USEFUL INFORMATION.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1664, 16 September 1887, Page 3

USEFUL INFORMATION.

Tha following remarks ia the Lancet, London, Jnne 25, appear deserving of attention :—" Many people do not know how easily they may protect themselves ■ad their children against the bites of gnats and other insects. Weak carbolic Mid ipouged on the skin and, hair and In wme eases the clothing, •will drive away the whole tribe. A preat many children, and not a few adults, are torminted throughout the whole summer by xnlnnte enemies. We kaow persons who are afraid of picnics, and even of their own gardens on this account. Clothing 1b an imperfect protection, for we have teen a child whose foot and ankle had been stung through the stocking 10 seriously that for days she could not wear a leather shoe. All this can be arezted according to oar experience by rarbollo acid judiciously used. The safest plan is to keep a saturated solution of the add. The solution cannot contain more than 6 or 7 per cent., and it may '. be added to water until the latter smells itrongly. This may be readily and ; safely applied with a Bponge. We have no doubt that horses and cattle could be ; protected m the same way from the flies that sometimes nearly madden them, and ' U even seems possible that that terrible icourge the African Taatse fly, might be kept off In tbe same manner." If the Ideas expressed above are correct — and the Lancet is an eminent medical journal —m districts were mueqaitoeß and eaodflieeare troublesome, simple and inexpensive means of protection are available The preecription might alao be found eff« tual fnksepibg dogs and cats free from flaae.