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Show HOW TO KILL ANTS There are several kinds of ants that cause more or less Injury to tho i farmers and housewives. The ants Infesting tho lawns, gardens and fields may bo very cosily killed by treating tho nest with carbon b sulfide. sul-fide. When tho nest Is located uso a rake, hoo or shovel handle and mako several deep holes In tho nest. Into each of theso pour a tablespoon-ful tablespoon-ful of carbon blsulftdo and push dirt over tho hole with tho toot. Caro must be taken not to have any lire around whfcn using this liquid, since It Is highly inflammable. It may bo found necessary to treat tho nest two or thrco times during tho season. Where thero are largo numbers of largo pratrlo ant nests on the farm a more rapid method of treating thorn would bo to take a shovelful of earth out of the nest and put in several tablespoonfuls of carbon bisulfide. bi-sulfide. Cover the holo up and place a galvanized Iron tub over tho nest throwing dirt around tho edges. If th's Is left one half hour It will kill all or nearlyi all of the ants in the nest. For tho ants that infest houses, getting Into pantries nna wherever eatabes aro Btored, tho best known remedy to control them Is soaking a spongo In sweotened water and lay It on tho path whero they travel In going to and from the'r nest It usually i-c. ts on the siielf or on tne wall nt tho bnck of tho sholf. Tho ants will readily crawl into tlio spongo to get tho sweetened liquid and the spongo may then bo dipped into boiling water several times a day and recharged and replaced on tho pathway If this Is kept up sov-eral sov-eral das In succession the nnts usually us-ually leavo tho place. |