The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-11

ways ne 08u0G0O the poor CullUs uuGll
she hardly dared stir out of doors, or
open . parcel. ~.
70 avert the nervous fever that
seemed imminent. her parents took q
sudden resolution to send her, under
her brothers. escort to visit an aunt
whose home was in Chicago. Kittie's
native city did not see her again until
the following autumn. Her tormentor
was weary Of the chase then, or had
removed from town, for he never crossed
her path again. .--AGri0n HarIassd, in
Youths Companion.
Let Not the Moth Corrupt.
This is the season when good house.
keepers will not forget the dark corners
of the house where the cloth and fur
moths carry on their work of destruc-
ton. How many thoughtless persons
have hung up. or laid away choice robes,
blankets or other goods of fur or WOOL
en- to be forgotten till destroyed py the
work of these tiny insects. Many per-
sons who consider themselves good,
careful housekeepers of property, who
always make point of packing away
furs and blankets in the spring, in moth
tight chests or bags. sometimes do for
get that these little insects which were
not created without q purpose, will
find other material in which to live and
propagate their kind beside the costly
furs and woo!ens. It is the cast of
clothing, the bundle of patches and
fragments, that are seldom overhauled,
that make the most secure harbor for
cloth moths, and which allows them to
continue the propagation of the species
on our premises. 1t is not the steel
that is constantly used. but the tool that
is laid away. that gathers rust. So it is
not the coat that is worn which needs
watching, but the one that is hung up
for special occasions.
People are both ignorant and careless
concerning the work and habits of in
sects, and were not mankind aided by
other forces outside himself, the insect
tribes would soon so overrun the world,
as to make our lives here no longer en-
durable. It has been calculated that q
single pair of one kind of grasshoppers,
if allowed to breed UNRESTRICTED for
twelve years. would multiply in such
numbers that the progeny would out
weigh the earth. Every form of ami
NAL life has someimportant part to play
in the great ocean oflife. Nature aims
to keep everything busy, doing some
kind of useful work. 81. .s-
The living plant is slowly decompos-
ing the mineral elements of the earth
and rocks, and building up leaf and
wood. The dead plant is not allowed
to remain to incumber the ground, but
is attacked by some form of insect life
which sooner or later reduces the solid
timber to the finest dust. 1t is said
that, were it not for the carpet moth,
the world would be in danger of be-
coming clogged. with the accumulation
of fur, wool and hair, substances which
are almost indestructible by ordinary
means of decomposition.
While smarting under the pain, we
are sometimes tempted to wish that the
mosquitoes were exterminated from off
the face of the earth, but until man.
kind learn how to keep the waters of the
earth sweet and pure by other means,
and without the help of the little wig
glers, he had better not curse the mos
quito. .
When q wooden garment is past its
days Of usefulness, it had better be
burned, buried. or, if ones conscience
will allow, sold to the shoddy manu-
facturers, for good shoddy is far better
in its place, than moth eaten old rags.
At any rate, do not let the house, the
barn, or any of the outbuildings be-
come the catchall and receptacle for all
the cast off, old WOODEN and fur OF the
household. Would the moths contine
their operation to the oil material, no
harm would be done, but life aims to
provide for all her children, and when
the old material is all consumed, the
moth has no conscientious scruples that
will prevent her from depositing her
eggs in the new carpet, or in the folds
of the Sunday wardrobe.
Be it known, however, that instinct
or something else teaches the parent
moth to lay her eggs where they will be
least liable to be disturbed. The
blanket that is spread every day, and
the garment that is worn, is compare
lively safe from her depredations. The
danger lies in dark corners, in clothes
rooms. in garrets that are seldom Wis.,
tied, and wherever moth food is left
without suitable care and protection.
Perfectly ttJht chests, drawers, or fine
cotton bags, make secure places of de-
post for articles we would protect, and
apartments that are often visited, and
goods frequently handled or worn are
comparatively safe. The nicely up
holstered family carriage, if used every
week. and busted and washed as often
as it needs it, will rarely be injured bv
these little pests, but if kept Ito keep
and especially. if stored in adark apart
ment, will pretty surely sooner or later
be found b.dly moth eaten. Church
organs, where wooden is used for pack
ing the valves. depreciate much more
rapidly during vacations" than when
the house is occupied continuously. We
allude to this subject, at this time, be-
cause we are sure there are thousands
of cases at this moment that should re-
ceive immediate attention. Shake,
sweep. bury or burn is the order now
for q, good many housekeepers.- Neso
England Farmer.