The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-21
THE HOME.
PUTTING AWAY WINTER CLOTH
ING

PUTTING AWAY WlNIEh CLOId-
ING.
Although the moth Is the bette noir Of
every housekeeper, 1t is not difficult,
once the habits of the tiny pests are un-
derstood, to escape its inroads. The more
soiled the article the better 1t is liked by
the vigilant mother insect as nesting
place for her eggs. Grease spots are her
particular delight. A thorough inspec-
ton should be given to all the winter
clothing. Time that is borrowed in the
spring by leaving this undone may be
doubly hard to pay In the fall. The
thrifty housewife keeps ahead Of her
work, and is, in consequence, never driv-
en- by 1t.
The moth abhors sunlight and Graves
darkness. For this reason many house.
keepers hang all wooden household arti-
Giles on the clothesline In the sunlight for
an entire day. After this they should be
thoroughly beaten and cleaned. Before
putting them in the storeroom it is well
to fumigats that room with sulphur
candle. Any tight receptacle. be 1t the
cedar chest, trunk, pillow case, calico,
linen or paper bag. II perfectly close and
thoroughly freed from all possible eggs,
Is safe from insect intruders, and none Of
sary.
and arranged In such q manner that to
reach the garments needed In the fall 1t
will not be necessary to disturb those
that will not be wanted until later.
All blankets that win not be needed dur
ing the summer should be washed and
Before washing blankets, free them
from all loose dirt by a thorough beat
ing. Cut half bar Of soap into thin
slices and add 1t to tub OF lukewarn
AK and stir until both are thoroughly dis
solved. Put the blankets into the soap
suds and allow them to soak over night
Rinse thoroughly In three waters and
hang on the Inns without wringing, take
pains to pull them straight.-New York
Tribune.
BLOOD POISONING.
1t seems to be certain that valuable
life has been often lost by carelessness In
regard to small cuts. A woman working
about the kitchen who receives small
cut on the hand generally binds up the
wound and goes about her work with no
further thought of the matter. Her
hands are put In all manner of things
In cleaning about the house, working
outside, perhaps, IN the flower garden,
and engaged in the thousand and one
tasks which her hands find to do. II she
is fortunate, the wound heals up, but
this Is not necessarily the case. Blood
poisoning may result from the most
trivial wound. The palm of the hand is
almost as dangerous portion OF the sys-
tenn to wound as the soles OF the feet.
The result Of wounding either the soles
of the feet or the palms may be lockjaw.
Whsn we remember the Impurities in
the soil, in the air and in various parts
of even the cleanliest house, 1t Is strange
that we do not hear of more cases Of
blood poisoning arising from trivial
cuts. A very weak mixture OF carbolic
acid and water, such as druggist or
physician who deals in drugs can fur
nish, should be kept on hand to prevent
danger. 1t should be poured on a cloth
and wrapped around any such wound,
after first washing 1t carefully. This
mixture, which contains about ten per
cent. OF carbolic acid In water, Is
sufficient to purify any ordinary wound
and keep out impurities IL IL Is well
wrapped with clean, dry cloth. Even the
scratch Of q needle or pin in the laun-
dry tub may cause blood poisoning If the
water contains coloring matter or any
Impurities powerful enough to cause this
result.-N. Y. Tribune.