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When these insects
become troublesome in the house,
put some small lumps of quick lime
into the chinks or holes of the wall
from whence they issue,
or scatter it on the ground.
Or at night,
lay a spoonful of treacle on a piece of wood,
and float it in a pan of water:
beetles are so fond of syrup,
that they will be drowned in attempting
to get at it. The common black beetle
may also be extirpated by
placing a hedgehog in the room,
during the summer nights;
or by laying a bundle of pea straw near their holes,
and afterwards burning it
when the beetles have crept into it.
Source (excerpted from):
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery,
in all its Various Branches,
Adapted to the Use of Private Families: also a Variety of Original and Valuable information
by Mrs. Mary Eaton 1823
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