Weevil Extinguisher.
The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency have issued the following circular : — We have much pleasur. in placing at the disposal of our constituents the following recipe ior the preservation of iheepSKins from weevil. The preparation v belie veu to be thoroughly effective ior this purpose, while it also keeps the pelt tit for tanning 1 . r ihe recipe is at» follows :— Put 30 gallons of water into a copper, also 20ibs of soda asn, and £lb of the best aloes ; stir well until it boils hard, then add 40lbs or arsenic. Be caretul to have a bucket of cold water handy, aud, it made properly, when you add the arsenic the preparation should rise, and the cold water must be added, otherwise it will boil over. Let cool, ano use one part ol this to four part-i ot water, and apply with a brush on the, skin, as soon as convenient, after renioval from tbe carcase, bame proportions ior smaller quantities
Manager : " Tliat youog woman whom I placed at this counter a year ago fclready knows more about the business ihun you do, and I find that I shaiJ have to put her at the head of the department, though I fear it will be rather unpleasant for you to be under her orders." Clerk: " Oh, no ; 1 am gelling used to that. Wo were parried last spring."
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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 18, 21 July 1894, Page 4
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230Weevil Extinguisher. Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 18, 21 July 1894, Page 4
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