The Washington times., 1906-05-13

1T HAT is the way r am tempted
to alter the original testr' Mrs
Sterling said in the thick OF
parley upon housecleaning.
Rust is a sad corruptive agent In a
house where there are fine steel fur
nishings-wrought fireirons and the
like. In my modest abode. when I have
doneup in tissue paper and packed,
each in its respective box. I can leave
home Cor a summering OF six weeks
or SIX months, as the case may be.
without a twinge of anxiety. But
moth and dust are 4 direful partner
ship. They hunt in couples and the
end Of both is-Or ought to be-to be
burned. Darwin shows us how dust
breeds diseases I know that il is the
sure breeding ground of moths and
other vernin that the household is heir
to. For this reason exact re.giousIy
that the contents of every dustpan be
committed to the flames before the
wind can scatter it abroad"
"Oh. did / tell you of a clever in
vention OF a Southern girI?" The
speaker was. of course Mrs Martin
she had 10 come North 10 learn how
impossible IL IS to burn UP so much as
a compromising letter in a steam heated
fiat where the cooking is done by gas
and there isn't an open fireplace upon
the premises"
II do up my dust in a newspaper and
send II down &c the furnace" said Mrs
Gray.
The Hygiene of a Dust Pocket.
My Virginia girl simplihes that pro-
cess into a dust pocket II isn't every
JanitOr that can be trusted TO burn
papers seUt down 10 him. Even city au-
thorites are beginning TO appreciate the
danger 10 human life from dumping
Jews were wiser than we in setting
apart a Tophet where refuse vas
burned"
And you think that dust really
breeds moths?" an anxious voice ad-
dressed the hostess.
I did not say that exactly, Only
that the eggs laid by the full-hedged
moths find safe deposit and hatcheries
in dusty corners and in the folds of
woOlen stuffs left upon shelves ara
hanging from hooks in closet and ward
robe. Don's ask me how the dust gets
into closed wardrobes and drawersi II
IS everywhere! We draw IL in uyftb
every breath. Luckily, moths do not
feed upon lung tissues. thank a NOR
ciiul Providence at every spring ana
fan cleaning that the f3stidious wretchee
do not inCludc linen, cotton, and siIlT
among their edibles."
Nor sealskin fursr' observed Mrs
Black There is something IN the
dye that keeps them away. Or In the
dressing. Certain il is that 1 use NJ
precautions in putting up any seaIski a
coat and muff. leaving them in thclr
boxes all summer long"
- Perhaps you are right" But Mrs
Sterllng did not speak confidently and
TWO of the guests entered emphatic de-
mars. I have been told the same thing
ana partly believe it All the same. /
take no risks with any kind of furs.'
The Care of Furs.
Nor l." rejoined Mrs. White. whose
ermine last winter became her marvel
ously well. and which must have cost a
startling sum. There is Sut one safe
way of taking care or rurs, and that IS
10 send them to your furrier In May and
let HIM keep them for you all summer.
He will return them when YOU want
them in perfect order You have no worry
and no responsibility in the matter
But a rousing big bill in the fan,"
Mrs. Black jerkcd out the sentence with
energy born of experience In a few
years you pay for your furs twice over
Il used 10 think the plan safe and not
expensive, said Mrs. Sterling until a
handsome sable cape-a present from my
husband upon our kNantis1h UaddinG