Show ALL AROUND THE HOUSE Tell How to Destroy the Dr C V I Riley Uutrilii Moth at nouso Cleaning One of liiogrcatest insect pests of the household house-hold ami the despair of good housekeepers which first be is tho so tiled buffalo moth sail to excite complaints in this country in i 1H74 being found about tfcat time and soon I afterward at various points in Now York liQv Jersey and Massachusotte Srneo rhea it bas extenaea as rar west as swains tuiu south to Washington Remedies commonly recommended for this insect are not only bewildering be-wildering in number but many of them utterly ut-terly inefficient therefore the following advice ad-vice given in Good Housekeeping by such high authority as Dr C V Riley government govern-ment is of the greatest value and interest to perplexed housewives Dr Riley says saysWhere Where carpets are used and only taken up once a year at house cleaning tho conditions condi-tions are very favorable for the insects increase in-crease particularly where the house cleaning is hurriedly and carelessly done When a house has once become infested nothing but the most energetic measures will completely rid it of the pest and in complete riddance is the only hope as in a year a very few individuals indi-viduals will so increase as to do great damage At house cleaning time then as many rooms should be bared at once as possible and the housekeeper should go carefully over tho rooms removing all dust and with a hand atomizer charged with benzine should puff the liquid into all the floor cracks and under the base boards until every crevice has been reached The carpets themselves after thorough beating should be lightly sprayed with the samo substance which will quickly evaporate evapo-rate leaving no odor after a short time Tho inflammability of benzine should bo remembered remem-bered however and no light should bo brought near it This done before relaying tho carpets it will be well to pour into the cracks a moderately thick mixture of plaster plas-ter of Paris and water which soon sets and fills them with a solid substance into which the insects will not enter Then lay around the borders of the room a width of tarred roofing paper and afterward relay the carpets This thorough treatment should answer an-swer in the very worst cases and in a house so cleaned tho insect will probably not regain a foothold during tho ensuing year Cloth covered furniture which may havo also become be-come infested should be steamed or also treated with benzine and chests or drawers in which infested clothing has been stored should be thoroughly sprayed Another method of treatment and one which I have frequently recommended was indicated by me in a former communication to Good Housekeeping in rendering my decision de-cision in the competition for best remedies for household pests It can be used to advantage whenever the work of tho larva is noticed or suspected It consists in laying a damp cloth an old towel or a folded sheet will do smoothly over the suspected part of the carpet car-pet and ironing it with a hot iron Tho steam thus generated will pass through the carpet and kill all the insects immediately beneath be-neath If not too laborious an entire room could be treated to advantage in this way A Convenient Piece of Furniture An odd but useful bit of furniture which comes within the range of the home workshop work-shop is the new work table shown in the cut A SEW WORK TABLE The top is covered with plush and decorated deco-rated with an embroidered wreath and tassel fringe A novel feature is tho introduction on one side which is scooped out in approved work table style of a bag pocket in antique embroidery lined with satin in keeping with tho side bow The legs of the table are also plush covered and encircled with ribbon and tassels The wicker waste basket is decorated dec-orated in keeping Balling with a Gasoline Stove In regard to the complaint not unfre quently heard that the oven of a gasoline stove does not bake well a trade journal is authority for the statement that tho trouble is quite likely to be the fault of tho operator Bread meat or pastry is put in as soon as the burner is lighted without waiting until the oven is thoroughly warm It is impossible to obtain good results after this fashion It docs not take nearly as long to heat a gasoline gaso-line oven as it does that of a wood or coal stove but it is no less important that it should be well heated To Prevent Salt from Packing The tendency of tablo salt to pack together In cruets and containers is said to be entirely overcome by thoroughly drying the salt and intimately mingling with it a small percentage percent-age of dry corn starch or arrowroot From 8 to 10 per cent is amply sufficient for the most humid atmosphere as on tho sea coast while a much less percentage of tho starch is sufficient for inland points Tapioca Cream For tapioca cream wash two tablespoonfuls of tapioca and soak two hours Then put it into a quart of boiling milk and cook onehalf hour Beat the yolks of four eggs with a little sugar add them to the tapioca and cook three minutes Beat the whites to a stiff froth take the pudding from tho firs and stir in flavoring and beaten whites Serve cold A Good Hash A fine crusty hash is made with ono cupful cup-ful chopped beef mutton or veal half cup bread soaked in milk or cream enough to cover ono well beaten egg enough gravy or stock to moisten and the whole baked half an hour in a buttered dish from which it maybe may-be turned upon a platter retaining its form Baked Kegs and Cheese Lay some thin slices of cheese on a buttered flat baking dish break as many eggs on tho cheese as the dish will hold in a single layer dust them with salt and pepper put a small bit of butter on each one and bake them to the required degree in a hot oven Servo them hot Washing Fino Embroidery To wash fino embroidery or lace with tho least wear make water very soapy with white soap put the articles in so they are covered and set in tho sun all day then rinse in clearwater clear-water pull out each point with the fingers and pin upon a pillow to dry Potatoes Sliced and Baked Pare them and slice quite thin and let stand for half an hour In cold water then put them into a pudding dish season with salt and pepper pour on a cup of milk and bake ah hour On taking them out add butter I but-ter the size of an egg |