| Show ay AN EFFECTUAL OF destroying RUGS BUGS it is not a very uncommon idea that thai where bug bugs I 1 ar ethere they must and will be as if they were some ihde ible little spirits that laugh at and evade all endeavors to destroy them this however is quite a fallacy and one successful mode of getting rid of them is to mix half a pint of rectified spirits of wine with half a pint of turpentine and half an ounce of zam camphor the camper should be broken into small bits and shaken in a bottle with th the e spirits it will soon dissolve and the mixture be fit for use the bed furniture or hangings hannings hang ings should be taken off and if of material to bear wa washing slAng it should be washed otherwise it should his bp well brushed and examined and the parts that have been near the wood should shoula be sponged with the mixture which will not injure the bedstead should be unscrewed and the mixture thoroughly applied to all the joints and cracks by which means not ony only bugs but the eggs will be dis troyed it will be well at the same time to scour acour die floor of the room with strong limewater and wash any other piece of furniture which have any emcke cracks where bugs might secrete themselves with the camphor and spirits although it is by no means always a proof of dirtiness when bugs appear it certainly will be the part of cleanliness to speedily take means to destroy them I 1 |
