Dissolve one ounce corrosive sublimate in one pint strong spirits. Put it on the bedsteads with a feather, and it will destroy the bugs and their eggs also.—Mrs. Dr. P. C.
Bedbug Poison.
Alcohol, two and a half pints; camphor, one ounce; spirits turpentine, one ounce; corrosive sublimate, half an ounce. Mix and dissolve. If the scent is not objectionable, two ounces commercial carbolic acid will greatly improve the above.—Dr. E. A. C.
To Destroy Bugs, Ants, etc.
Dissolve two pounds alum in three quarts boiling water. Apply boiling hot with a brush. Add alum to whitewash for store-rooms, pantries, and closets. It is well to pound alum fine and sprinkle it about beds infested with bugs.—Mrs. S. T.
Remedy for Red Ants.
Kerosene oil is a sure remedy for red ants. Place small blocks under a sugar barrel, so as not to let the oil touch the barrel.—Mrs. J. W.
Cayenne pepper will keep the store-room and pantry free from ants and cockroaches.—Mrs. S. D.
Remedy for Mosquitoes Or Other Blood-sucking Insects.
Uncork a bottle of oil of pennyroyal, and it will drive them away, nor will they return so long as the scent of it is in the room.—Mrs. S. D.