Show THE TROUBLESOME MOTH Row to nOAt With Thl Oestrorloi In a et In rurnltnri ADd Cisrpeta Pnruitnro la onp of thq favorite hidIng hid-Ing place cf moths Tlio worma seldom attack the coicriug the hair constituting consti-tuting macli better food Bcnzlno nod liquid of a like chnrncter nro frequently frequent-ly iisod to drii out the pest This eoft ens tiio hair mid is I nt bent uncertain Upholstered fnrnitaro should be treated each spring with n mixture of borax und powdered tobacco leaves By removing n few tacks from the bottom covering a half ounco or so of the powder IH I easily dnstcdin This will iffccttmlly preserve the hair from attack The ontildo covering cov-ering of furniture cot in ecu dnrlng the Btunmer is best protected br being dusted dust-ed with bornx and then completely covered cov-ered with old newspapers Furs being worn only during pnrt of each year nro ricccdliiRly irabject to deetrnctlon by moths A cedar closet or chest is nraal ly considered proof nguinst attack It is however of little avail if the moth egg bavo been deposited in nn article previous to Its packing away Boating mini for and does comparatively little toward removing the eggs which are laid at the root of the hnlr where the natural grensa of the animal is most abundant Hot dry air Is I the most effective xncaua of destroying moth eggs Materials Mate-rials to bo treated should be hang on chairs In a email room heated by furnace fur-nace or team Windows and doors being be-ing closed the drafts are tnrned on nil I force From 24 to 4 hours of this treatment treat-ment will bo nccoory uccordlng to the temperature drynoaa of the air By tho end of that time embryo Insects will be dead The eggs inny then bo removed re-moved by brmhng If cedar chests ore available thn fnrs must bo sprinkled with borax wrapped in newspaper and packed in a tight trunk or box which should not bo opened again until nil its contents con bo removed Whenever poralblo carpets should bo mbjcctcd to tbo purifying Influence of beat and dry air then sprinkled with Holy powdered tobacco and borax It la well to cover tjiem with crash during ho summer If this is done tho pow dor may bo left on If ccrtcriug is Impracticable Im-practicable the mixture should bo brushed off lightly after 34 hours Enough will remain In the nap topnno an effective safeguard Curtains portieres por-tieres and othir hangings may be treated treat-ed in a similar mauucr |