Fill in all cracks and crevices if possible, or treat with strong Cyllin or Jeyes fluid. Kerosene is an efficient poison. Sulphur fumigation of rooms, if properly done, will destroy the insects but not the eggs. Five pounds of sulphur, or the equivalent in sulphur candles, should be burned for each 1,000 cubic feet of room space. First paste strips of paper over cracks round windows, doors, etc. (except the entrance door), and sea} up the chimney.
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