Show LOOK MOTHS THE MOTH PUBS FLIES NOW HINTS ABOUT THE CARR CARK OF CLOTHING the stowing away ol of winter clothes is one of the most fatiguing ol of all events the large dry goods stores and furriers offer to take care of furs andri aap when these are costly it to is best to let them undertake it as the garments may also be insured bat you can not send the winter wardrobe of a family away for storage and these are the days when the moths fly take tak the early morning h hours ou ra to d do i the work and have the clo clothesline th elle vat t up in the yard to make abe work of beating and inspection easier let all garments be perfectly perfectly dried shaken and brushed in 11 every told fold before they are put la in papers turn out the pockets turn over the collars and cuffs remove everything that looks like a bit of white dust or end of thread where ever there is a film as a bit of cobweb that means mischief mrs moth his has been there before you and your our only resource is to evict laya lay a clean dampened napkin or handkerchief over the spot and press heavily with a hot iron the steam penetrates penetrate a all the fibers and kills what whatever eyer of life is bid there now it is perfectly useless put away woolens in cedar chests or tarpaper tary tar paper aper or peppered it if the moth aits nits are in them they will eat their way out and make the moth hole whether the creature dies with the pungent odor afterwards or not net newspapers are much liked for wrappings but do not trust them in a bureau drawer the moth will usually find its way through some opening AI A newspaper first and then a covering over all of either brown holland bolland shiny silesia or glazed cambric firmly is the safest because the abe mother moth does not fancy smooth slippery surfaces she has different views from the red ant which is driven away by placing rough shaggy surfaces to tread on but she takes the finest woolen first tor for some strange reason it you have a costly cashmere and a flannel shirt side by side the chances are that she will take what is worth several hundred dollars rather than the shaker goods she prefers the all wool it a chest has already become infested with moths wash the chest with benzine or na naphtha haba and fumigate ate with sulphur or fet F insect et powder to do this place a dish of coals in the chest and before closing sprinkle the sulphur or the powder over tile fire are leave closed for several hours it if sulphur is used be careful not to inhale the smoke in the meantime take articles contained therein to a small close room and treat them to the same process replace them with a liberal supply of insect powder or camphor gum if the package is free from this ibis pest and the articles are put away before the moth miller makes its appearance all the preventative decet sary is to securely close every opening to against an attack of moths on upholstered furniture tack tiny bags filled with insect powder or camphor gum gain between the back and seats of chairs chair sand and solas sofas |