June  1,  1896.]  Supplement  to  the  ^'I'ropical  Agriculturist'^  871 
4.  Stoue,  cement.,  or  asphalt  floor.s  are  to  be 
scoured  ami  washed. 
5.  liough  flooring  of  stone,  earth,  &c.,  ..^hould 
he  dug  up  until  the  limit  of  the  in.spection  i,^ 
reached,  and  after  disinfection  the  stones  and 
earth  may  be  replaced. 
III.— Cleaning  of  Utensils. 
1.  Wooden  implements  and  utensils,  including 
carts,  baiTow.«,  troughs,  sieves,  besoms,  also  boots 
and  shoes  are  to  be  thoroughly  scoured  and 
washed. 
'2.  Iron  and  metal  utensils,  such  as  chains, 
rings,  curbs,  pails,  &C.,  if  they  cannot  have  fire 
applied  to  them,  should  be  thoroughly  scrubbed 
clean  and  rinsed  with  hot  water. 
3.  Leather  materials,  such  as  saddles,  bridle.^;, 
harness,  boot.s,  &c.,  should  be  cleansed  with  hot 
lye  and  then  with  w.ater. 
4.  Clothes,  ropes,  halters,  and  all  cloth  ma- 
terials should  be  washed  with  hot  water,  .scap, 
and  soda. 
0.  Clothes  that  cannot  be  so  washed,  also 
bedding,  &c.,  should  be  aired  for  some  days  and 
several  times  beaten  and  brushed. 
6.  llair-stuffed  or  wove-constructed  goods 
must  be  .similarly  aired,  beaten,  and  brushed. 
IV. — UlSlNFECTlOX. 
In  ordinary  circumstances  the  cleansing,  if 
thoroughly  done,  will  be  of  itself  sufficient,  pro- 
viding that  the  infecting  material  has  been 
reached.  All  walls,  partitions,  floors,  &c.  should, 
after  cleansing,  be  whitewashed  with  milk  of 
lime  ; iron  parts  should  be  tarred,  lacquered,  or 
painted. 
If  from  the  nature  of  the  case  the  infection 
has  not  entirely  been  reached  by  the  cleansing 
processes,  the  following  regulations  must  be  at- 
tended to  : — 
1.  All  straw,  fodder,  litter,  dung,  and  sweep- 
ings from  an  infected  stall  or  stable  must  be 
burned. 
2.  Fodder  supplies,  stores  of  straw  or  hay 
that  may  have  been  reached  by  the  infection,  but 
which  are  not  themselves  the  carriers  of  it,  should 
be  well  aired  for  some  days  and  frequently 
turned-  for  that  juirpose. 
3.  Walls  and  fixtures,  floors,  gutters,  &c., 
should  be  washed  with  thick  lime  paste  or  with 
chloride  of  lime  paste.  Iron  materials  should  be 
disinfected  with  carbolic  and  solution  or  cressol 
water  ; so  also  stone  or  earthenware  fixtures. 
4.  The  soil  or  stone  floor  of  a stable,  Ac., 
should  be  treated  with  milk  of  lime  before  any 
fresh  litter  is  brought  in. 
5.  Wooden  and  iron  fixtures  or  a|)paratus  that 
have  been  in  contact  with  infection  should,  if 
possible,  have  a plane  jiassed  over  them,  or  be 
washed  with  n per  cent  carbolic  solution,  or  be 
painted  or  tarred,  or  the  like.  Leather  stutt' 
should  be  washed  with  d per  cent,  carbolic 
solution. 
6.  Linen,  cotton,  hempen,  or  woollen  goods 
should  be  ])ut  into  a steam  disinfector,  and  sub- 
jected to  steam  at  the  boiling  ))oint  of  water  for 
at  least  one  and  a half  hour.  Should  that  not 
be  attainable,  they  may  be  w'ashed  and  steeped 
in  boiling  -water,  and  if  that  cannot  be  done, 
they  should  be  removed  and  burned. 
7.  The  disinfection  of  the  hands  and  instru- 
ments is  obtained  by  treatment  with  d per  cent, 
carbolic  acid  solution. 
