| Show termites destroy i a cable the french academy of sciences was informed last summer of the destruction of an electric eie etric cable in tonquin by the attacks of termites the cable arc crossed a marshy tract and was enclosed in a tube of lead the insects bored holes in the tube aud and completely destroyed destro Ted the insulation of the cable it has haa been proposed to guard the cable against future attacks by enclosing it in an envelope of cotton and jute impregnated with sulphate of copper which it la is believed would prove a raw fatal azon poison to the insects |
