Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-26
WOMAN'S WORLD
THE SUMNER PESTS OF TIE HOUSE
AND HOW TO FIGHT THEM.

An Autograph stiri-rhc oueen's Thrco
Daughters - Carmen syi,as Health.
a Woman Doctor Of Philosophy An
Esasrernling Creature.
There Is scarcely any household
scourgo that brings with It more annoy
nnce than the insect tribe; the very fact
that the troublesome agents nrc in many
cases minute seems b invest thcV with
greater power Of trying the Patience
Of the most long suffering housowife.
Tho appalling regularity. too, with
which tho enemy invados onr dwellings
IL, to say the least Of Il, extremely per-
ploxingi what with the black beetle
lwhoso season" has no limit, the faith-
full fly, the annual moth. to say nothing
OF red ants, mice aud hoinely ileas. our
life Is not "a happy one" Methods
manifold OF Kidding ourselves Of these
have been act before us. but still they
flourish undisturboi; tho question to be
solved Is not that Of determination alone,
but tho most effective way OF keeping
thom away.
first OF all. It Is important that all
wainscoting. window lodges and other
parts Of the ;oom whore cracks may pro
vail should DO thoroughly overhauled
and closed with putty, well pressed in
and slightly mised with Htriol " ncccs-
sary. Thai SOUNDS o commonplace remc-
dy, and yet u isan infalliblo one. great
~ lcssening the invasion of tho in
trudeis. lnaecta Of all kinds, and most
of tho small winged tribe, eau citcctu.
ally 10 kops OF by rubbing all the wood
work Of tho rooms, hJdstolds, ctc., with
solution OF vittiol, the strength Of
which can DO increased Ia obstinate
eases by adding TO it an infusion Of
colocynth or bitter apple. II leaves no
mari, ON the wain.coting. etc. and Gun
easily be- done with nat matchmaking
brush. Worma in wood, red ants. etc.,
will infallibly DO destroyed II this is
done
Tho great objection to the common fy
killers Is their ungainlincss or general
ugliness; papers In plates arc FAR from
ornamental, while the inartistic bottles,
with openings underneath, through
which the poor things crawl to their
wniory fate, ARE positively aggressive.
Papers nevertheless arc very eiiicacious.
and It - perhaps not generally rocog.
nizod that the highorth hey are placed the
1 more flies thcy. viii attract. II Is thcre-
foro quito possible to distribute one or
two ont Of Kight ON bookcase or ward
robe. They should be slightly moistonod
and changed rs soon as tho water be-
comes discolorod.
Another remedy could be kept In ono
or two OF tho ornamental cups or bowls
which are found in almost every apart
mcnt, whether II b. study, reception
room or bedroom. and Is prepared as
iollowsi Grind two ounces OF pepper
freshly for tho purpose, mix it well with
four ounces OF brown sugar and stir It
all into one pint Of infusion of quassia.
Keep II well corked In n bottle, store it
In cool place aud pour small guam
tiiy only when wanted into some small
receptacle. Some folks hold that flies
will never congregatc ina room contains
ing castor oil plant. Tint may be, but
on the other hand 1t attracts the greer
fly IN most marked manner, so that
this remedy would not DO. without u
drawback.
Tho eucalyptus plant certainly Is a
good preventive and, unless tho leaves
DO deliberately squeezed, omi;s no OBJ
icc,ionablo odor. Sachots Of the SAND
are worry strongly recommended, but
presumably those who tried that par
ticular remedy for disinfccting purpose,
during the influenza plague will remem
Dor the all pcrvaiing powers OF that
particular oil. or course one groai
thing Is 10 kogp the blinds down Will,
tho run Is full ON roop'. -LondoI
Cuecu.