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Show Ml rit(ltlIVSTlVU0V. HiroAUTlllNS THAT fMOUlll UK OH-fJIKWII OH-fJIKWII IM 1ACMNU AMA ClerniMl. Tha gnat lilM ika f Ra make I lo aw .lit the li at of tho tumiiirr beforo watching for moth. Aitlee )iung liouinmlr loiik A-kancei at the tart tho ight of taiga In their newly Imlll liume, I ut If tin y tbi tu rquarily con tlder thu ml Jiit they mutt admit that vltltoisaru nt any time llablu to bring Iu with their clothing a gullc.lt t moth, which, with good health aud In lui.tr, mn hatch liundreil uf Ita kind In a week mid iulueerythlnguf aiianlniil texture with which it larviu or grul come Iu contact, thereforu the uct-d for tcrlou watthfulnet and a knowlidgu of tho tuljut become ap-parent. ap-parent. Ona Immediately protest, "lint I luvo niver Batched ttllly for niotha, audeverjtlilngtii the way of clolhlngnnd fAbilc Iu my home ha not been ruined " "Trui, but your Immunity from depredation de-predation lia been good luck nothing more. The moth lay s I U egg In dark plait and Hie grub which la Inlrhed movcaalowl audit IruJIntimtaaru usually wlthiliAfootor o ot Ita laco of birth, lfbygoolluck II lacu nf birth I auay irom a texlilu rubric, the texturu villi not bu hurl; linear, It I turodbttructlou." Tho quacka and "prof cntlve" mitiu-facturir mitiu-facturir haiu alwu reavet u rich harvctt through the Igiiuraucu of iieo-I iieo-I hi ngardlni tho inolli an I It halill. I oik have buudlvd up their woolina and packed them away In their iliivts full of tarljollue, ori-irlKillue, or cedar-lino, cedar-lino, orrAniliorllUo, aul actually be-llevcl be-llevcl that they would bo tafu until un-til fall. They !mo wni.d up hundrodaolniotli eg, which eVentti. ally hatch thugnibs. riiuu odor will never kill a moth or elrttroy Itallfu germ. To lw ture n moth will uot voluntarily ek a nettling 1 1 ice litre the odor exltt, but If boxrel im with an o lor It cannot etcaiti from. It tlnq ly nmedtoliy It egg In tho Atmosphere, Atmos-phere, which Income a tecoud future to tho grub when hate Iml. All thing taturated with arsenic, creosote . or even aalt. orlmj reguatel with tuli hur, tho moth or norm will not touch, but the mo of Unto articles It dangerous to tho coloring uf fine lutein. It I dltcouraglug, Indeed, when A houtewlfu shake uut her clothe and iiulatlivm Into a caiulior trunk and ket) the m there all uiu-uier, uiu-uier, to find that In tho rail they are fairly rl Idled, but thu trouble liaa beeu thu watched only for moths, when the moth la not at nil destructive. It U the worm that tliuthould have been on thu lookout for, which hatches out of thoigg, and a theeggl hardly per-cej per-cej tlble bi the naked i c, meru whlto lk like thu lclut of a In, tha daugertt latwd ovtr unseen, until recently, the utmost coufiialou and Ignorance hot prevailed re gardlng tha nomeiirlaturo of tho moth apcclc, lut It Ii now a charly defined fact that them are lime distinct spec lea i f wool-dettroylng wool-dettroylng moth cutuuioii tu tills country, all of which are of r.uroian origin. To Ut aclentlllcally correct, wu Bhould term lltetiti liu. I .-. iwlllonella, linn; tlio rinea tapettclla, linn 1 aud thu l'lnoola bltelllello, hum-well, hum-well, Dio commiiiMt tjecle am light brown, mid distinguished by the tint howu lu the Illustration. I hey brgln to A pear lalu Iu Ai rll and may occasionally oc-casionally lie seen tllttlug about a latu a August. They jialr oil and thu remain then earche fortultablu placesi for the depoaltlon of lirr eggt, wotklug her way Into dnrk corners, croilcc of thu will!, oracka In tho floor ordeen In the fol la of garment, ) (sireully ihoo. Ing by Instinct thu bust conspicuous place. Hie moth lafronil8 m It) eggs at a time. 1- rom thcau eygt hatch, lu A period from throu lo seven dais, the white, aoll body larvio or worms Which W-glu lumietllttely tuinakua ."" ...