Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1885-12-19
MOTHS RiVAGES.
How Fars, Rugs, Robes and wraHs
May 6se Saved.

May kse Saved.
In the matter of moths the tradition.
al ounce of prevention is worth many
pounds III cure the best way to prevent
their ravages beng to lay away fuis and
woolens just ~ the seaso2 for wearing
them is over. The worst Month for
moths IL SAID to be June, and before
that time all articles likely to be mo-
Tested by them should be securely
paeked away.
Fortunately furs, which are the most
difRCalt thing to protect from the moth,
are aiso the first which may be laid
aside for the season. Before this il
dome have them beaten thoroughly, /
o., whipped well with a small rsttsn,
which IL what fuI-icrs use for the same
purpose. Then examine the felt care
fully, and where yos find 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-
tween each fold, and gum camphor
prinkled ON the fur, and, Fl ally, either
sev the bundle in an old sheet or wrap
It In newspapers, FASTING the edges. Ii
this Is 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
seamen bring from the East Indies. The
genuine cedar chest is massive and
costly affair, made of inch cedar plank,
with walnut holdings and iron clamps.
fortunately for people OF moderate
means, Yankee ingenuity has contrived
cedar packing trunks which answer al
purposes OF utility, and which are far
less expensive. These are the ordinary
packing trunk lined with thin veneer
Ing Of cedar, which, though less than
The eighth of AN inch thick, fits closely
In every crack and corner, and renders
the trunk at once moth-proof and air
tight No oamphor il needed in such
o chest: only be careful to see that no
traces Of moths are in the garments be-
fore packing, and lay away smoothly
with newspaper layers between each
strata of clothes q an additional pre-
saution.
Paper barrels with close-HttinR heads
form another effectually moth-prool
casa The paper OF which these are
made Ii thoroughly impregnated with
coal Tar, and whatever Is put into them
II practically safe from the incursioos
IT the moth miller. Tar paper il sold
BY tho sheet rs moth preventive, and
any one may make for herself moth
rroof chest by lining an ordinary pack.
ing box with this paper. putting layer
also under the lid.
Common newspaper Is also . valuable
moth preventive. The moth-miller =
said to dislike printers ink. For sd-
ditional security it is wiser to lay the
parcel away in closed trunk, but where
packing chests run short it is generally
safe to put them on shelves in q mouse
proof closet, the danger being that The
mics may cut the paper and tho moth.
uiller thus effect an entrance.
In the case Of valuable furs, about
which there is cause for uneasiness, ex.
amino them three weeks after storing.
The eggs OF the moth-miller hatch out
In from fifteen to twenty days, and the
moth begins at once its destructive work
Therefore, by this second inspection -
sursncs may be made doubly sure