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CAMBRIAN GOSSIP. r- Miss Rosina Davies, the lady evangelist, of Treherbert, will be leaving about the end of the month for a three months' tour in America. • • » Fe fydd un o'r stupids (students ?) o'r College yn pregethu ma dy Sul nesa,' was the startling announcement made by the presiding deacon in a Glamorganshire chapel a short while ago. • • • I The name of Archdeacon Protheroe, vicar of Aberystwyth, who was, it is understood, j in the running for the bishopric of St. David'"?, is now mentioned in connection j with tbo vacant deanery. w 0*0 j Thf1 ory of the man who as a teetotaler, refup to ride in a conveyance in which ther were bags of brewer's 'grains,' is as ¡ goo s that one of the old Welsh Chartists, whf as such a hater of the Monarchy that he fused to wear a crown to his hat. • » • Mrs. S. M. Saunders, of Penarth, whose Welsh Idylls' are keenly appreciated, is contributing a series of' Welsh Rural Sket- ches' to the columns of Young Wales. Mrs. Saunders will in future be on the staff" of that enterprising magazine, she having, in succession to Mrs. Wynford Philipps and Miss Elsbeth Philipps, accepted the editor- ship of the Women's Feature' in its pages. w < A male veice choir representative of the quarrymen of Llanberis and Nantlle Vale, in Carnarvonshire, is being organised for the purpose of competing at the Newport National Eisteddvod. One of the most en- ergetic supporters of the movement is Wales's musical policeman, ex-Superinten- dent Harris, who was recently promoted to the deputy chief constableship of Carnar- vonshire. • • Welsh Wesleyans will regret to learn that Eglwys Bach is about to lose the services of the Rev. H. P. Morgan, who, from the very establishment of the Welsh mission at Pontypridd, has acted as his lieutenant. Mr. Morgan, who has made for himself a host of friends in Glamorganshire, has ac- I cepted a call to the pastorate of a Welsh Wesleyan Church at Wilkesbarre, America., and will be leaving for the States about the end of May. w • • » I Isabel Southall, herself a poetess of grace ful fancy, wrote thus :—' Scott has touched the Tweed and the Teviot with the wand of I an enchanter, and Wordsworth has for ever consecrated the Rotha and the Duddon but I where is the poet of the Wye, the Tawe, and the Irfon ? While the Scottish Border has gathered around itself a whole literature of legend, song, and ballad, the Marches of Wales, with a richer loveliness and a story as wild and as stirring, are as yet unsung,' C, | A sensation, brief but painful, was exper- ienced on Monday night at- What,' | asked a Coroner of a witness, a superior officer in the police force, What would be j done by the police in the case of a man stag- gering along the streets in a drunken ,'on i dition V 'Nothing,' answered the officer, or me and a blunt juryman inter- I posed—'Yes, or you would have some of the I magistrates charged with being drunk.' The Coroner, with an angry frown, declared, 'You must not say that, sir.' But the jury- man was not to be intimidated. 41 am only speaking,' retorted he, from experience of what I have seen.' The subject was abruptly dropped. • » m The National Eisteddvod for 1899 is likely to go abegging. The '97 meeting will be held at Newport, and the '98 festival at Festiniog, while the claims of Liverpool for recognition in 1900 are not likely to be dis- puted. The 1899 meeting falls to the turn of South Wales. Who'll have it ? Here is a unique chance for any town or district that j is anxious for distinction. There is so far I not a single candidate in the field, and yet there is not much time to lose, for tha fix ture must be made at the Festiniog meeting fifteen months hence. Cardiff. Swansea, Merthyr, Brecon, Aberdare, and Carmar then or Aberystwyth should now make a bid for a visit from the old institution. j | 1 The difficulty,' writes J.D.J.,1 in the way of producing Welsh idylls on the lines of the Scotch stories of Barrie and Ian Maclaren I has been pretty clearly established by this time. Excellent attempts have been made, but they have met with only partial success, attributable, it is stated, to the absence of an English dialect in those parts of the country where the writers have set their I scenes. Is it not strange, however, that nothing treating of Radnorshire has been tried, for there they have an English dialect which would, one would think, serve admi- rably as a vehicle for short character sket- 'I' ches of the idyllic type ? Who will be the Welsh Barrie!' I » • • I' The following specimen of an advertis- ment got up in 1718 will show that the en- lightened nineteenth century has not made ¡ much progress in this science. The adver- tisement appears at the end of a Welsh I