420 REMEDIES. 



KKMEDV NO. ll'.K 



To destroy weevils in coffee, rice, etc., fill into an air tight 

 vessel, leaving a little space for a lamp or candle inside ; when 

 the candle or lamp is lighted, fasten on the cover tight. If 

 perfectly air tight the lamp will l)urn up all the oxygen in the 

 vessel and will then go out, thus creating a vacuum in the 

 vessel; open in two days and all the beetles (weevils) will be 

 found on top dead. I noticed this in an English authority 

 sometime ago, and have tried several experiments with wheat, 

 rice, middlings, etc., and found it very effective. 



Note. — A shipment of coffee was received in this city nearly 

 two vears ago seriouslv infested bv weevil. 



REMEDY NO. 120. 



When fiour or middlings, in sacks, are infested, place the 

 sack in the sun, and as the beetles gather upon the outside 

 sweep off and destroy. 



REMEDY NO. 121. 



Paris green dusted in and around infested places, etc., will 

 effectually destroy cockroaches. No. 81 will also be effective 

 if applied at intervals of twenty-four hours. Remember, great 

 care should l)e taken in using Paris green where there are 

 children, as it is a deadly poison. Tliis caution also applies 

 to the following : Arsenic mixed in corn meal and molasses, 

 enough to form a dough ; or arsenic mixed in mashed pota- 

 toes, laid in places that the roaches can readi, will effectually 

 destroy them if repeated at intervals. 



