The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-06-01
PUTTING AWAY CLOTHING.
How it Should Be Done to KeeJ
Out Moth
From Harper's Bozar

This is the time to put away the heavy
fms for the moth millers are already be-
ginning to fy People rush about buying
all sorts of expensive moth -preventives,
when they are not Of the least use If
furs 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 perhaps ii is
worn once or twice and then hung up
again, and in the hurry of spring work
forgotten until somebody sees moth miers
flying about frequently Then the furs
are taken cut perhaps brushed little and
put away smothered in camphor or in some
/ thing else that Is as useless as it Is expen-
/ siye
In the fail when the clothes and furs
I come out, there is weeping and wailing, for
the hair flies from the frrs. and holes.
/ always in the very worst places to mend
are found in the clothes. Then there is
any amount of wondering, and Il can
imagine how it happened for put them
4 away So carefully and used such lot of
moth stuff. The proper way is to hay
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 needed. When
the cold weather has fairly gone. then
every separate article should be taken out
aud hung on the clothesline on clear day;
if there is u wind so much the better as
the dust viii blow away from you as you
beat it out After beating with light
switch Of some kind-it should never be
tough and elastie-brush the clothes care
fully Never put clothes away with soiled
spots upon them; scour them all out first
Il Is very good plan to have them all
thoroughly mended for the children
clothes are always needed in hurry in the
fall. and if put away in order it is a great
gain in every way When all the clothes
are thoroughly beaten aud brushed and
eleanSed, fold each article separately and
with care as 10 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 a. soon As the weather becomes mild.
aud are waiting for a chance 10 get into
the house and no article of wooden is safe
il left on, half an hour Then see that
your chests are absolutely tight. that there
are no cracks ia them anywhere. If there
are. paste newspaper over the cracks.
wherever they are. and see that there Is
not even the most infnitesimal creyice for
the moth miller to enter. for if there is one
she will find it. Wrap up each article
separately. either in old sheets or in old
towels or in papers. See that all are
scutpulou>ly and absolutely clean Pack
them with care. 80 that they viii not be
crushed or wrinkled aud spread sheet
over the top and tuck it in closely all over
the things Clase your chest and if you
are sure THAI YOU viii not aeed To open ii
during the warm season. paste paper over
the edge of the cover But il it closes
tightly there viii be no danger from moths