STANDARD RECEIPTS. 485 



To Destroy Cockroaches, i. Strew the roots of black hellebore 

 at night, in the places infested by these vermin, and they will be found 

 in the morning dead or dying. Black hellebore grows in marshy ground, 

 where it may easily be gathered, or it may be purchased at any drug 

 store. 



2. Take pulverized borax, four ounces; flour, one ounce; mix inti- 

 mately and distribute the mixture in cupboards which are frequented by 

 the roaches, or blow it b>' means of a bellows, into the holes or cracks 

 that are infested by them. 



3. Take carbolic acid and powdered camphor in equal parts; put them 

 in a bottle; they will become fluid. With a painter's brush of the size 

 called a sash-tool, put the mixture on the cracks or places where the 

 roaches hide; they will come out at once. Then kill. 



Fleas on Dogs and Cats. Fleas are usually brought into the 

 family circles by pet dogs and cats. The oil of pennyroyal will drive 

 these insects off; but a cheaper method, where the herb flourishes, is to 

 throw your cats and dogs into a strong tea made by steeping the penny- 

 royal in water. When the herb cannot be got, the oil can be procured. 

 In this case, saturate strings with it and tie them round the necks of 

 dogs and cats. These applications should be repeated every twelve or 

 fifteen days. 



To Kill Caterpillars. Boil together equal quantities of rue, 

 wormwood, and tobacco, in common water. The liquid should be very 

 strong. Sprinkle it on the leaves and j'oung branches every morning 

 and evening during the time the fruit is ripening. 



To Kill Crickets. A little ginger and water placed in a dish be 

 fore the fire will attract the crickets, and on partaking of the liquor they 

 will die. The best mode of destroying the insects in their nest is to puf 

 snuff into the chinks of the grate. 



Moths in Clothing- and Furs. Either one of the following 

 methods will keep out the moths provided the clothes are put away 

 without any eggs being on them. Put in boxes and paste paper A1.1. 

 AROUND THE COVER, making it impossible for them to get in. 



1. Sprinkle allspice berries among the clothes. 



2. Sprinkle the clothes with the seeds of the musk plant. 



3. Procure shavings of camphor-wood, and enclose in bags. 



4. Procure shavings of cedar-wood, and enclose in muslin bags, 

 which should be distributed among the clothes. 



5. An ounce of gum camphor and one of the powdered shell of red 



