Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-18

lbenzine or naphtha. This will not niuro
the most delicate fabric. Caution must
be exercised, however, on account of It's
Iinlammabity. Never use either prep
aration with any light in the room. An
other means of protecting such articles is
TO wipe them over with a dilute solution
OF corrosive sublmate In alcohol. made
weak enough 50 as not to leave any white
stain.
| An easy way to apply the naphtha or
lbonzine is to put it in a small watering
pot such is used for sprinklng house
lplants.
TO SUPPRESS THE HOUSE FLY.
| Partisan journal last year offered a
prize of 5000 for the best essay on the
destruction Of the house fly. The money
was finally awarded, among hundreds Of
competitors, to an inVostgat tor who wrote
tnat residuum oil poured on the eggs or
Larvae of les would surely destroy tho,n,
For city stables and the barns OF farms.
for 1t IS a well-known fact that the great
lest breeding place for flies is the stable
he recommended that the oil DO mixed
with earth, lime and phosphate. rhe
United states department of agriculture
has started a similar crusade in this coun-
try, and tho chief of the bureau Of
lentomol1Ey has recommended that all
lstable swce7ings be Immediately carried
away or confined in tight receptacle un-
TN they can he removed. little oil
thrown over such places where the fy is
apt to lay its eggs will help cxterminate
tho insect and give il no chance 10 breed
Scientists have proved that beyond cues-
ton the fly is not only nuisance but a.
menace to health. Many epidemics that
lsweep over communities in the hot season
n no tya, at
ing Its origin in filth it carries with +,
the bacteria that breed in filth. The higt
mortality among children in the tene-
, mcnts whore families are closely crowded
together and refuse accumuatc rapidly.
IS due in many Instances to tho fly. They
, are specially fond Of milk and, drinking
, from II. plant bacteria in it which breed
rapidly. Typhoid germs, if IS believed
2 are frequently communicated in this wav.
Screens and fly paper to catch occa-
sional intruders are the essentials +,
, keeping these untidv creatures Al bav. II
, number get In a room they may he e.
fcctively driven out by darkening the
. apartment leaving only one window or
. door light Then with brush made .,
cutting paper in strings and affixing ii "a
$ a handle, SO that it may be welded with
, vigor and much noise, the intruders may
f the open.
HOMEMADE FLY POTION.
, A good homemade fly potion cons.st,
. of tablespoonful each Of cream DOW.
dered black pepper and brown sugar
mixed, in which set the saucer contain
ing the mixture. kerosene Is also a dis
. couraqer of flies A weekly wipinE over
the outside of windows and door screens
- with Kerosene Keeps nios from settlin.
. there ready for entrance at the first Cd.
portunty.
1 FLY PAPER IN THE WRONG PLACE.
i Almost every one from the family cat
to grave and reverend seignors manage Ia
get affixed 10 fly paper some time during
the season To dislOdge it apply vaseline
freely. Every time a fresh sheet OF fly
paper is opened lay It on a newspaper
folded in two or three thicknesses to a
: little larger dimensions than the fly paper.
Fold the surplus an inch or s, over like
: a frame and fasten just to the edge OF tn,
r sticky portion. This weights down the
: fly paper so that it does not ht off at
70 every breath of wind and at the same
II time enables one to lift it about without
i sticking tho fingers
& TO PROTECT PICTURE FRAMES AND
. CHANDELIERS FROM FLIES.
g To prevent flies from settling on pic
: ture frames and chandeliers. boil three
or four onions In a pint of water and APP
s ply the water with 4 soft brush In many
i city homes, or where houses are 20 be
|. closed for the summer. common unbleach-
t ed cheesecloth is used to protect nictures
e and frames from flies. cut a piece Of
4 cloth large enough to 80 all around the
+ picture. Lay the picture face down on
= this, put the cloth around and basic up AZ
E the back, Hang the picture back in its
y place and neither flies nor dust will mo-
q lest For chandeliers. cut the cheesecloth
L in wide strips, and. beginning at the ton
e Of the chandelier. wind down TO the bur-
It ner, covering every part. Brass beds ara
: also wound with cheesecloth unless one &
h minded to have a cretonne or chintz sli,
h made to tit the head and foot of the bed
r to match the furniture covers.
! ENGLISH GLAZED CHINTZ AND GRE,
TONNES.
= In the spring furnishings. by the way
q for summer cottages. upstairs rooms and
= bedrooms, chiutz and cretonnes are rid
= ing the top wave of popular favor Whil<
- the cretonnes delightfully."- summary
4 and dainty in the floral and Vatican cf-
n |
). dust far better. In the luXuriously fur
!, nished new Colony clubhouse on Mad!-
. son avenue, touches and chairs in all thu
. bedrooms are covered with the chintz and
l. the wall paper is in harmony. One of the
10 most attractive rooms in this most
suSrptuous woman's clubhouse on the
\. continent is known as the bird" room
, Here the chint2 covers and wall paper
, have the quaint parrot and foliage design
n familiar In old English interiors Dull
= green linen is used as a bed cover here,
=. and the bed itself is OF dainty inlaid ma
4 hogany. Other large rooms have quaint
=. four posters, while in the smaller rooms
p plain white enameled iron hedsteads and
- white enameled furniture are used. but
II, all have the chintz covers and wall papers
=, TO match clever idea here. that all
p women with experience In housekeeping
n, Will appreciate is the use of sheets #
II thick clear glass topping the chintz COW
cred dressing tables The tables are made
in tho usual way of skeleton frames If
generous size, then covered smoothly over
10 the top and founced around the sides
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