edition of The Whole Duty of Man — Edward Wicksteed, bookseller in Wrex ham. sells all sorts of books in all faculties, viz., divinity, history, law, physik, oetry, &c., in English, Latin, and other laguages also ffiusik books, fine table books with silver work or plaint, ilt and plain writing | paper of all sorts, shop books, gilt and plain I pocket-books; the most correct globes and I maps all sorts of copper prints. English and French mezzo-tintos in Crown glass and japan'd frames, real japan'd and plain wall- paper for hanging rooms, marble and Ger- man gilt, paper, stamp paper and parchment, Holman's London ink powder, Japan ink, I ink horns, wood, lead, and glass stand dishes, penknives, superfine sealing-wax and wafers, I seals, sandboxes, and Towson's fine shining sand, reading-glasses, spectacles of all sorts with shagreen and gilt cases, canes, black lead and camels' hair pencils, best snuff and neat boxes, with several sorts of goods at reasonable rates. N.B. You may have I money for any library or parcel of books, and old books new bound.' ( The origin of the Penrhyn Quarries dates I back to the sixteenth century. The first specific mention of the quarry is to be found in an ode written about the year 1575, by I Sion Tudur, who was the Registrar of the Ecclesiastical Court of St. Asaph, and a prominent Welsh bard. In a poetical ad- dress to Roland Thomas, LL.D., Dean of Banggr, he requests him to procure for him a ship's load of slates from Chwarel Cae Braich y Cafn.' Prior to the year 1765 the proprietors of the Penrhyn Estate claimed from the poor people who quarried slate on their property the eighth part of the value of such slates, according to the price they fetched at the water side. Subsequent to 1765, one Hughes, the agent then at Pen- j rhyn, leased the quarry to eighty workmen ) at an annual rent of 20s, per man. In 1793 Richard Pennant, having previously married 3 the daughter of General Warburton, the former owner, became potse-^sed of the quarry, the men's leases having expired. In that year he had 150 men at work opening out the quarry for extended operations. In 1806, in spite of the heavy war tax of 20 per cent which the Government had imposed on slates exported from this country, he had 600 men at work. For a time this tax had a prejudicial effect upon the trade of the quarry, for the exportation fell from 15,000 in 1794 to 8,000 tons in 1706. In the year 1800, the tax in the meantime been aboli- shed, the exports had risen to 20 000 tons. Merddyn ap Morfran, the Cajedoniau bard, who flourished about A.D. 550, prophesied 'That when the stones near Snowdon Hill would be turned into bread some great event would happen in the world; and the pre diction, it is alleged, was fulfilled in the French War.
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CORWEN. BOARD OF GUARDIANS. FRIDAY, March 19th.—Present: Messrs. W. E. Williams (Chairman), Dr Jones, John Hughes, J. 0, Pugh, John Jones, Godfrey Parry, R. R. Roberts, an Miss Hnghes, Cor- wen Thomas Owen, Llangar Henry Davies and the Rev. Ivan T. Davies, Llandriilo Rich- ard Jones and John Williams, Bryneslv ys E. Lloyd Edwards and John Roberts, Llangollen Rural; Miss Edwards, Mrs. Richards, and John Davies, Llangollen Urban Ellis Jones, Llanfihangel G.M.; J. C. Jones, LIangwm D. W. Roberts, Llantysdio R Edwards, Llan- arinon Thomas Hughes (Clerk). Dr. Walker, E. Derbyshire and E. Fouikes (Relieving Offi- cers), and R. Williams (Master). STATISTICS. Out-relief administered during the past fort- nightCorwen District, per Mr. E Derby- shire, £ 60 7B. lid. to 269 paupers; last year, £58 16s. d. to 266 paupers. Llangollen Dis- trict, per Mr. E. Foulkes, f60 8s to 260 pau- pers; last year, £ 59 6s. to 252 paupers. Num- ber of inmates in the House, 64; correspon- ding week last year, 58. Number of vagrants relieved during the past fortnight, 58—a ce- crease of 13 on the corresponding week of last year. Balance in Treasuier's hands, £ 72 18s. lOd. ARBITRATION VERSUS LAW. The following resolution, passed by the Guar dians of Axminster Union, was, upon the motion of the Rev. Ivan T. Davies, seconded by Mr. E. Lloyd Edwards, adopted by this Board: That inasmuch as it seems to be a scandalous waste of public money, that two Public Bodies should persist in taking legal pro- ceedings against each other. and in appealing from court to court, at enormous expense. And whereas great injustice must often he suffered by small authorities who cannot afford to r;sk being saddled with serious Bills of Costs, which would almost ruin their financial posi- tion, and so have to submit to perhaps flagrant injustice rather than risk such costs. Now, the Axminster Board of Guardians ventures to submit a proposal that a universal petition from