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to the bush and touch each one of these worms. I have found 
that this will kill them dead, and it is the only thing that has 
been a success with me. 
Mr. Smith: In order to make the paris green an effective 
poison, it is necessary that the caterpillars should eat it. It 
will do no good to sprinkle it on them. 
Dr. Frisselle: I tried the experiment of sprinkling a solution 
of paris green on my raspberries. The worms ate the rasp- 
berries, leaves and all, and seemed to be just as well as ever. I 
don’t know whether they ate the paris green or not, but I pre- 
sume they spit it out. (Laughter. ) 
Mts. Kennedy: I tried the paris green on my vines, and the 
worms seemed to thrive on it. I don’t think that paris green 
will kill them. 
The Secretary: I will tell you how to kill them on the plum 
trees. Just take kerosene oil and squirt it on them. 
President Underwood: Why can’t you spray raspberries in 
the same way? 
Dr. Frisselle: Because it kills the foliage. 
Mr. Harris: I had considerable experience with the Orchard 
caterpillar. We go over the orchard and wherever we see 
their eggs, we gather and destroy them. Im the spring, 
we keep watch, and, when we see their nests in the forks of 
the branches of the trees, we just take a swab and some 
strong soap suds, or kerosene, and go over the tree two or 
three times. This remedy is recommended by the older ento- 
mologists. I have also killed them by powder, and by burning 
them in their tents. 
Mr. Dartt: Rubbing a stick covered with kerosene in the 
fork of the tree will destroy them. I have heard of a way of 
killing bed bugs. that perhaps could be used for these cater- 
pillars. There was an old soldier traveling through the coun- 
try, and one day, becoming hungry, he stopped at a lady’s 
house and asked for his dinner, telling her that in return he 
would give her a sure and simple remedy for killing bed bugs. 
After a hearty meal had been finished, he drew from his pocket 
some rotten wood which he crushed between.his fingers, and 
then gave the lady the following directions: ‘‘Approach 
their retreat very cautiously, avoiding all unnecessary 
commotion, and having located a bug, by a quick and dexterous 
movement of the hand seize him by the shoulders and then 
holding him up to the light, squeeze him. If you exercise the 
proper care in squeezing him he will ‘‘gawp.” When he 
