The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-08-24
Aatiuual &epabtifa1.

KEEPING FURs.-Ladies are often anxious
about keeping furs FREQ from moths during
the summer months. Some one advertises to
send the requisite information for one dollar.
Darkuess Is all that Is necessary. The mil.
Ter that deposits the eggs from which moths
are hatched only moves In light the moths
themselves work in darkness. Hang the furs
in very dark closet, and keep the door shut;
keep IL always dark, and you can have no
trouble. But, as closet doors are sometimes
left open, the better way Is to enclose the ar
tioles loosely in . paper boxi put this IN :
pillow-csse, and wrap around with cloth, and
hang II up In a dark closet, Camphor, spices,
or perfumes are Of no use. Continual dark.
ness is sufficient. And do not take out the
fuFs in June or July to givs tbcm IN airing
for even then cImsth the enemy, and II may
be that in fifteen minutes nfter exposure has
deposited a hundred eggs, II you consider an
airing Indispensable, give the furs a good
switching and put them quickly back.
REHARKABLE ADVENTURE OF Car A
family Of this city had very aged cat, dis
eased and blind, which had been for fifteen
years or more Q member OF their household.
The creature had become dirty and offensive,
and most Of the family desired to bs rid OF
her, and yet none liked to order the destruc-
ton ofso venerable and faithful q retainer.
Finally servant girl determined TO dispose Of
the animal, as she supposed, in an efectuSl
way. She tied its legs together. and then IN :.
closing it In q bag, she tied tho mouth Of the
bag up, and dropped 1t into car Of an empty
coal train going west on the Erie railway,
which runs BY the house.
An interval Of ten days elapsed, when Is
hold, early one morning the cat appeared In
her usual place OF course no one can tell
how far she travelled, how she was released,
or what adventures befell her on tho way;
but from the time that elapsed between her
Punishment and return 1t 10 reasonable to sup.
pose that she must have been carried Q long
distance, probably hundreds Of miles, possibly
entirely to the coal region and back The In.
stinct Is truly wonderful that could guide this
aged, feeble, and blind creature back TO her
long time. For the absolute truth Of this
story We can vouch. -Paiferson IN. ~ Press
ANCIENT INDIAN MILLS A short time ago
rs Major ID. b. Huntington. Indian interpro.
ter, was returning from his farm, out West,
when passing "the mounds" few miles from
the city, his attention was attracted by seeing
a stone projecting from one Of tho mounds,
whero 1t seemed strange that q stone should
be. Upon searching into the sand no aiscoy.
cred couple Of ancient Indian mills, which
ho Brought into the city. We saw one Of them
to-day. 1t is an Oblong block of conglomerate,
about two feet in length, beyelled on the top
from one end about two.thirds along 1t, tho
which has evidently been done BY the stone
crusher-a piece Of copglomerate stone, about
eight inches long, rounded on the top and sides,
andemooth on the lower side, which fitted the
bevel on the larger block. Some Indians who
stood by, said 1t was Indian mill, used long
time ago." and minated that the people who
used 1t were dead long time ago.-Sah Lake
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