A treatise of buggs: shewing when and how they were first brought into England, How they are brought into and infect houses. Their nature, several foods, times and manner of spawning and propagating in this climate. Their great increase accounted for ... Reasons given why all attempts hitherto made for their destruction have proved ineffectual. Vulgar errors concerning them refuted. That from September to March is the best season for their total destruction, demonstrated ... Concluding with directions ... how to destroy them / By John Southall.

  • Southall, John.
Date:
1730
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Credit: A treatise of buggs: shewing when and how they were first brought into England, How they are brought into and infect houses. Their nature, several foods, times and manner of spawning and propagating in this climate. Their great increase accounted for ... Reasons given why all attempts hitherto made for their destruction have proved ineffectual. Vulgar errors concerning them refuted. That from September to March is the best season for their total destruction, demonstrated ... Concluding with directions ... how to destroy them / By John Southall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    For Expedition* and Safety, and to prevent Trouble to his Cuftomers, or Impofttions on them or himfelf, the Author takes his own Servants with him, to take down and put up fuch Parts of Beds, Wainfcot, Hangings, &c. as he finds neceflary; and always puts them up in full as good, if not better Order, than he finds them. Of his Servants he has good Security, and will be anfwera- ble to his Cuftomers, for their Fi- » N. B. If he any ways da¬ mages the Furniture, he will pay for the fame. Perlons about taking Houles, Lodgings, or buying Furniture, paying for Surveying, fhall be at-