all the Boards of the country should be made to the Local Government Board asking that, in the first place, the provisions of 14 and 15 Vic., c. 105, s. 12, whereby Guardians, and others, may submit certain questions as to chargeability and settlement of poor persons to the (now) Local Government Board f"r arbitra- tion shall be made compulsory. And in the second place, that an order of the Board be made, or some properly constituted authority for arbitration, which shall be final, unless such Board or authority shall consider the case of sufficient importance and doubt to justify its being carried further, in which case it should be made a public matter and paid for out of public funds, as only cases of public interest would be so submitted. That if these ideas were carried out it would greatly save a waste of ratepayers money, and protect sm i'J autho- rities from any chance of suffering injustice.' MEDICAL OFFICERS. A resolution from the Maidon Union in favour of limiting the appointment of Medical Officers for a period not exceeding three years was not approved of TENDERS. The following tenders for supplying the Workhouse for the ensuing half-year were ac. cepted:—Mr. D. Davies, grocer, Corwen: Tea, Is. 6d. per lb. crystal sugar, Is. 8d. per 121bs.; split peas, I Is. 3d. per cwt.; coffee (berries), Is 5d. per lb.; rice, Is. 10s. per 12 lbs.: cheese, 7d. per lb.; currants, 3d. per lb blacking, 2s. 8d. per gross; wax candles, 3s. 9d. per dozen lbs.; dips, 4s.; soap, 7id. per bar; white pepper, lOd. per lb. Mrs. Humphreys, The Queen's: Beef, 5d. per lb.; mutton, 6|d. per lb.; bread (best), 9s., and seconds do., 8s. 4d. per 100 lbs. Mr. John Owen, Glanalwen: Fresh butter, Is. per lb.; new milk, 8d.; and buttermilk, 2d. per gallon. Mr. J. Watkin Jones: Coals, 12s. 6d. per ton delivered. Mr. William Jones, Llangollen Mills: Oat- meal, 24s. per 240 lbs. delivered. Mr. Thomas Jones, Cynwyd: Brown and black yarn, Is. lOd. yer lb.; blue, Is 8d. Tenders for drapery goods postponed till next meeting.
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EDEYRNION RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL. FRIDAY, March 19.—Present: The Rev. Ivan T. Davies (Chairman), Messrs. R. R. Roberts, Dr. Jones, John Jones, John Hughes, Godfrey Parry, and Miss Hughes, Corwen; Thomas Jones, Gwyddelwern; W. E. Williams and Thomas Owen, Llangar Henry Davies Llan- drillo Thomas Hughes (Clerk), and Edward Edwards (Inspector and Surveyor). EXTENSION OF WATER SUPPLY AT GLYNDYFRDWY. Dr. Jones, on behalf of the Committee ap- pointed at the last meeting, stated that they had carefully gone into the matter of the pro- posed extension of the water supply to Pen- Irailt Cottages at Glyndyfrdwy, and were of opinion that such water supply was needed. Resolved upon the motion of Dr. Jones, se- conded by Mr. Godfrey Parry, that the works be carried out as estimated by the Surveyor. RE APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS. Dr White was re appointed as Medical Officer of Health, and Mr. E. Edwards as Inspector and Surveyor of Highways for the ensuing 12 mo iths. PROPOSED BRIDGE AT TREWYN. Mr. R. R. Roberts brought to the attention of the Council the present position of the move- ment in favour of the proposed bridge at Tre- vvyn and moved that a Committee be appoin- ted to consider the best means to adopt in fur- therance of this movement. This was seconded by Mr. Godfrey Parry, and carried unanimously. The following gentlemen were elected to act as Committee:—The Honourable C. H. Wynn, Rftg; Messrs. E. O. V. Lloyd, R. R. Roberts, Dr. Jones, Godfrey Parry, W. E. Williams, and John Hughes. LLANGAR PARISH COUNCIL. A letter was read from the Llangar Parish Council calling attention to the dilapidated state of the old bridge in the village of Cyn- Ni yd, and also to a pound by Plas Ucha in the same parish. Resolved upon the motion of Dr. Jones, se- conded by Mr. W. E. Williams, that the Sur- veyor be instructed to make a report upon the same by the next meeting. THE CHAIRMANSHIP. The Chairman stated that, as most likely, this would be the last meeting of the year, he would take the opportunity to thank the Coun- cil for their kind support to him during the past year, and to inform them that he would [lot wish to be re-elected. Dr Jones said he had the greatest pleasure in areposing a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Davies for the able and impartial manner he discharged his duties as their Chairman. This was seconded by Mr John Hughes, and supported by Mr. W. E. Williams, who said that although he differed from Mr. Davies on many questions they were always great friends once they gob outside the room. The motion was carried unanimously, and Mr. Davies suitably thanked the Council.
