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larvae by placing the infested wood in a closed room or retort 
and exposing it to the fumes of bi-sulphide of carbon. Consider- 
noted that any of these substances applied to polished wood destroy 
the polish. Bamboos used i i 
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thoroughly soaked in water, they are found to be resistant to 
as they dry, whereas, by first soaking the bamboos in water the 
larvae are drowned. 
Many substances have been employed for the purpose of render- 
ing wood less inflammable, borax ‘and salts of ammonia being 
amongst the most satisfactor 
It is not the intention in this article to describe fully the 
@ most important work recently published in this country is 
a book entitled ‘‘The Preservation of Wood,” by Mr. A. J. Wallis- 
Tayler.* It is really an elaboration of a lecture given by 
the author before the Royal Society of Arts, early in 1914 
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year. commences with a chapter on the history of 
wood preservation, followed by a chapter on the destruction of 
wood by deca d the ravages of insects, marine worms, &c 
There is then a chapter on seasoning and drying with various 
tables and diagrams showing moisture contents, &c., of different 
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