“Editor American Miller: I have seen a great many very rar- 
dom statements on the subject of the inflammability of bisulphide 
of carbon. One says, ‘Use the same care as with gunpowder.’ 
Another sajs ‘It is a very explosive liquid.’ These are both very 
misleading statements with reference to the properties of bisul¬ 
phide of carbon. I have quoted the statements, however, in my 
printed matter for the reason that farmers and many others use 
the goods, and will be sufficiently startled by such statements to 
be careful and have no light or fire about. 
“Nearly everybody is now familiar with gasoline. The proper¬ 
ties of that liquid and bisulphide are practically identical in 
that both are inflammable but neither of them explosive. The 
vapor of either of them mixed with air is explosive, but the 
liquids are not explosive. I have shipped thousands of pounds of 
bisulphide to millers, elevator operators, and farmers in the last 
few years, and I have yet to have the first report of any disaster, 
even of the most trivial character, from a single one of them. 
Need I say more? My directions are explicit: Do the work 
Saturday afternoon by daylight. Absolutely have no light or fire 
of any kind about. Close the mill and leave the bugs to their 
destruction till Monday morning. Then open doors and windows, 
and thoroughly ventilate before going to work.” 
Some of the insurance companies have commenced to feel a 
little uneasy lest they should suffer loss by fire originating from 
the use of bisulphide of carbon in mills. The “American Miller” 
has investigated this subject by sending letters of inquiry to 
all the more important millers’ insurance companies in the United 
States and Canada, and so far has not learned of a single fire 
which is known to have been caused by the use of bisulphide of 
carbon. The properties of the fluid have been fully described re¬ 
peatedly, and millers have been warned to keep lights and fire 
away from the vapor, lest an explosion should occur. The fact 
that it has been used so long without fires being traceable to it, 
gives strength to the opinion that millers, out of consideration for 
their own lives, have heeded the warning and have been exceed¬ 
ingly careful in applying it. When they become more familiar 
with its use they may grow careless, but w r e hope such will not 
be the case. It should not be stored near the mill, as this in¬ 
creases the fire risk. A break in the can might unexpectedly re¬ 
lease fumes which would soon fill the mill. 
Bisulphide of carbon is sold at drug stores at from 20 to 80 
cenls a pound, but can be bought much cheaper at wholesale, 
directly from the manufacturer. A grade known as “Fuma Bisul¬ 
phide of Carbon” can be obtained directly from its manufacturer, 
Mr. Edward B. Taylor, Cleveland, Ohio, in fifty- or hundred-pound 
cans at ten cents a pound, and is as effective as the ordinary 
grades on the market. A carefully prepared circular containing 
full information for its use and the necessary precautions to be 
heeeded during its application is sent with each order sold. 
Sulphur. — From a practical standpoint sulphur ranks next to 
bisulphide of carbon, as an effective remedial measure, but it 
