. Australian Garden and Field. This universal cordial is manufactured and bottled IN SCHIEDAM (HOLLAND) with special care and is warranted free from every injurious property and ingredient. It is highly recommended by most of the hotelkeepers in the Commonwealth of Australasia. Please take notice of the signature on the labels, and beware of inferior length), and pour about a cjuarter or a third of a bottle of bi-sul- phate of carbon through the hose into the hole, pulling the hose out sharply as soon as you have fin- ]>onring, so as to leave a trail of liquid to the ent
. Australian Garden and Field. This universal cordial is manufactured and bottled IN SCHIEDAM (HOLLAND) with special care and is warranted free from every injurious property and ingredient. It is highly recommended by most of the hotelkeepers in the Commonwealth of Australasia. Please take notice of the signature on the labels, and beware of inferior length), and pour about a cjuarter or a third of a bottle of bi-sul- phate of carbon through the hose into the hole, pulling the hose out sharply as soon as you have fin- ]>onring, so as to leave a trail of liquid to the entrance. Stand clear of the hole antl dropi a lighted match on the dampness, when the whole lot will immediately explode. Sonie one must be stand- ing ready with a spadeful of earth, and as soon as the explosion takes place the earth must be dropped on to the hole, as as not toi allow the fumes to escape. The fumes will then travel into every corner of the burrow and will asphyxiate the ; Anybody trying this recipe had better take a long stick, make a cleft in one end, and insert a piece of wadding into this. Dip this wadding into methylated spirits, or else kerosene oil, ignite it, and, ap- )ily the flame to the dampness. He can then see with complete safetv how the explosion takes place, and can avoid being injured if working in hard ground. Bi-sulphate of carbon will not explode bv being shaken, but great care should be taken to keep it away from any flame whatever, as it will explode (if cork is not se- cure) from a flame a foot away. You can ascertain if you have bi- sulphate of carbon by dipping a finger in it, when the finger will turn ioe cold. It is a Hquid look- ing like water, but having a dis- gusting odour. In hard ground the explosion is severe, often rip- ing up the burrow. In light sandy soil the report is a muffled puff of llame, to be immediately covered. 4 Flics in the Dairy. The .Toumal d'Agricdlture Pra- tique says :—It has been found that flies h
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