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must be unbroken, or they will creep over it, but a con- 

 tinuous chalk-mark half an inch in width will set their 

 depredations at naught. 



/. A house that was infested with ants by the myriads 

 was thoroughly cleansed as follows : 



Baits of raw meat were laid, which were speedily 

 covered with them. These were rinsed in hot water 

 and relaid. 



Two men were thus engaged for two days actively at 

 work, and no apparent diminution. All the woodwork 

 of kitchen, cellar, and scullery was examined. All the 

 woodwork and walls were covered with a good dose of 

 fresh hot lime-whiting, and afterward these places were 

 fumigated with sulphur for three or four days. 



All the nooks, corners, chimneys, fireplaces, mantels 

 were examined, and every crevice, haunt, etc., dosed 

 with quicklime. Then the pest ceased, and never 

 gave trouble again. 



y. Take naphtha and scatter on them or around 

 where they gather. 



BEDBUGS. 



a. Powdered alum or borax will keep bedbugs or 

 chintz-bugs away, and travellers will find it very ad- 

 vantageous to carry a bundle of it in their hand-bags to 

 scatter under or over their pillows or beds in hotels. A 

 gentleman who used it says: " While staying at a hotel 



