Improvements relating to the "Destruction of Ants, Hares, Moles, and other Insects and Animals."
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Jan., 1897
Complete Specification Left 30th July 1897--Accented 24th Dec.
1807
Date of Application, 6th Jan., 1897
Complete Specification Left 30th July, 1897--Accepted, 24th Dec 1807
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
66 Improvements relating to the "Destruction of Ants, Hares, Moles,
and other Insects and Animals."
I, ANTONIO GUBBA, Merchant, of Calle Uruguay No: 1154 Buenos Ayres, in
the Argentine Republic, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Having for a long time carefully studied the method of destroying ants, hares
or moles and other insects and animals which cause great damage to growing
agriculture, I have devised an apparatus and certain ingredients for destroying
such insects and animals.
In the accompanying drawings:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved apparatus, Figure 2 is a sectional
view,
Figure 3 a view of an air pump,
Figure 4 a section of the pump.
A is a tube made of any suitable material provided with a bronze coupling
which prevents the corrosion of wear and tear caused by the action of heat passing
through its interior, and facilitates the movements which are necessary to carry
out its application to the holes or cavities where the apparatus is to be operated.
In figure 1 the heater is shown in perspective with an air-tight closure or
cover B, C show the air openings and G indicates the tube communicating with
the air-pump through a rubber tube as shown in Figure 2 the outer casing
includes an inner drum D communicating with the tube A conveying the smoke
to the ant-destroyer and the series of vent holes which isolate the heat radiated
from the interior furnace. The ingredients are introduced into the drum D.
The tube in case of necessity may connect with an air-pump or bellows for the
impulsion or impelling of the smoke. This is merely an incidental application,
as the employment of these means for the impulsion of the smoke is not strictly
necessary, as will be seen further on in the description of the ingredients.
Figures 3 and 4 represent a view of the pump for impelling the air, showing
the interior in such a manner that the details of construction may be fully
appreciated, as well as the rubber tube which communicates the pump with the
apparatus.
By the construction described I prevent the escape of noxious or toxic gases
and their aspiration by the operator and it is not necessary to use bellows or air
pumps for impelling the smoke, as the combustion of the cartridge formed as herein
after described produces a pressure of gases which causes the smoke to take the
only channel there is through the pipe A.
Further, the cartridge, while accelerating the introduction of the smoke into
the ant-hill or other cavities where it is to be operated, prevents any possible
interruptions which might be caused through negligence in the use of a bellows,
or pump and also the danger, mentioned above, of the aspiration of the toxic gases
by the operator.

page_text: Nitrate or potassium.
The cartridge or lozenge thus composed, is perfectly combustible and as soon as
the match is applied to its extremity is burned, owing to the sulphur, antimony,
chlorate and nitrate of potassium which it contains and which renders impossible
any explosion which might be feared because of the components entering into
its preparation.
--As soon as the cartridge with lighted match is deposited in the interior of the
apparatus and the latter is closed, and while the former is slowly burning, the
operator can busy himself in covering the mouths of the ant hills or cavity, when-
ever he sees smoke escaping.
In case the ant hill or cavity should be entirely covered or completely filled by
smoke, there would be no danger of any kind, as the safety valve fixed on the
cover of the apparatus, as shown in Figure 1, will prevent any possible accident.
The above description will clearly show the efficiency of our insecticide
apparatus.
Favorable results may also be obtained with the apparatus by making a fire
in the interior furnace and, instead of the cartridge, introducing a spoonful of
yellow sulphide of arsenic or other suitable material which will produce sufficient
smoke to fill the subterraneous cavities by impelling the same by means of bellows
or an air pump, whereby good results are obtained."
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C. Agents.
"Improvements relating to the Destruction of Ants, Hares, Moles,
and other Insects and Animals."
I, ANTONIO GUBBA, Merchant, of Calle Uruguay No. 1154, &, 1282 Calle de
Piedad Buenos Ayres, in the Argentine Republic, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be par-
ticularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
Having for a long time carefully studied the method of destroying ants, hares
or moles and other insects and animals which cause great damage to growing
agriculture, I have devised an apparatus and certain ingredients for destroying
such insects and animals.
In the drawings filed with the provisional Specification:-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved apparatus, Figure 2 is a sectional
view,
Figure 3 a view of an air pump,
Figure 4 a section of the pump.
A is a tube made of any suitable material provided with a bronze coupling
which prevents the corrosion or wear and tear caused by the action of heat passing
through its interior, and facilitates the movements which are necessary to carry
out its application to the holes or cavities where the apparatus is to be operated.
In figure 1 the heater is shown in perspective with an air-tight closure or

