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Show White Ants Endanger Timbers of Home Complete insulation from the ground of all untreated woodwork of a building build-ing is the only effective preventive or remedy against attack by subterranean subter-ranean termites or "white ants," which are present in many areas of the United States and have been noted in Washington, according to Dr. T. E Snyder of the Department of Agriculture, Agricul-ture, who has studied the pest. Doctor Snyder, a specialist in forest for-est entomology, points out that the small householder with a modest home of frame construction is the one most likely to suffer through termite attack at-tack and at the same time Is the one who will be most oppressed If serious injury follows the termite attack. He suggests changes in the building codes of cities to prevent injury by the pest. There Is also a group of termites that fly and attack the wood directly. And for these thorough fumigation is required if damage is to be checked. In new buildings It is well to Insure against termite damage by impregnating impregnat-ing all foundation timber with a coal-tar coal-tar creosote and other woodwork with zinc chloride, or some other equivalent equiva-lent preservatives. Insulation and impregnation of timbers tim-bers will cort n few hundred dollars additional in the construction of a building, h(:t Doctor Snyrir believes this should be considered in the light of insurance. |