ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26033, 22 December 1945, Page 6

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Questions will not be answered unless accompanied by the name and address of the correspondent. *• S.S.”—The S.S. were the storm troops who were considered the elite of the German Army. " Lino,” South Otago.—The most reliable method of getting linoleum to adhere to a table top is to mix a strong flour paste with a liberal quantity of glue, and apply to the under surface of the linoCatlins.—The Fencing Act provides that where a river, creek, ditch or natural or artificial watercourse is on the boundary the occupiers may agree upon the line of fence on either side of the boundary, and if they cannot agree the line of fence is fixed by a magistrate. ' “ Worried.”—Wood lice or slaters are very prolific breeders, and a plague of them is most likely to be caused by an abundance of places for them to breed, such as old boards lying about and general garden rubbish. The first step towards getting rid of them is to clear away old timber , and heaps of rubbish that would give shelter and food to them. Wood lice are nocturnal, and there are several poisons that can be laid for them to feed on during the night. One is to place slices of raw potato dipped in lead arsenate or Paris green about where the wood lice are plentiful. Another is to mix loz of Paris green with 41b of blood and bone manure and spread it on the ground in the evening at the rate of loz to every square yard. Large numbers of wood lice can often be killed by moving boards and objects likely to shelter them and pouring hot water over them. Sail another method is to trap them by laying pieces of moss about on the ground. The wood lice will take shelter in it, and during the day it can be either burnt or dipped in hot water and used again. Great care should be taken to place any poisonous mixture where it is not possible for children to come in contact with it. .