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the opening a damp cloth or some substitute 

 that will serve to prevent the insects from es- 

 caping. In purchasing the bi-sulphite of car- 

 bon remember, if j-our druggist does not warn 

 you, that it is highly inflammable and easily 

 exploded; keep it away from the neighborhood 

 of an open fire. It can be used as effectively 

 in fighting other burrowing and tunneling in- 

 sects as in the eradication of ants. 



The mole, while not often appearing in cit- 

 ies, is frequently the cause of considerable 

 trouble to the suburban and country resident. 

 In the course of a night or two a very few of 

 these animals, once they start their tunneling 

 jorocess on a lawn, can cause damage that is 

 not likely to be repaired in the course of a 

 month or so. The)' seldom appear, however, 

 where the roller is properly used, for they pre- 

 fer to follow the line of least resistance and 

 will betake themselves to sections of the ground 

 less forbidding if the roller has packed the soil 

 as it should. Poisoned bait is sometimes used 

 in ridding a lawn area of these animals, but 

 as the mole is carnivorous, avoid applying the 

 poison in the form of grain. Poison in any 

 event is dangerous, for it may be eaten by 

 household pets or poultry instead of l)y the 



