HOUSEHOLD INSECTS AND THEIR REMEDIES 1 23 



eager to obtain an effective remedy for the extermination of the 

 bedbug. 



I. 



Crude carbolic acid has been found to be one of the most 

 effective means of destroying bedbugs. This is inexpensive and 

 the fumes are very penetrating. The liquid should be applied 

 with a small brush or feather in all crevices. Walls that are badl}^ 

 infested should be spra3'ed with equal parts of crude carbolic acid 

 and kerosene. 



II. 



Kerosene and gasoline will aid in eradicating these nocturnal 

 pests, but can not always be relied upon. 



III. 



Take everything out of the infected room, plug up all the 

 windows tightly, close all chimneys and empty i oz of powdered 

 sulphur on a pan of hot coals, placed in the middle of the floor. 

 -rShut the doors and cover all cracks; let the sulphur burn as long 

 as it will. After the sulphur has burned out, paint all the cracks 

 in the floor and around the base board with a strong solution of 

 corrosive sublimate and treat the furniture to the same before 

 replacing it. Corrosive sublimate is deadly poison and should be 

 kept out of reach of children. 



IV. 



When they make a lodgement in the wall, fill all the apertures 

 with a mixture of soft soap and Scotch snuff. Take the bedstead 

 to pieces and treat that in the same way. 



Mix 2 oz. of camphor 



4 oz. spirits of turpentine 

 I oz. corrosive sublimate 

 I pt. alcohol * 



This should be applied with a brush or a spring-bottom oil 

 can to all cracks and crevices. This is a deadly poison. 



Fleas. 



{Pulex serraiiccps Gcrv.) 



The fleas that are usually found in houses ari the common 

 cat and dog fleas. The adults are wingless. The hind legs are 

 strongly developed to enable them to jump great distances. The 