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-0 LIVERPOOL. (FROM OUR SPKCIAL CORRESPONDENT.) LIVERPOOL Thursday. Liverpool Cretan Independence Committee. I am plnH.sed to announce that Mr. Herbert (iJad- stone, M P., has testified hs intention of joining the local committer appointed t, further the movement which shall secure complete indepen dence for Crete. A Wanderer's Experience on Land and Sea,- \t the Weleh CongiejatiODal chape), Kensington, ht* pastor of the Church, the Rev. J O. Williams (Pedrog), delivered a lecture on Tut-sdav evening, rh" subject being 'A Wanderer's Experience on Land and Sea.' Mr. John Edwards, Rock Ferry, presided. The Corporation and the Tramways Company. —At last the agreement between the Liverpool Corporation and the Liverpool Tramways Com- pany, with respect to the purchase of the tram «tem of this city, is definitely sett'ed The price to be paid by the corporation is 9567,000, or an equivalent of £ 12 15s. per £ 10share. The Rev. Aethwy Jones.-I am given to under- stand that the Oalvinistic Methodist Church at Nf-wsham Park has invited th Rev. Aethwy Jones, who is a native of Menai Bridge, to become their pastor. He has been educated at Cambridge. Should he accept the call, the last vacant pasto- rate in the Calvinistic Methodist denomination of thi* city will eventually have been tilled. The Diamond Jubilee. Each day bring4 us nearer to the greater jubilee which is to take place in Tune. Mr. Frederick H Cower, the able conductor of the Liverpool Philharmonic Society, has composed, in commemoration of the Diamond J< bilee, an Ode for chorus and orchestra. The QnMn, I am happy to say, has accepted its dedi cation; and the ode wil l'be performed at some of the forthcoming celebrations in honour of the event. The Welsh National Society,-Dr. Roht. Jones presided at the ordinary meeting of this society, on Tuesday evening, when Mr. B^tjamin Davies, of the University College, gave a lecture on 'Some Recent Work in Experimental Psychology.' The lecture was illustrated by lime light views and experiments, the audince giving to this interesting and instructive discourse their most enthusiastic and undivided attention and at the close accor ding th, lecturer a cordial vote of thanks Newsham Park Calvinistic Methodist Chapel.- On Wednesday afternoon, the annual tea party of this place of worship was held, which was followed bv a grand concert in the evening, with Mr. John Morris in the chair. An attractive programme had been arranged, and the exquisite renderings "f the following well known artistes :—Miss BElla, Robinson (soprano), Mrs. Megan Davies (con tralto), Mr. Tom Barlow (tenor), and Mr. Fred. Owen (bass), were enthnsi istieally received by a large and appreciative audience. This evening (Thursday), another concert was given in the same place. To be more correct, I ought to designate it a pictorial concert, the lime- light illustrations and recitals being given by the well-known entertainer, Mr. Llew Wynne, The Woodlands, Rnkenhead (brother to the late Madame Edith Wynne). The artistes who took part were Miss Lillie Craymer, Miss Lillie Patton, Mr John James, Mr Robert W. IODes & Mr. W. R Williams the accompanist being Miss Mary Ellen Jones. All the proceeds wer devoted to the liquidation of the Chape! 1)< bt Fund. Liverpool and the Jubilee This city is not going to be behind-hand in celebrating and com memorating Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee. The "angements are now placed in the hands of an i iuencial local committee, who will meet to- morrow (Friday), at two o'clock, to receive Ftiv gestions from any Liverpool residents as to bow the commemoration can be most successfully cer- yied out. No place in the United Kingdom has derived more benefit than our own city from the progres8 that has marked the period during which the Queen has occupied her august posit on. The Rev. Griffith Ellis, Bootle on the Freedom of Crete.