composition can be altered or modified
according to circumstances. The following proportions and mode of making will
also answer well, videlicet:-About one hundred and sixty pounds of extract of
tobacco, one hundred and fifty pounds of carbolic acid, No. 5, sixty pounds of liquor
calcis sulphidum, twelve to fifteen pounds of gelatine, strong size, or glue, thirty
pounds of caustic soda or caustic potash, one hundred pounds of grease, tallow, or
any suitable hard oil or grease, one hundred pounds of water, and fifty pounds of
borax.
Boil the water, caustic soda, or potash and borax with the gelatine, size, or gluc
until thoroughly combined, add the grease or tallow, and boil and mix; afterwards
add the carbolic acid and thoroughly mix with the other ingredients; add the liquor
calcis sulphiduin, and incorporate; then reduce the temperature and thoroughly mix
in the extract of tobacco.
To make the liquor calcis sulphidum, I put in an iron boiler about two hundred
pounds of sulphur, and add about one hundred pounds of fresh burned lime; I pour
upon these about one hundred gallons of water, and boil until all are thoroughly
dissolved.
Having now described the nature of my said Invention and the manner of per-
forming the same, what I claim is,-
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The improvements in materials or compositions, hereinbefore described, for
destroying insects or parasites on animals and plants, also applicable for certain
curative and other purposes.
In witness whereof, I, the said Joseph Wilson, have hereto set my hand
and seal, this Eleventh day of June, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and seventy nine.
JOSEPH WILSON. (L.S.)