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Show Gasoline an;l Carbolic Acid to Kill Bedbugs." There are several standard preparations prepa-rations !: b.-dhu;rs, roaches and lice which can h bouh itt a drug (:oi-". Tin' Maine .'itrriciill ural slution Pffcommi-ivljl a )lc powder made as follows fol-lows : Take three purls of gasoline iiinl one pari; m' crude carbolic acid, per cent, si reie'l h ; or, if the acid cannot he obtained as directed, three parts i-'asoliiie .and one part cresol. Mix these together and add gradually, wilh slininL'. eiiiniL-.h p taster of Paris to take up all moisture about four quarts of plaster of Paris to one quart of the lifpiid. Thoroughly mix tin? liquid liq-uid and plaster in order to fret uniform distribution and strength. The resultant result-ant powder is dusted on in the usual manner, Gasoline or benzine applied,, to the cracks of beds infested wilh bedbugs bed-bugs will exterminate- them and sulphur sul-phur candles have been used to drive them from rooms. Powdered borax is an effective asent for driving cockroaches out of a house. |