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Show Hon. D. G. Lane, a gentleman from the West India islands, who is now visiting Council Blufli, recently addressed a letter to the Council Blufis Gfobe, in which he gave the remedy for the grasshopper plague and also an infallible method of disarming the po-tito po-tito bug. The following is the letter: For tfce last two week.' I have been in this country from the West Indies, and I lind the grasshoppers making great ravages ia vegetation. In order to prevent pre-vent this, burn one pound of sulphur on charcoal, in the centre of the illd. and Five what it has taken so much toil to doTclop. To prevent potato Lugs from dei'.roy-ing dei'.roy-ing the crop, plant two grain3 of flu seed in each hill. Tbis will preYeni lb.--m from injuring tho potatoes, a3 they will not go near the fl&i. Daniel G. Lav, Hamilton, Bermuda, W. I. |