IN THE BUNGALOW. 



Other unpleasant and common intru- 

 ders on our household peace are the 

 so-called White Ants or Termites and the 

 various forms of true Ants. 



The well-known white ant has been al- 

 ready alluded to and perhaps merits fur- 

 ther mention here, as every householder 

 in the country is aware of the capabilities 

 for destruction evinced by this pest of 

 pests. Its insidious attacks are the more 

 to be feared since they are always carried 

 on under cover. A past master he in the 

 art of successful shielded attack, for he 

 moves nowhere exposed to the light of day, 

 but invariably shelters himself beneath a 

 covered way of mud, and under this 

 protection, which is most skilfully util- 

 ized, he is enabled to reduce the stoutest 

 beam to rottenness and powder without 

 one's being even aware that it has 

 been attacked. 



Whilst in Calcutta a year or two ago I 

 was shown the back of some valuable old 

 oak panelling which had been attacked 

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