USES OF BISULPHIDE OF CARBON. 
For making a water-proof Cement for Shoemakers and 
others, by dissolving Gutta-Percha. 
With Chloride of Sulphur, for vulcanizing India-rubber and 
linseed oil goods. 
Is the best solvent for India-rubber; dissolves Gum. Dammar, 
Mastic, Ammoniacum, etc., used for making varnishes. 
For extracting oil from seeds, wool, bones and aromatic 
substances, perfumes, etc. 
For the destruction of Rats, Gophers, Prairie Dogs and other 
burrowing animals, by pouring it into their holes with a funnel 
and lead or rubber pipe, 2 or 3 feet long; for Noxious Insects, 
such as Weevils, Moths, Ants, etc. For Weevils, y 2 ounce per 
ton of grain in a closed bin is sufficient. Also by seedsmen 
for killing insects in seeds, and Zoologists, in place of chloro- 
form, for killing specimens without mutilation, its vapor having 
the same effect on animal life. 
For killing Phyloxera on grape vines, by injecting into the 
ground near the roots. 
For fumigating mail matter, etc., from infected districts, 
and by physicians for disinfecting their clothing after exposure 
to infectious diseases. The liquid itself is used for all these 
purposes, the same as for grain. 
For fumigating houses in time of infectious diseases, espec- 
ially Diphtheria, by burning in an iron ladle, or other suitable 
vessel, and carrying through the rooms of the house. 
For preserving Meat, Fruits and other perishable articles. 
Gun Cotton treated with it in a closed vessel, loses its 
explosive power, burning quietly and without explosion, until 
after exposure to the air and the evaporation of the Bisulphide 
of Carbon, when it regains its explosive quality without loss. 
Used in Silver Plating to give a bright and brilliant surface 
at once. 
Water dissolves one and one-half per cent, of Bisulphide of 
Carbon, making one of the best disinfectants known. 
For making Chloroform and Tetrachloride of Carbon. 
For making Viscose from wood pulp, from which is made 
Viscose artificial silk of the most beautiful character. 
