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Recipes for destroying Insects, 



five minutes after the fire is put under the boiler. There are 

 nine houses at the Earl of Egremont's heated on exactly the 

 same plan, all of which act remarkably well. Upwards of 20° 

 more of heat could have been kept up during the severe wea- 

 ther in January last, had it been found necessary. 



London, March, 1832. G. C. 



1831. 

 Jan. 



Time of 

 Observations. 



Temper 

 External 

 Air. 



ature of 

 Internal 

 Air. 



Water in 

 the Boiler. 



Wind. 



u.{ 



4 P.M. 



29° 



52° 



96° 



} * 



10 



28 



70 



212 





7 A.M. 



28 



64 



180 



1 



15. J 



3 P.M. 



34 



59 



117 



[ N.W. 





10 



32 



71 



212 



J 





7 A.M. 



30 



65 



194 



1 



16 J 



3 P.M. 



32 



58 



150 



\ K 





10 



32 



59 



212 



J 





7 A.M. 



32 



64 



168 



■) 



17.-] 



3 P.M. 



34 



60 



159 



[ W. 





10 



32 



77 



212 



) 





7 A.M. 



27 



70 



190 



1 



18. •] 



3 P.M. 



25 



64 



167 



r N - 





10 



21 



76 



212 



J 





7 A.M. 



14 



68 



160 



1 



19 J 



3 P.M. 



23 



60 



154 



y n.e. 





10 



31 



78 



212 



J 



20. 



7 A.M. 



35 



70 



171 



S.E. 



Art. VII. Various Recipes for destroying Insects, restoring the 

 Bark of Trees, preparing Compost for Pines, Sj-c. By Mr. Peter 

 Martin, Foreman in the Nursery of Messrs. Murray and Coss, 

 near Leeds. 



To destroy Ants and Woodlice, or Crickets, or Black Beetles. 

 — Take one pound of oatmeal, and half a pound of coarse 

 brown sugar, and mix them well together; add to it two 

 ounces of pepper, ground as fine as possible. Lay the mix- 

 ture upon white earthenware for woodlice and beetles, where 

 they resort ; and for ants cover it over, so as to prevent it's 

 getting wet. 



Another Way to destroy Ants. — Toast the fleshy side of 

 the outside skin of a piece of bacon, till it is crisp ; then lay it 

 on the ground at the root or stem of any fruit tree that is in- 

 fested by ants. Put something over the bacon to keep it dry ; 