-At a crowded and enthusiastic gather- ing of Free Churchmen, which met at Myrtle street chapel, on Monday evening, to protest against the action of the British Government with regard to Crete and Greece, the Rev. Griffith Ellis, Bootle, said that Crete deserved to be free Although they were grpatly surprised to find i taly and France joining in that effort to strangle liberty, with what shame must we look upon our own Government joining with the Great Powers of Europe in that shameful effort to strangle the lib-i-tv of a people too long burdened with the yoke of Turkey. Let not Great Britain, above all, thwart the efforts of Greece Parkfield Sunday School, Birkenhead. — The annual tea party of the above school was given on Tuesday afternoon, followed by a miscellaneous concert in the evening, with Mr. James Venmore, Anfield, in the chair. The sweet performances of the Parkfield Sunday School Choir, led by Mr Ebenezf'r Jones, and the Maelor Welsh Costume Choir added considerably to the success of the concert. The vocalists who ably sustained a capitally arranged programme were as follows Miss Carrie Wright, Miss Gwenfron Jones, Miss E. A. Jones, Mr. David E. iJli, and Mr. Arthur Davies. Miss Jenny Parry (Telynores Lleifiad) was the harpist, and Miss Maggie Evans and Mr. W. Jones were the accompanists. The Suggested Memorial of the Rev. Charles Garret,—The Bishop of our local Weslevan Me thodism, the Rev. Charles Garret—as to the most desirable form in which Liverpool should perpe- tuate the long and glorious reign of our beloved Qneen—suggests the erection of a hansome Public Hall that will do for Liverpool what the Free Trade Hall has done for Manchester-a hall that would be the rallying ground of every great move- ment. Liverpool is the only large place in Eng land which is destitute of such a building; and its want has been long and widely felt. A handsome building erected in some central position, contain ing a larger and smaller hall, with a number of ante-rooms for committees, would be an immense boon to the population of this city. It would be a great educational institution, assisting every movement for the good of our race. To designate it 'Victoria Hall, would worthily perpetu .te that name to the end of time The Rev. Thomas Stephens, of Wellingborough —This reverend gentlerilan is the son of the Rev. Mr. Stephens, Brychgoed, and a nephew of that able and well known Liverpool divine, the late Rev. Noah Stephens, of Park Road Congregation- al chapel. Suffice it to say that his uncle, Noah Stephens, was highly esteemed by all the Welsh churches of this city, and regarded by the deno- mination to which he belonged as a preacher and theologian of conspicuous ability. He was a man of weight, a brilliant thinker, an excellent exposi- tor, keen in criticism, and powerful in logic. La-t Sunday, the Welsh Congregationalists of Grove Street, he'd their quarterly preaching services throughout the Jay; and the special preacher who was invited to conduct the services was the nephew of the late pastor of Park Road Congregational church, none other than the popular and able young preacher, the Rev. Thomas Stephens, B.A., of Wellingborough, who preached in Welsh, both morning and evening, and in English in the after- noon service. The discourses were listened to by fairly large audiences.
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I There is too much system in this school business,' growled Tommy. Just because I t' snickered a little, the monitor turned me over to the principal, and the principal turned me over to pa.' Was that all ?' No. Pa turned me over his knee.'
