Show A exterminator august mann an experienced at big oak flat tuo luane county sends to the san francisco car Chr chronicle onide the following remedy for vines affected by the the deposits its eggs on the bark next to the trunk of the vine tine rub bub oss off all the loose outside bark gather and burn it then take hard wood ashes 26 20 pounds strong salt 1 pound common soap dissolved in water I 1 pound put all in a boiler add 5 gallons of water and boil 10 minutes stir in the mean time when cold apply it with a brush all over th the evines vines except on the wood of last years yearns growth in the same man manner as trees are aro whitewashed this must be done before the bud buds as to destroy the eggs before they hatch my bly vines have been affected for years by the particularly the foreign vines I 1 have tried many different things to destroy them without success in the spring of 1873 my vines showed all the signs of dying out outi the grapes immediately after the blossom dried up and the leaf had a lifeless appearance I 1 then tried my remedy on a patch of ammen affen thaler vines whish were the most affected and to my great joy little leaves came out again satisfied then that I 1 had discovered the right cure I 1 next spring applied it on all mykines my vines before the buds opened and as I 1 expected the vines came out full of life aud vigor with large dark green leaves I 1 succeeded in destroying the leaf louse and consequently the root louse too as the former is the producer of the itte latter iatter r those who try my remedy will in a short time from now nind find out the truth of this statement |