Improvements in Fly Papers.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 9th Oct., 1896-Accepted, 30th Jan., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fly Papers.
TIMOTHY LE BEAU 42 Edward Square Caledonian Road N. Shop Assistant do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A fly paper having the same method of using as the poisonous ones now in use
but being perfectly non-poisonous to human beings or domesticated animals the
idea is to extract the poisonous properties from one or all the specie of plants
having the botanical name of pyrethrum and impregnate an unsized paper with the
extract a paper so impregnated would be perfectly harmless has the plants of that
specie is poisonous only to non vertabrated animals.
Dated this 13th day of February 1896.
TIMOTHY LE BEAU.
TIMOTHY LE BEAU 42 Edward Square Caledonian Road London Shop Assistant
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
The improvement to consist of a fly paper harmless to human beings or domes-
ticated animals the invention is to extract the poisonous properties of any of the
specie of plants known as the pyrethrums preference being given to the one known
has the pyretherum roseum and impregnate any unsized paper. The extract is to be
obtained by any of the following processes
1. A decoction that is take a quantity of the flowers of the plant named place them
with sufficient water to well cover them in a closed vessel and gradually bring them
to boiling point keeping them at that point sufficient time to extract the poisonous
properties about 30 minuets being sufficient allow to cool and then strain.
2. An infusion that is take a quantity of the flowers of the plant named and pour
over them sufficient water at boiling point to well cover them allowing them to stand in
a warm place a sufficient time to extract the poisonous properties about 30 minuets
allow to cool and then strain.
3. A tincture that is take the flowers of the plant named ground and soak in pure
alchohol in the proportion of 1 of flowers to 20 of alchohol allowing them to soak
for 40 days and then filter.
4. By distillation that is take a quantity of the flowers and soak them in sufficient
water to well cover them for 14 days keeping them well covered during the time
then place the whole mass in a retort and gradually bring them to a temprature
of 120 degrees Fahrenhiet allowing the vapours to pass through a condenser into a
vessel placed to recieve them keeping at that temprature till all moisture has ceased
to fall into the vessell the opperation is then complete.

page_text: To use the first 3 processes thoroughly saturate the paper in the (resulting liquid
and then dry.
To use the last thoroughly saturate the paper in a mixture of about 2 parts extract
to 16 of water and then dry.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The adapting or using the plants named pyretherums to the purpose of poisoning any
specie of fly.
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TIMOTHY LE BEAU.