The white ant is not confined to country places, but is just as apt 

 to occur in the midst of towns, and especially in buildings which are 

 surrounded by open lawns containing growing trees and flower beds 

 richly manured. 



REMEDIES AND PREVENTIVES. 



The first means of protection consists in surrounding all libra- 

 ries or buildings in which articles of value are stored with clear 



Fig. i.—Tcrmc>i Jtavijics: a, queen; h, iiympli o\' winged temale; c, worker; </, soldier— all 



eiilarfi:ed (oriKi'uU). 



spaces and graveled or asphalted walks. The normal habit of these 

 insects of breeding in decaying stumps and partially rotted posts or 

 boards immediately suggests the wisdom of the prompt removal of 

 all such material which would otherwise facilitate the formation or 

 perpetuation of their colonies. Complete dr3aiess in buildings is an 

 important means of rendering them safe from attack, and the pres- 

 ence of fl3"ing termites at anj^ time in the spring or summer should 

 be followed immediately by a prompt investigation to locate the col- 

 ony and determine the possibilities of damage. The point of emer- 

 gence of winged individuals may approximately, though not alwa3's, 

 indicate the location of the colony, and if it can be got at by the 