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HIC JACET HORACE. A student shy, with eager speed He sought her side on lounge commodious. Let us the odes of Horace read,' He murmured; they are so melodious,1 She tossed her saucy head—' Indeed, I think his odes are simply odious,'
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(Sarbmlttg. [If any reader who isin a difficulty with reference to his garden, will write directly to the ad- dress given beneath, his queries will be an- swered, free of charge, and by return of post, —EDITOR]. J INJURIOUS INSECTS. Perhaps there is no subject of greater impor- | tance to gardeners than this of injurious insects, and if we may judge from the thousands of let- ters on the qustion which reach us in the course of the year, there is certainly no horticultural subject of which general knowledge is so very limited. In the course of another month or so, pests of one ksnd and another will be in full activity in garden and orchard, and it may be beneficial to review the precautions which should be adopted by everyone to prevent or remedy infestations Considering first agricul- tural methods of prevention, it is probable that clean culture does more to prevent insect in- jury than any other single method. For in- stance, very many insects winter under the heaps of rubbish which are to be found in some gardens, whereas if the refuse were removed, there would be a great probability of their be- ing destroyed by the severity of the weather. Again, in some districts it is customary to leave the remnants of a crop to rot for a time on the ground, and thus it happens that many a noxious pest comes to maturity long after the crop has been gathered. Hence it may be ac- cepted as a garden axiom that the remnants of each crop should be collected, and either burned or buried with lime. It is unfortunately no unusual sight to see a pile of wood in an orchard, yet each heap of this description may be said to represent so much potential energy for destruc- tion, since scores of pests breed in or under old wood. Yet again, how often does one srje fallen fruits lying where they have dropped some time before ? In nearly every case these fruits will be found to contain some injurious insects, and if they are left on the ground, the natural re- sult is that the particular pest present is able to propagate its species; and so a bad matter is made worse. Always, then, collect fallen fruit, and by burning, burying deeply with lime or feeding to pigs, so dispose of it that the con- tained insects do not have an opportunity to mature. Crop rotation is a matter of great im- portance, too, since the process operates by starving many pests, owing to the larvae find- ing no suitable food at hand for their susten- ence. An almost equally important matter, but one that is too often disregarded altogether, is autumn digging. Not only does this act directly by exposing the pupae to the attack of birds, but it ensures great numbers "being des- troyed by the inclement weather of winter. Generally speaking, a plant is better able to resist insect attack when it is hardy and in good condition and as a consequence, the ap- plication of fertilisers tending to bring about robust growth must be most beneficial. We have often found it a desirable plan to grow some specially liked plant food near a crop, so that the insects may gather together on it, and so either be destroyed, or permit the crop to pass through some critical stage, W hen attack would be most dangerous. Coming to the mechanical methods of controlling insect de- prsdations, hand-picking is the surest way of destroying many pests. Indeed, it is at once the cheapest and only reliable plan in the case of some important crops; and in the home garden, caterpillers and such like enemies should be unremittingly picked off the plants by hand. Some of the insects affecting fruit trees can be dislodged by suddenly jarring the trunk or large branches. Of course, some kind of cloth should be spread on the ground to catch the creatures as they fall, when they may be destroyed in any convenient way. Small boards make very useful traps, especially for wireworms, milli- pedes, and the like and the larvae of the pesti- ferous codlin moth may be captured m quanti- ties under boards placed round the trunks of trees. Pieces of carrot and other vegetables make useful traps also, if regularly examined. In most cases, however, the most effectual method of preventing insect injury is the judi- cious use of some insecticide, or insect-killing substance. All insecticides may be broadly divided into two classes—those which act by being absorbed into the system "of the pest with its ordinary food, and those external irritants which operate from outside by closing the pores of the skin. From time to time during the season, as necessity arises, we shall furnish in- structions as to the preparation of the best in- secticides, so that we intend mentioning one or two of the more important now. Perhaps the most generally employed is Paris Green, a chemical combination of arsenic and copper, containing from 55 to 60 per cent. of the first named substance. Of course, it is a very viru- lent poison, and it should be purchased ready 'damped, to obviate any risk of inhalation when it is being handled by inexperienced persons. Messrs. Blundell and Spence, of Hull, will sup- ply it prepared in this way, the cost being no- minal only. It is practically insoluble in water, and as it is a heavy powder, not remaining long in suspension, it must be kept constantly stirred during application to prevent it sinking to the bottom. It may be used in spraying apples, potatoes and most shade trees at the rate of 4 or 5 ounces to fifty gallons of water, but only half this strength should be used for stone fruits. The best plan in preparing the powder is to mix it with about twice as much freshly slaked lime, the whole being then mixed into a paste with a little water. Finally strain the paste through some suitable sieve into water. Perhaps the next most widely used insecticide to Paris Green is Kerosene Emul- sion, best prepared by adding two gallons of kerosene to one gallon of the solution made by dissolving half a pound of hard soap in one gallon of boiling water, and churning the mix- ture by forcing it back into the same vessel through a force pump with a rather small noz- zle until the whole forms a creamy mass which thickens into a jelly-like solution on cooling. The soap solution must be hot when the kero- sene is added, but it must not, of course, be near a fire. The emulsion is diluted with from 10 to 20 parts of water before being used. Use soft water for dilution. E. KEMP TOOGOOD, F.R.H.S., pro Toogood and Sons, The Royal Seed Establishment, Southampton.
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