Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-05-30

haTper's Bazaar: This Is the time
TO put away the heavy fufs, for the
moth millers are already beginning
to fly. People rush about buying
all sorts Of expensive moth-preven-
tives, when they are not Of the least
use. Ii fnrs and clothing are put
away with the moth egg in them,
all the odors in the world, good,
bad or Indifferent, would not keep
them from Matching. The time
when the eggs are laid and the fatal
damage done is usually before
housekeepers think of putting them
away at all. When the warm spring
days come the heavy fur coat or
jacket is hung up in the closet lest
it may be needed again, and per-
haps it lie worn once or twice and
then hung up again, and in the
hurry of spring work forgotten un-
til somebody sees moth millers fly-
ing about frequently. Then the
furs are taken ont, perhaps brushed
little and put away smothered in
camphor or in something else that
is as useless as it 10 expensive.
In the fall, when the clothes and
furs come out, there 10 weeping and
wailing, for the hair flies from the
furs, and holes, slways in the very
worst places to mend, are found in
the clothes. Then there is any
amount Of wondering, and "I can't
imagine how it happened, for put
them away SO carefully and used
such lot of moth stuff" The
proper way is to lay the heavy
clothing in chest as soon as the |
use is not daily, and then it can be
taken out and worn when the cold
days come and extra wraps are need
ed. When the cold weather has
fairly gone, then every separate ar
ticle should be taken out and hung
on the clothesline on a clear day;
if there is a wind so much the bet
ter, as the dust will blow away from
you as You beat it out. After beat
ing with a light switch of some
kind-it should never be tough and
elastic-brush the clothes carefully.
Never put clothes away with soiled
spots upon them; scour them all
cut first. 1t is very good plan to
have them all thoroughly mended,
for the children's clothes are al
ways needed in hurry in the fall,
and if put away in order it is a
great gain in every way. When oil
the clothes are thoroughly beaten
and brushed and cleaned, fold each
article separately and with care as
to the folding. Do not leave them
on the line to air, for that Is the
very time that the moth miller
takes to lay her eggs. They are
very plentiful outdoors just as
soon as the weather becomes mild,
and are waiting for a chance to get
into the house, and no article of
WOODEN is safe il left out half an
hour. Then see that your chests
are absolutely tight, that there are
no cracks in them anywhere. II
there are, paste newspaper over the
cracks, wherever they are, and see
that there is not even the most in
initesimal crevice for the moth
miller to enter, for if there is one
she will find it. Wrap up each ar
ticle separately, either in old sheets
or in old towels or in papers. See
that oil are scrupulously and sbso-
lutely clean. Pack them with care
so that they will not be crushed or
wrinkled, and spread sheet over
the top and tuck it in closely all
over the things. Close your chest,
and if you are sure that you will
not need to open it during the warm
season, paste paper over the edge
of the cover. But if it closes tight
ly there will be no danger from
moths.