Popular science monthly . in the caseof a house in a row, particularly if thepartitions separating houses are nottight, or if its attic or roof air-space com-municates with those in the neighboringhouses. For these reasons, in the case ofsummer cottages at beaches, it is safestand easiest to fumigate before the familyor neighbors have moved in, when thereis plenty of time to air the house com-pletely after it has been treated. While hydrocyanic-acid gas is proba-bly the most efficient means of ridding ahouse of vermin, it is also one of themost deadly poisons. Therefore, thegreatest care shoul
Popular science monthly . in the caseof a house in a row, particularly if thepartitions separating houses are nottight, or if its attic or roof air-space com-municates with those in the neighboringhouses. For these reasons, in the case ofsummer cottages at beaches, it is safestand easiest to fumigate before the familyor neighbors have moved in, when thereis plenty of time to air the house com-pletely after it has been treated. While hydrocyanic-acid gas is proba-bly the most efficient means of ridding ahouse of vermin, it is also one of themost deadly poisons. Therefore, thegreatest care should be exercised in its use. Popular Science Monthly A Wallpaper Remover 119 THE difficulty and incon\enienre inci-dent to the removing of old wall-paper and the preparalif)n of the wall forredecoration are reduced to a minimumby the use of a new tool that gets at theroot of the trouble. It works under thepaper, or, rather between the paper andthe wall, softens up the paste or glue andfreely strips the paper from the Every bit of wallpaper should be removedbefore beginning the work of repapering It is particularly adaptable wherethere are se\eral layers of paper to beremoved, or for stripping oft e.\tra hea\yor varnished paper. The usual way ofHooding the walls with water or fillingthe room with steam are not simple mechanical device illustratedgenerates steam on the spot with agasoline burner and the steam is con-trolled by a vaKe in the hand-piecewhere it is driven behind the paf)er in athin sheet. 120 Popular Science Monthly
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