Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-03

Ffom the Boston Transcript
Frequent demands to know Of something that
VIII stay the ravages Of that dread of ali good
housekeepers, the buffalo bug. make thu follow.
Ing suggestions Of interest:
Corrosive sublimate IL the only thing known
which has any effect on that mysterious little
round black buffhlo, or CARPET moth. which
eats IN straight lines, not only across cor-
are snsnecteS tSe ms 49, veivets etc When they
thoroughly saturated with sublimate OF sIonbIe
ss t tablespoonful in a quart Of boil
with the weaker solution This. with creat vioi.
lance in watching for and destroying them.
VIII nnaaiy ezterminate them. Buffalo moths
little beetle which is, in shape and habits. like
asS pos Se FIFTH, xs all nS !:
the buffalo moth is black. with red and white
sRets d 1a req sp1bs and LA Thtish line
begin to creep out on the sunny wIndows shsy
II you Wa at for and carefully destroy them
little, round, black furry creatures are far
more destructive than the common moths.
turned to its box on the closet door a NAV be-
taken out the next to find q large round hole
in the black silk lining. When discovered
to have been left two or three @ da S1.'n tSe
whole lining would have been riddied. II
these little creatures are known to be in the
look
pass possibly center very o
envelopes, or In q box of laees unopened for
must be taken down and brushed thorouehlv
two or three times week. They seem to
haunt particular spots, though one can find NO
reason Tor that particular spot being chosen
Turpentine or benzine only scatters them, but
a strong solution Of corrosive sublimate de-
The corrosive sublimate mixture NAV be me-
pared as follows:
"In wide-mouthed earthen jar las the sub
which makes q very bad stain) dissolve one
tablespoonful powdered corrosive sublinate in
two quarts boiling water. IT done at night it
ing q deadly poison, the jar should be unmis-
takably labelled, both with a label pasted on
and to t ON soss s
wear gloves; as q slight scratch would be made
not to touch the face or eyes, either, with the
gloves on or before washing the hands, after
taking them of. When possible, it is better to
brush, kept only for the purpose. Hang small
rugs, ETC.. over line, dip the whisk into the
IIaaid shaking 81 it nearly ali Oft against the
the piece over both on the right and wrong
sides, not using enough sublimate to make It
Se used 70 1ae
moths. and on the most delicate things with
out injuring them. Some delicate crimson
this preparation, care being used to brush
the under side OF the chairs also, then 1t was
covered with old muslin, wrapped in news
papers, and stored for two years, when it was
unpacked. At the end of that time, a dust
pan full of dead moth millers were brushed
off from 1t, but the furniture was uninjured,
the sublimate having poisoned the millers as
fast as they Matched. The walls and shelves
of closets should be thoroughly brushed over
with 1t, and any nOt-easily -gOtten-at cracks
where dust collects: and peacock feathers, or
anything else in the feather line, including
stuffed birds, feather busters, etc.
Tar paper, red pepper, turpentine, camphor,
snuff, tobacco, etc., are all very we'll for keen.
Ing moths out, but they will none of them pre-
vent the Matching of moths, and the conse-
moths which get into things after they have
been carefully put away which usually cause
the trouble, but the Matching Of the eggs which
chance to have been put away in the things.
therefore. everything should be carefully sun
ned, brushed and thoroughly whipped or
beaten before putting away, thus very mate
rally lessening the chances of putting away
eggs to make trouble afterwards II this could
be done In March, before the wee little white
millers, which cause all the trouble, commence
moths, but with our very changeable springs
warm garments are needed until LATER
AS moths do not like printers ink, they
rarely attempt to penetrate anything wrapped
In newspapers The trunk into which the win
ter garments are to be put should also be
II each garment is done up IN newspapers, or
they are carefully put between, moth which
may chance to hatch in one garment will not
go through the whole trunk, but will be obliged
10 cOnnne Its ravages to Its own particular pack.
age. or course. delicate things must be first
gum should also be scattered through the
trunk.