Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1885-10-31
MOTHS RAVAG-S.
How Furs, Rngs, Isobes and Wraps
May kse saved.


May kse saved.
In the matter OF moths the tradition
al ounce of prevention is worth many
pounds OF cure the best way to prevent
their ravages being TO lay away furs and
woolens Just us the season for wearing
them is over. The worst month for
moths "a said to he June, and before
that time aD! articles likely to be mo-
Tested by them ahould be securely
packed away.
Fortunately frrs. which ere the most
difhsslt thing 10 protect from the moth,
ire aaso the first which may be LAID
ssi6e for the season. Before this is
2ona have them benter, thoroughly, /
O., whipped we'll with small rattan,
which - what fuiT;ars use for the Same
purpose. Inrn examine the felt caro-
fully, and where yUn find ths hairs mat
ted tightly together part them and wet
the spot thorcav!ly, yet daintily, SO as
not to toAcn tue aGjacHUt hair, with
spirits of ammonia. Ait. this fold the
garment, with layers Of newspapers be-
ween each fold, and gum camphor
priaked Oh the fur, and, ii ally, either
sev the bundle i'll an old sheet or wrap
it IN newspapers, p-sting the edges. Ii
this q done carefully aud speedily, you
pay rely with comparative certainty
that your goods ore beg uud reach OF the
ANAL destro,~or.
The best moth-proof chests are those
made of cedar, to the odor OF which tho
insect has an unconquerable aversion,
and the camrhoI-wood chests Which
seamcn bring IRON tle Eost Indies. The
genuine cedar chest is a massive and
costly affair, made Of inch cedar plank,
with walnut holdings and iron clamps.
fortunately tJr people OF moderate
means, Yankee ingenuity has contrived
cedar packing trunks which answer all
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
che eighth of an inch thick, fits closely
in every crack and corner, and renders
the trunk at once motn-proof and air.
tight. No cunlphUr is needed i'll such
q chest; only he careful to see that no
traces OF mott: are i'll the garments be-
fore packing, ana lay away smoothly
Nth newspaper layers between eacn
strata of ciotlies as un additional pre-
caution.
Paper barrels with close-ftting heads
form auother ef!ectua!ly moth-proof
case. The paper OF which these are
made is thoroughly ilnprcsnated with
coal TAI, and whatever is put into them
is practically safe from the incursions
Of tho moth miller. Tar paper is sold
by tho sheet as moth preventive, and
any ona may make for herself moth
proof chest by lining al ordinary pack.
ing box 6i.h this paper, putting layer
also ,uUer the lid.
Common newspaper is also valuable
moth ID sver,ivo. The mJth-miller Is
said to dislike printers ink. For ad-
aitional sccurity it is wiser to lay the
parcel away in II closed trunk, but where
rach;:,:: c .csta run short it is generally
safe t., pr th"m o.! shelves i'll mouse
proui c!os IT, IL d:."gar be- g that tie
micc :liay Gu. :he paper and tie moth
miller tk ds effect Ill e1.u.t-co.
In tho cas- oi valuable furs, about
whic. ti.era II cause fer uneaniness, OK
amino them thres weeks after storing.
The eggs OF tho Iooth-miiier hatch out
in fir, o fifteen To twenty days, and the
mot, begins at Dnoo It's destructive work.
Therefore, Ivy this second Inspection ~
aurancs La, tc Ii. -I.. dolb.s sure