Fig. 295. Washington's Country Home
Life in the country will never be as attractive as it ought to be until all the roads are improved. Winter-washed roads, penning young people in their own homes for many months each year and destroying so many of the innocent pleasures of youth, build towns and cities out of the wreck of country homes. Can young people who love their country and their country homes engage in a nobler crusade than a crusade for improved highways?
APPENDIX
SPRAYING MIXTURES
FOR BITING INSECTS
| Dry Paris Green | Wet Paris Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris green | 1 lb. | Paris green | ¼ to 2 lb. |
| Lime or flour | 4 to 16 lb. | Lime | ¼ to ½ lb. |
| Water | 50 gal. | ||
FOR SOFT-BODIED SUCKING INSECTS
| Kerosene Emulsion | |
|---|---|
| Hard soap (in fine shavings) | ½ lb. |
| Soft water | 1 gal. |
| Kerosene | 2 gal. |
Dissolve soap in boiling water, add kerosene to the hot water, churn with spraying pump for at least ten minutes, until the mixture changes to a creamy, then to a soft, butterlike, mass. This gives three gallons of 66-per-cent oil emulsion, which may be diluted to the strength desired. To get 15-per-cent oil emulsion add ten and one-half gallons of water.