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have equal effect ; but if lice, or veraiin of 

 any kind, be found either on the walls and 

 perches, or burrowed under the shed, the most 

 effectual way of destroying them is to fumi- 

 gate the place with sulphur. The mode is — 

 to close the shutters of the lattices, and every 

 crevice from which any portion of smoke may 

 escape ; then place a pan of lighted charcoal 

 on the floor, and throw on it a handful of sul- 

 phur or a piece of brimstone : immediately 

 quit the room and shut the door. This must 

 not be opened for some hours, nor should any 

 one be allowed to enter the place without hav- 

 ing the lattices opened, until the vapour has 

 evaporated. The operation must thus be com- 

 menced early in the morning, and finished 

 in time to allow the fowls to go to roost. 

 If carefully performed, so as to exclude the 

 intermission of outward air, the smoke will 

 penetrate into every crevice, and destroy the 

 life of every creature in the building. 



The door should be strong, and carefully 

 locked every evening, to prevent the depreda- 

 tions of those vagabonds who nightly frequent 

 the beer-house with the intent of gaining in- 

 formation and pilfering whatever they can lay 



