FUMIGATION WITH CARBON BISUUPHID 279 



At the Idaho Experiment Station a test was made upon 

 thirty holes. Twenty-seven of these were undisturbed; 

 two were scratched open from the outside and one 

 from the inside. Several holes were afterward dug 

 open and in each was found a dead squirrel. 



Expert opinions. There have been many exagger- 

 ated reports about the nature of this chemical com- 

 pound. In this connection I can do no greater service 

 than to quote a letter from Edward R. Taylor, the 

 leading manufacturer of carbon bisulphid in this 

 country. He says : "I have seen a great many very 

 random statements on the subject of the inflamma- 

 bility of carbon bisulphid. One says, ' Use the same 

 care as with gunpowder ' ; another says, ' it is a very 

 explosive liquid.' These are both very misleading 

 statements with reference to its properties. I have 

 quoted the statements, however, in my printed matter 

 for the reason that farmers and many others use the 

 goods, and will be sufficiently startled by such state- 

 ments to be careful and have no light or fire about. 



' ' Nearly everybody is now familiar with gasoline. 

 The properties of that liquid and carbon bisulphid are 

 practically identical, in that both are inflammable but 

 neither of them explosive. The vapor of either of 

 them mixed with air is explosive, but the liquids are 

 not explosive. I have shipped thousands of pounds 

 of bisulphid to millers, elevator operators, and farmers, 

 and have yet to have the first report of any disaster, 

 even of the most trivial character. Need I say more ? 

 My directions are explicit. Do the work Saturday 

 afternoon by daylight. Have absolutely no light or 

 fire of any kind about. Close the building and leave 



