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and apparatus m his mill and subject it to a thorough steaming. 

 The sad experience of this miller is related by himself and is 

 quoted here in full from Dr. Bryce's bulletin (26): 



"In the meantime we took down our machinery and subjected it 

 to steaming. Every part was thoroughly steamed. The mill was 

 swept down, and subjected to sulphur fumes. The walls, ceilings, 

 etc., were cleaned, and elevator spouts and loose wooden work 

 burnt up. Paper bags and hundreds of dollars' worth of goods 

 were burnt in the furnace, while the other bags, elevator belts, 

 and cups were boiled for hours in a cauldron of water. The ma- 

 chines and all parts that were not destroyed were then burnt by 

 means of a kerosene torch, which flamed and smoked through and 

 around every part of them until we considered we had everything 

 clean and ready for putting together again. 



"But on the 19th of September, the Local Government passed 

 an Order in Council compelling us to take more stringent steps, 

 and on the 20th of September, we received an order from Dr. 

 Brycp, which stated that before placing our machinery in position 

 we should subject it to a thorough disinfecting process in a strong 

 room, so arranged that steam under pressure might be drawn or 

 driven into it. 



"In compliance with this order we at once constructed a tight 

 steam box 6 feet wide, 6 feet high, and 12 feet long, and attached 

 a steam pipe to it from the boiler. In this box we put every ma- 

 chine, and even our mill stones and iron rollers. This process 

 was very expensive, and took up considerable time, as we were 

 over a week at the process and were delayed in the placing of 

 our machinery. The Board of Health visited us in a body during 

 the time this process was going on, and pronounced it a success. 

 This was all done not only in our own interests, as was pointed 

 out in the letter of the 20th of September from Dr. Bryce, but in 

 tl e interests of the public health and commerce of the country. 



"Having now got in a position to go to work again, after two 

 months' loss of time, and loss of machinery, fixtures, and stock, at- 

 tended with much expense, we have arranged for remedial meas- 

 ures to prevent the reappearance of the pest or to destroy it if 

 we should ever again be attacked. We have erected a steam 

 stand-pipe with hose or other connection on each flat of the mill 

 building. By shutting up all the doors and windows of each fl-it 

 and turning on the steam simultaneously to each floor, the whole 

 building can be filled with hot live steam sufiicient to kill any- 

 thing. This will rust all bright parts of the machinery, but to 

 remedy this we intend using oil on them, should we ever be 

 under the necessity of resorting to the measure. 



"Another purpose of this steam stand-pipe will be in cold 

 weather to let on sufficient steam to moisten everything and every 

 part of the building at night, and then throw open the windows for 

 the night and let the frost penetrate so as to kill any eggs or 

 insects that may have become lodged in unseen parts. 