page_text: cover B, C show the air openings and G indicates the tube communicating with
air pump through a rubber tube as shown in figure 2, the outer casing
includes an inner drum D communicating with the tube A conveying, the smoke
to the ant-destroyer and the series of vent holes which isolate the heat radiated
from the interior furnace. The ingrediments are introduced into the drum D..
The tube in case of necessity may connect with an air-pump or bellows for the
impulsion or impelling of the smoke. This is merely an incidental application,
as the employment of these means for the impelling of the smoke is not strictly
necessary as will be seen further on in the description of the ingredients.
Figures 3 & 4 represent a view of the pump for impelling the air, showing
the interior in such a manner that the details of construction may be fully
appreciated as well as the rubber tube which communicates the pump with the
apparatus.
By the construction described I prevent the escape of noxious or toxic gases
and their aspiration by the operator and it is not necessary to use bellows or air
pumps for impelling the smoke, as the combustion of the cartridge formed as herein-
after described produces a pressure of gases which causes the smoke to take the
only channel there is through the pipe A.
Further, the cartridge, while accelerating the introduction of the smoke into
the anthill or other cavities where it is to be operated prevents any possible
interruptions which might be caused through negligence in the use of a bellows,
or pump and also the danger, mentioned above, of the aspiration of the toxic gases
by the operator. The lozenge or cartridge as the case.may be consists of the follow-
ing substances.,
Arsenic
Chlorate of potassium
Antimony
Sulphur
670 Grams.
50 Grams.
80 Grams.
Nitrate of potassium
150 Grams.
50 Grams.
1000 Grams.
These ingredients are pulverized and then intimately mixed to provide the
required composition. The arsenic and antimony are employed in their com-
mercial form, viz,-arsenic trioxide, and antimony, either needle antimony,
trioxide or trisulphide. The cartridge or lozenge thus composed is perfectly com-
bustible and as soon as the match is applied to its extremity is burned owing to
the sulphur, antimony, chlorate and nitrate of potassium which it contains and
renders impossible any explosion which might be feared because of the components
entering into its preparation. As soon as the cartridge with lighted match is
deposited in the interior of the apparatus and the latter is closed and while the
former is slowly burning the operator can busy himself in covering the mouths of
the anthills or cavity wherever he sees the smoke escaping.
In case the anthill or cavity should be entirely covered or completely filled by
the smoke there would be no danger of any kind as the safety valve fixed on the
cover of the apparatus as shown in Figure 1 will prevent any possible accident.
The above description will clearly show the efficiency of our insecticide apparatus.
Favourable results may also be obtained with the apparatus by making a fire
in the interior furnace, and, instead of the cartridge, introducing a spoonfil of
yellow sulphide of arsenic or other suitable material which will produce sufficient
smoke to fill the subterraneous cavities by impelling the same by means of bellows
or an air pump, whereby good results are obtained.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is;
1. An apparatus for use in the destruction of ants, hares, moles, and other
insects and animals consisting of a receptacle capable of being closed gas tight

page_text: into which the substance capable of generating poisonous fumes on ignition is
introduced, from which the fumes are conducted to the place of operation sub-
stantially as described and illustrated.
2. An apparatus for use in the destruction of ants, hares, moles, and other
insects and animals consisting of a receptacle capable of being closed gas tight
into which the substance capable of generating poisonous fumes on ignition is
introduced, and from which the fumes are forced by means of an air pump to
the place of operation the air serving at the same time for combustion substantially
as described and illustrated.
3. In means for the destruction of ants, hares, moles and other insects and
animals the use of a lozenge or cartridge of Arsenic, Potassium Chlorate, Antimony
Sulphur and potassium nitrate for slow combustion within a fumigating apparatus
substantially as and for the purpose described and illustrated.
4. In improvements relating to the destruction of ants, hares, moles and other
insects and animals substantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated.
Dated this 29th day of July 1891.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham. Agents.