-,-.. mwii, iiiaiiagiueUI of tho doth Uin which they feed, The case la In the ahaiol a hollow rollfronin thlrly-tccond is an eighth of an Inch long. Wo havo all noticed tlieau "rolla" on fabric and frequently we have crushed theiuj tupixalng that wu liava i re. vented all damage, when the leryeix. Iitenco of tho c; Under thowt that thu grab ha. already lliil. A the worms grow they enlargo tit lae rata by adding material which they get by feeding? riiew -via reaches it full growth fn tlilrly-lx dayaand theu, crawling In-to In-to oiuo yet more i roticicil t,t ro. malna tor Id durlug llio wlnUr within IU ciuu, whloh by thbitlmo Is thick-jned thick-jned aud fastened at clUior end of tho full telxed cucoou. Tlio traiiafarm-atlonofmotli traiiafarm-atlonofmotli Ink. ,,, wjti,,, u,0 caso during thu follow Ing spilng. Hueli lathellfo muni of the" a piclS. ri,o worm feu, sou woolen fat rip curled lialr, hair cloth, fur, fiatheni or anything of that' cl7r.cf wlileh may postcst an annual dcisiiL for within the cellular tissue of inir tliero It the tamo nutriment which ouu "'! ,'" "I. ?,".,,'r .""'." w,",ln '"e. It la tho thirty tlx day perlodjtfroni ho tliuothatth. .ggaaVulaTCThu tliuo that the worm ur grub reaches the full tlio that tin damage I. do, ami It la turtunalathat ullci! thu ecii that are laid do not hatch In fact, bui a amall rorllon ever llu.l lu Hiu teiund iqieclea conttruct Its cocoon mainly from rrarmenlt of tho inaterlal uimn which It lias U-cn ftcsl. Ing, tplnnlng n certain amount of Ilk, however, wherever It com, i.,.. Ing thu trace. whlcl, one ..inellnu, llnd en woolen fibrlw, thla titcclra is most uiraiuoufiom Watlilngtoi, touti,. ward, llio JJUent moth Is of a cl irk straw color nu I lumionuof tliusi,Uci It that ouieonthuTlneaillloncll4 llio motll of the riiuw laiiinlla, u,M llilrd twclea Is r.iitlly illstlugulIlMi fromnlli thuiiibythofroiitwlue.,wl cl. arobUlilroiiiirial ise to thutoj, an wliltu iHiond, Iho wlilte ivrtlou r,eMJ ouullana crowded wltl, ilatk . raV rus habit of Ihesa ipucle. aromucU the tame, with the exivtlcni ttml t ii larva nr worm of tho last named Is nut destructive, using for It cnrooti cyllnler lece of the cloth Itself nn which It la feeding. It must now l ap arcnt to thu care fill leader that It Is quite dltllcull to kill the Inltnltwlmally small ere 0 reason uf almost luiiarceptlbli. elluiim tlviiietsnnddlinciiltnlsn tn eradicate the inolli by rireson of It tecrstiio habits. A binxliiu spray la turu death, lut thi re nro many oljeetlonato Its ii". an I danger from Its Intlanimiblu character: suit, If the ordinary throat s ray. wlilcli am lie taught for n lillle. Is llllid. with bcntlnu ami tl s vasr llirown Into crovlitsi agilust inolli or egg. It will dettn.y tlmn, loit nu light thoull bu bruuiiht Inta nrcmm thu tnateil until oiler It ha Ik i n thnniighly alresl aud thu odor dl.luted. Altera tlinrougli alrlngcf awmteii fntrlc, for tho iiurposu of drawing uut an conceited inotli (f r a moth ablt r light) aim after tlmo hiu lon given to the dee loi incut of an) eoiicnl.il igu, you may be reasonably sure tint llirtu in nothing harmful un thafibrlc, tl en HI re tafu done uplu a jir Arcil as It ui ill Mm If saturated nndbiirletl laiiuatli all the anil moth remcclle In existence. Camihor, Ubacco, iiaplitallna an I othi r strong odorant aru only artlally re I client lu the tlylng motli ami liava lo.ir.ct at all Un tha igg ir Ihe worm, which la tho dittruyligo'emrnt, Tha honxlnc tfrty I the least oljec-tl oljec-tl inah u ilntroylngagcntthat we'knoir of. It may ti me.1 very safely upon carfitlng, lut the utmost laruihoull loexerclrnllnuslnglt on labile of a delhvtecharaiter. One thoul 1 not confiisu thu moth with Iha curit We tie. riequcntl houMkeepersulscoierlkeciriilsisiliu nn I they Attrllmto It 1 1 moths. InUi ed, the cayit beetlo It fri-iuiritly cilisii the. llutlalo moth. Tl e rfeet Inretle Is tlirce.Utitntln ot an Inch long, an 1 when dlstiiibcd It draws lu It It- aulfelgiis diatli. Ills vvlilli, black an I scarlet, the scarlet being conllued to a ttrlidowii the mid Ha of the hack, Illegliiatoapiiearlnthi fall, and toon tho t'clni pair oil and the lunate ill.. wllherci,g Uion the iart Itself, an I not In the crack or devices, us generally i.uppot,id Hiring the da)-tlmo da)-tlmo these lieellesi (ri-iniully lly to tho windows, and may lt caught them, lut they eel loin leave the houso until their egga tiala been df ik sltetl The treatment It similar to Hint with moths. A hind ntomli rcliitrvdifttli Imitlno shoull licjeet Hi II jul I Inlo all I to Door cracks and un Itr Ihe Uuu board until eccry.crovl.o has lam rtache.1. The carU theuisclvisi arte r tli rough lilting .hcull li Ikl.lly t ra).el with thu Kimi'tuluUnce. Tho Inlliinmablllty of trmtlne. houevir, tliouM bu rrmcnileic-d an I no light 1m I n iiBht in ir It until uvaiflrateil. 77i L'jZotttircr. |
