How TO DESTROY LICE OR VERMIN. 205 



HOW TO DESTROY LICE OR VERMIN 



ON CHICKENS. 



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 Place among tlie sa,nd and dust that tlie hens 



nnst themselves in J pound black sulphor and 

 also sprinkle some lime in and mix. This will 

 keep them off and give them a glossy appear- 

 ance. If infested with these insects dampen the 

 skin under the feathers with a little water, then 

 sprinkle a little black sulphor on the skin, and 

 in 12 hours they will all disappear. Also, pre- 

 vious to setting a hen, if the nest be slightly 

 sprinkled with the sulphor there, is no danger 

 of the hen becoming annoyed hj^^tmr. 



WORTH KNOWING. 



One ix>und of green coperas, costing 6 cents, 

 dissolved in 1 quart of water, and poured down 

 a privey, will effectually destroy tli€ foulest 

 smells; for water closets aboard ships and steam- 

 boats, or for rats, mice, &c., keep it dissolved 



