Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1885-09-26
MOTHS RAyAGES.
How Furs, Rugs, Robes and Wraps
May he Saved.

How Furs, Rugs, Robes and Wraps
May he saved.
In the matter of moths the tradition
q ounce of prevention is worth many
pounds of cure the best way to prevent
their ravages being to lay away furs and
woolens Just as the season for wearing
them is ever. The worst month for
moths IN said to be June, and before
that time oil articles likely to be mo-
Tested by them should be securely
packed away.
Fortunately furs, which are the most
diRsalt thing to protect from the moth,
IRE Ahso the first which may be laid
1ono have them beaten thoroughly, i.
q, whipped well with q small rattan,
which Ia what fur1iers use for the same
purpose Then examine the felt care
fully, and where yosl lind the hairs mat
ted tightly together part them and wet
the spot thoroughly, yet daintily, SO as
not to touch the adjacent hair, with
spirits of ammonia. After this fold the
garment, with layers of newspapers be.
vween each fold, and gum camphor
prinkled on the fur, and, i~ally, either
Sew the bundle III an old sheet or wrap
y in newspapers, FASTING the edges. If
this IL done carefully and speedily, you
may rely with comparative certainty
that your goods are beyond reach OF the
small destroyer.
The best moth-proof chests are those
made OF cedar, to the odor of which the
insect has an unconquerable aversion,
and the camphor-wood chests which
aoamen bring from the East Indies. The
genuine co,.ar chest is q massive and
costly atis,r, made Of inch cedar plank,
with walnut holdings and iron clamps.
Fortunately for people of moderate
means, Yankee ingenuity has contriyed
cedar packing .unks which answer al
purposes u ut1iity, and which are far
less expensive. These are the ordinary
packing trunk lined with thin veneer.
ing of cedar, winch, though less than
the eighth OF an inch thick, fits closely
in every crack and corner, and renders
the trunk st once motn-proof and air
tight No camphor is needed IN suck
. chest: only be careful to see that no
traces Of moth are ia the garments be-
Sore packing, and lay away smoothly
with newspaper layers between each
strata of clothes az an additional pre-
caution
Paper barrels with ciose-ftting heads
form another eiiectually moth-pro
case. The paper OF which these are
made Is thoroughly inpregnated with
coal tar, and vhateyer Is put into them
is practically safe rom tile incursions
Of the moth miller. Tar paper is sold
by the sheet As q moth preventive, and
any ona may iEaEe Tor herself moth
proof ciAeat by lining ga ordinary pack
Ing box with this taper, putting layer
also under the lid.
Common newspaper Is also valuable
moth preventive. The mcth-nliller Is
said to dislike printers ink. For adj
ditionai security it is wiser to lay the
parcel away il closed trunk, but where
pack ing.oles.s run snort il is generally
safe to PM lhem on shelves in mouse
proof claseT, the danger being that the
Mice may cat .he paper and the moth.
miller thus e4iccs a. entrance.
In tho c..se q valuable frlrs, about
which there is cause for uneasiness. ex-
anime them three weeks after storing.
The eggs of the moth-miller hatch out
in from fifteen to twenty days, and tho
sYo,n lep- ona T. destructive work.
yhcrefole. IS seca, = Inspection u.s.
surancS may he made doubiy sura