Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-06-21

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InousgHolp Pgsrs. WHAT TO oc
WITH THEM.
n there u ever time when the care
ful housekeeper feels that life u mol
worth living, or that houses are moi
worth keeping, it IL when abs suffers %
Invasion irom one or another Of ID,
numerous household pests that take sud
den and violent possession Of theil
favorite quarters In the house and sho~
q disposition 10 make an eternal strug
gle Ia remain. Yet. after ell, house
Keeping need not be made burden by
three creatures, and y little care taket
at the right time and In the right NAY
will insure almost complete freedom
from them, aud avoid anything llks
serious trouble with them.
Tie most important thing IL To kecT
q cool head and . vlgilsnt eye. Herr
~ we'll ~ In welghtier matters, ''eternal
vigilance IL the price of liberty" Ia
every case where these pests are In
large numbers lt IL due either 10 care.
II
or too great conhdencc In ones freedom
from them. Never feel that because
you have not been troubled With them
you will not be; but make systematic
Investigations for them, and use prc'.u'
tlonary measures at regular Intervals,
This IL much easier aud much more
effective than . vigorous fight AFTER they
have gained q foothold. The cool head,
also, h no lcss Important than the
vigilant eye; for u does not make mat
tiers any better for . housekeeper to fall
Into q state Of nervousness, or Ia wor'
~ when these unwelcome visitors ap-
pear. Dealing with them IL necessary
part of housekeeping, aud should b.
done with as much coolness aud system
40 any other department of the work.
The most destructive of the house.
hold pests IL the moth, and the principal
requisite for protection against II Il
promptne.s aud care. The beat way "a
protest garments from the ravages oi
TIL. busy creature IL to wrap them In
ewspspers, being very careful In leave
not even the slightest crack by which 9
miller may ind its way In. This should
be done "a early In the season N the,
can be spared, aud they should be- we'll
beaten aud brushed before Wrapping
In order Ia di.lodge any eggs that have
been already deposited on them. II they
are put away late, Il u safer Ia open
them some time during July. The worn
all then be Matched, " any eggs had
CHANGED Ia lie left In the garments, and
can be easily seen and Killed before u
does any damage.
Cedar chests are 81 no more use Ia
keeping out moths than any other tight
box. Gum-camphor IL sometimes pat
among wooden garments, and tobacco u
also used; but though these may have
some effect In kecplng the miller
away they are not always safeguards,
and the sure., way IL the simplest that
of Wrapping the garments 90 that
nothing can gain an entrance. To keep
thsm out of carpets, sprinkle the foor
Nth turpentipe ar benIinc before laying
the carpet, aud With small, nst paint
brush apply freely under the sarbass
| aud In all the cracks. lIcnIlne poured
over furniture aud carpets where mo,h'
are will Nil them. s~st care should
he taken not Ia use the benslne near Z
flame of any Kind, and there should H.
no flame az flrr la the room until the
fumes have passed away.
In the kitchen, To prevent Insect pests
Il I. necessary, above all, Ia have eS'
tI.me cleanliness and as nearly perfect
irync.s az IL IL possible Ia have. Moth.
Ing bred. reaches or waier-bugs NOR,
npldly than q Wet sink, damp house
cloth. lying about aud crumb. II any
sort. When you clean house In thu
spring. sprinkle powdered borsx under
the papers on the .hel,e. aud la draw
cr.. under the sink, aud everywhere
that these pests arr likely Ia hide. II
they .tlll thrive, dissolve one poand 81
alum In two quarts of hot water, aud
while hot pour the solution Into every
cre,icc about the room. This Will not
fall to drive them away unless there srs
unusual attractions for them In the way
of vet PLACES and scattered food.
Where borax fall. Ia produce the dc.
sired result, u u usually because suf.
fcient !. not used. Buy the posder~|
horax In packages 81 three or four
pounds. and sprinkle Il hicliy every
where that an in.cc, !. likely Ia hc, us-
ing bellows Ia force II Into cracks. II
will no, fall II used profusely enough,
!. clesnly and non-poisonous, even "a
the pests themselves II u SAIL; the
.ocrrt 81 its effectiveness bring that u
burns their feet.
Rorax scattered a. dirccted !. also oi
u.e In keeping ants away; aud a. an adj
,litIonal pr.csution II " we'll to place :
small bag of sulphur la rach drawer
aud cupboard. 4 chalk mark drawn
around the edge 81 cupboard 90 ,e.-
.cl will keep the ants away from u, bu'
care must be- taken To have the mark
perfect and heavy, as the ants will Ind
any defective place Ia II aud cross there
Even that most losthsome 80 all YER
min that infest the house, the boi.bug
need never remain n serious trouble for
any length 81 time. With them, ~
with all others, preventive measures arr
hest. In most cases, II the beds sr,
gone over every two or three months,
Kept very clean, and washed With ALT
water or Kerosene and sprinklei Will
boraN, the bug. will not d. found, cx-
ccpt an occasional stray one may be
brought In, which need not long escape
an obser,ant eye, a. they always give
evidence of their presence In some way.
Sometimes, however, through Illness,
or the caTelc..ne.. of servants, the,
NAV b. found la numbers on the bed.
| (for they propagate very rapidly. IN
such cases. take the beds apart, kill all
the bug. YOU can With a cloth, wash the
bed thoroughly With hot water, and put
corrosive .ublimste Into every crack aud
crevice that can be found about tie bel.
Corrosive subllmaie u n deadly poison.
.o that great care should be taken Ia
keep II In = saf. place. Apply with
either q stiff feather or very small var
nish brush. l.epeat this application
every third dsv. until you ha,. used u
three times. II Il has been thoroughly
used no bugs will remain; but u IL we'll
20 watch the bed for some little time,
lest some spot has been slighted aud All
egg or bug missed. when n bed j.
first bought, examine u thoroughly
aud u there are any defective places In
the stats az any part Of u, hll them
either With putty or yellow soap, aud
YOU will thus lessen Oh. number of
lodging places for the bugs.