The Ottawa free trader., 1888-07-21

dime museum and the side show have mo.
nopolized II and made II sacred and dear
The People of La sale should guard care
fully this treasure The aroma will not
last forever,
The buffalo moth problem is now agi
titing tie brainI of many of our house
holds, particularly on the bluif They are
great destrOyers Of carpets, clothing, etc.
| Last years damage was great, but this
season there are more Of them and they are
larger If any one has remedy for these
pests hand ii Ia for publcation.-MdrSeilleS
| PiatHdeaIer.
This is no doubt a serious question, but
we think the people of Marseilles have
spent more time and surplus brain over the
matter than mature reflection would tend
10 dictate. We have never had the buffalo
moth near Us 10 any great extent, but when
the carpet and the canvass slipper are
threatened, we cannot refrain from giving
grain of advice.
A remedy that Is cheap and good Is about
what you pant for. Take your moth by
the hind legs and carefully deposit him
upon piece of cold gray sand stone. Then
take a smaller slice of the same material
and strike the moth smart blow on the
spinal column, taking care that your stone
Is stockily built and not liable TO crumble
This Is usually successful, yet If you are a
little shaky on the subject, II may be we'll
10 burn your dueling and build new one,
but as this Is rather expensive, the other
method perhaps is the best.
II has not been our custom TO circulate
among the crying needs of the community
seeking that which 1t crying the loudest,
but when we are called upon TO minister to
tearfully inclined need, we shall not hang
back upon ceremony. During the past
week we have received several letters, all
of which we would like TO notice, but as
many of them assert opinions which we
indOrse without consultation with those
who know more than we do about the sub
jects broached, we will confine ourself to
this:
JOLIET ILL.,, July 1G, 1888.
EDITOR FREE TRADER, Dear SIR Il write
to ask If you have recipe for making a
good serviceable hair oil, such as was sold
on our streets last summer Want an oil
which will set easily without becoming so
adhesive as 10 preclude the use OF comb,
and yet possessing energy sufficient to turn
water should | be caught In the rain l
also find good oil very convenient in high
winds. as II restrains my head covering
with more comfort to ne than cumber-
some string Yours respectfully,
INTILLI KPoLIUGI.
From the tone OF your letter, Mr. Kopi-
ugi, we are lead 10 refer that you have been
using what is known among BARRIERS and
coachmen as combination oil. This Is a
very alluring oil when you first become
acquainted with II, but, as many men have
done, you have, no doubt, become aware
that the glamour fades in day or so and
leaves you the alternative of burying your
head for few days, or being arrested as a
menace to the sanitary condition of your
community. This is, of course, quite EN-
barrassing, and often subjects one to In
dignities which ones manhood rbebells
against, such as the application of strong
solution of carbolc acid and other dlsintec-
tants.
We would suggest also in this connec-
tion that, like others, you have perhaps
found difficulty in removing your hat after
your customary visit to the tonsorial
parlor. This Is caused by the over
zeal of your barber, who doubtless divin-
ing your Intentions of driving out, and de,
string to protect your hat form Injury, had
placed little more glue in his oil than
necessary TO produce the derired effect.
OF cour certain amount of glue Is nee.
essary, but should be careful not to over
step the bounds of prudence. If your
barber pereists In glue to excess, you will
perhaps find 1t to your advantage both so.
cially and financially to throw him over.
You speak of II as a substitute for the
rubber hat and the umbrella, and we are
Inclined to the belief that your statement
about oil Is about right Rubber hats are
inconvenient to carry about, and the brim
Of the average rubber Lat Is generally
limp and decidedly affectionate, often so
much 80 as to flush the hollow of your
back with cold unsympathizing water with.
out moments warning. The umbrella
habit, though old, Is still a growing one,
and no mans umbrella Is safe from the
remorseless clurch Of the umbrella fiend,
no matter what the hour may be. We
have always guarded this portion Of our
formula very carefully.
The ideas Of the times are 80 advanced
and the inventions so numerous, that to 20
back to the good old "bar's greese" seems
a little ancient. The formula for the
preparation Of "bars greese" was good
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