The  UX.S1NFECTTOK  or  ILecal  Matter. 
(Annales  de  tlnstitut  Vaifcur,  Jlajq  18f)d.) 
Von  Vincent  has  made  some  experiments  to 
test  the  relative  efficacy  of  the  more  common 
disinfectants,  viz. : — 
1.  Green  vitriol,  blue  vitriol,  zinc  chloride. 
2.  Corrosive  sublimate  (mercuric  chloride.) 
3.  Ciiloride  of  lime,  alkaline  hypochlorites. 
4.  Lime,  potash,  and  soda. 
d.  Carbolic  acid,  creolin,  lysol,  solveal,  and 
solutal. 
The  follow'ing  is  a summary  of  his  con- 
clusions : — 
1.  A complete  disinfection  of  fmcal  matter 
is  unnecessary,  excejjt  where  pathogenic  germs 
are  known  to  be  present. 
2.  As  regards  chemial  disinfectants,  one  must 
distinguish  true  bactericides  from  deodorising 
agents,  and  have  regard  to  their  relative  cost. 
3.  In  these  respects  the  best  antiseptics  for 
the  purpose  of  disinfecting  ficcalia  are  blue 
vitriol,  creolin,  lysol,  asul  then  chloride  of  lime. 
Corrosive  sublimate  is  useless,  and  so  is  zinc 
chloride. 
4.  When  1 per  cent,  of  sulphuric  acid  is 
added  to  blue  vitriol,  its  antiseptic  p.ower  i.s 
increased,  and  when  1 per  cent,  hydrochloric 
acid  is  added  to  chloride  of  lime,  it  is  much  more 
efficacious,  and  these  latter  are  the  cheapest  and 
best  disinfectants  of  dung  and  litter. 
^ 
To  the  Editor,  “ .If/ricvliural  MaifazineT 
COCONUTS. 
Dombowinne  Mstate, 
Mirigama,  .‘lOtli  April,  1896. 
Sir, — King  Coffee  has  left  a worthy  successor 
in  ljueen  Coconut.  With  the  example  before  them 
of  the  fate  of  the  former,  courtiers  will  do  well  to 
act  carefully  in  their  relations  with  the  latter. 
Tlie  former  it  must  be  admitted  well  rewarded  hi.s 
.servants,  so  long  as  he  flourished  ; and  he  died 
indeed  a sovereign’s  death  ; for,  his  deiiendants 
willingly  sacrificed  their  all  in  trying  to  save  him. 
But  his  malady  was  beyond  human  skill. 
Queen  coconut  is  still,  indeed,  in  the  cradle,  and 
there  isno  knowing  whatsortol  asovereign.^hemay 
turn  out  to  be.  Though  she  is  liabh,’  to  nnilisea.H', 
yet  she  is  surrounded  by  innumerable  enemie.s. 
The  cliief  of  them  is  our  •‘Ignorance  of  lier  ways 
and  habits."  Here  are  some  mseful  facts  for  the 
benefit  of  the  uninitiated 
A well-dried  ripe  nut  in  husk 
varies  in  weight  from 
1 
to 
1:1  111. 
Without  husk 
X 
to 
3!  „ 
Its  fluid  weighs 
.Shell  and  brown  coating  of  the 
0 
to 
I'l  o 
kernel 
1 
'i 
lo 
•V  M 
Kernel  without  the  brown  coating 
j 
I 
to 
T?  „ 
Thickness  of  the  kernel  in  inch 
Latitudinal  measure  of  a nut  in 
1 
f 
to 
i inch. 
inches 
[) 
to 
19  „ 
Longitudinally’' 
9 
lo 
•20  „ 
In  a husked  nut  weighing  -10 
oz.,  the  white 
kernel  weighs  20  oz.  ( For  every  oz.  of  the  nut 
above  40  oz.,  the  white  kernel  weighs  | oz.  above 
20.  For  every  oz  of 
white  kernel  weigh.- 
the  nut  under  40  oz.,  the 
oz.  helow  20  oz.)  The 
