Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-27

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DOMESTIC SCIENCE
IN THE HOUSEHOLD.
1nsufferable season OF the sun,
When will your endless reign of IRE be
done?
Your armies with unconquerable stings:
When will they fiee-what for do they
have wings?
How long before brave Autumn with a
shout
Will succor me and put them all to rout?
MENU. SUNDAY. JULY 80
BREAKFAST.
Canteloupes, with Cracked Ice.
Crisped Bacon. Parsley Onlelette.
Blueberry Biscuit.
Coffee.
DINNER.
Anchovies. with Lemon.
Radishes. Olives.
Boiled Halibut
with Mayonnaise and Cucumbers.
Rice.
Pineapple Charlotte. Sponge Cake.
Iced Tea.
SUPPER.
Potato Salad
Sliced Tongue in Aspic.
Cream Cheese. with Green Peppers.
Sliced Peaches. Orange Cake.
Cocoa.
It seems a tough thing that at this sea
son of illimitable heat. when the strength,
and spirits Of the most indomitable house
wife nag. that the various factions OF
to wax particularly active and CORES.
pundingly obnoxious. Yet so 1t Is.
II they were open and above hoard In
their attacks and confined them entire
ly to the day, il wouldn't be so bad but
they tax. the meanest kind Of advantage
on Brobdinagian man, in the most In
accossib, places from whence they sail!
forth at night, armed cap-a-pie with
mandibles and stngs to wage war upol
the helpless sleeper or her most cherished
household gods.
TO DRIVE OFT BEDBtGS.
| This most disgusting Of human para
sites is popularity supposed to be the hal
mark OF the ncglectful and careless
housckeeper. yet if the truth he known
few are the homes into which it ha:
not made its way. no matter how car.
fully guarded. This is particularly true
in city blocks, whore one careless house
keeper may be the means of putting
whole block TO the most cxtraOrdinar!
Inconvenience. The bugs are migratory
climbing up wall from story to story
running across alleys. riding up on tn
dumb walters and down on the banisters
II the human inhabitants of an In
Tested house leave it. those predator!
bugs follow suit. making their way int
adjoining houses. As all are liable t.
this visitation. and by the way librar!
books are favorte mode of transporta
ton, II is essential to know what wcap
ons are most cffcctual for their rout
Cracks and crevices, as between tn
wall and the woodwork, are their favor
lite abiding places. Hence the old Eng
lsh name 1.-The wall louise The old
fashioned heavy wooden bcdstead wa
ever favorable for the oncealment an,
propagation OF the species; but now tina
tine more sanitary brass and iron bed
| have superseded the wooden ones. thi
nocturnal maraudcr leaves the bed at tn
dawn OF day to go into hiding unde
loose wall paper or behind wainscoting
| II you can locate his habitat. half TIN
battle is fought. for the bug is pregari
ous-collectng in masses.
| If there is paper on the walls tear
off. Scald out all cracks. then seal will
common soap or plaster OF paris. Fo
the woodwork holdings and furnitur
there is nothing to equal kerosene. Arpl
with Il machine oil can, to every cracl
and Granny. Pour it on the mattress an
floor. The oil leaves no spot and tn
odor soon goes away. II this treatmcn
is repeated every other day for a wee
the rout is usually complete. thong
eternal vigilance must be maintained les
they come again.
| COCKROACIIES AND WATERBUGS
In August too. the cockroach famil
ltakc their innings and the most constan
and vigorous attention is required ia
their suppression. These are also lover
of darkness. hiding through the day /
tubes, behind the hot water kitchen pipes
under the papers on the pantry shelves
or wherever security and partial dark
ness are afforded. At night they scurr
Tout. The damage they infict lies not onl
in the products actually consumed, bu
in the soiling and making nauseous {
Everything with which they come in cor
tact. The large cockroaches are far wors
in their depredations than the Croton {
waterburgs. even going TO the length {
eating valuable rugs and upAolsterie
cloth and leather binding OF books, sho,
|. and woolens. A sink left greasy at nigh
a cats plate with scraps Of food. u pantl
, harboring shreds and patches OF LEI
, over dishes are all magnets for the coc
, roach. No damp, greasy cleaning
cloths or mops left to attract them; !
uncovered foods. damp tubs or noison
r Igarbage tins. Then again. keroseH
.il, ihar