The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-23

transform again In twenty days, and L.
% from their shelter ~ winged moths,
To hy about In the evening I'll they have
paired and are ready IN lay eggs. Then
follows an Invasion of dark closets.
chests and drawers. edges ri carpets.
folds IT curtains. and hanging garments.
and the foundation 81 . new colony u
swiftly laid.
The early days ~ June should herald
vigorous and discriminating warfare
against these subtle pests. Closets,
wardrobcs. all rrceptaclcs or clothing,
should be- emptied and laid open. their
contents thoroughly exposed ~ light
and air. and we'll brushed and shaken
before being replaced. In old houses
much infested with moths. all cracks ! n
floors. w%ainscots. shelves or furniture
should be- brushed over with spirits 81
%turpcntinc. Camphor or tobacco should
bc placed among all garments, furs.
plumcs, , when laid asiJe Tor this
sNmmcr. To secure cloth lining ri car
f6gcs from tho attacks of moths, sponge
them on both sides with q solution of
CORROSIVE sublimste NJ mercury In s!co-
hoi. made Just strong enough not To
leave q white mark on q black feather.
Moths may be killed Wy fumigating the
article containing them with tobacco
and sulphur. or by putting II. " practi.
cable. Into an oven heated To about 100
deg. Fahrenheit.
Wine - = Motive p ~swe ~.
The modern mechanic has done away
with much Of the hard work that had
10 bc done . few years since; simplify
Ing machinery and thus adding Ia its
capacity, no has made the detail Of la
Dor. both In the shop and on the farm.
pleasanter and easier. Water was
yoked 10 tho mill and made 10 do the
heavy work Of driving machinery and
putting the spindlcs and lathes In mo-
ton; u lifted burdens m well ~ fOatcd
navies. Electricity WAS tanned and
made the servant at man, becoming one
Of the most valuable agents In the world
Of business or mechanics. and each year.
almost each day. new ideas are devcl-
opea. and new possibilities hidden In Its
subtlcty. But among all these improve
mcnts there are few things more vSlua-
BILE In general uss than the wind. and
the means employed 10 harness II down
for mans uss. II n a FREQ ~ sunlight
and ~ powerful " any agent In nature;
IA . friend u II bOuntiful In bcnefac-
ton, but ~ On enemy II Ii mighticr for
destruction than armies. Although
wind mills are an old device. yet the
modern genius Of man has so improved
them that they aro now within reach Of
all men, and can he utilized In multi.
piled Ways. All over the broad land
can bc seen the long arms Of this almost
perpetual motion, In its ceascless turn
ings, doing mans behcst. II pumps
tho water, grinds the grain, churns the
butter. turns the grindstonc, runs tho
sx~ mill, drives machinery and does
the work Of many men. with never u
word Of complaint. They have become
80 valuable on the farm that they ARE IA
common N plows or ~harvesters. On n
largo farm. with large herds Of live
stock. one wind mill will do more work,
and In better time. than two or three
men. Farmers are learning this and
the demand for them Ii increasing. In
many ~sections Of the West. where irri-
CATION Ii needed. they are invaluable,
and thus q needs arise, they are found
10 IN tho thing needed and do the work.
Factory and Farm.