Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-16

Even the woman who prldes herself on
being purely domestic" who scorns the
delights of women's clubs, turns down
equal suffrage so far rs she personally
is concerned. and takes no pleasure in
the social whrl which includes unlimit-
ed bridge and five hundn,d, can not. and
should not, cvade her responsibility to-
ward keeping everything outside her
house, as well as inside. sweet and beau-
tiful. This matter Of obtaining and
maintaining the right environment is es-
sential for the physical, mental and
moral well-being of her family. No mat
ter how sweet and pure the home center
may be, defilement can enter from with
out, whether it be from a polluted water
supply disease serpi-laden air encoun-
tered in the public highways or public
conveyapces, ,yarmin Otto, or the mental
atrophy. eHsshaered by. me constant
presentation of ugly architecture. H.
kept highways and by-ways and similar
eyesores .->
In the large cities the Women's Health
Protective aSsocist ions, Consumers
league, and similar altruistic organiza-
tons. have done much to stem the tide
OF civic carelessness and abuses, such as
eXpectoration In streets and public con-
Noyances, the terrible sanitary condi-
tons in schoolhouses and shops where
women are employed and the enforce
ment of pure food regulations. In small
err towns there are most efficient village
Improvement societies. looking to the
cleansing and heautifying of the streets
and waste places of the town. While or
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individual precept and example is never
lost. We are all initiative and quick to
catch up attractive fashions in garden
and street decorations, as we'll as in the
matter of clothes. Outside, as in the
home, woman's work is never done. City
fathers are seldom good at initiating re-
forms either In home or city cleansing
and decoration. but they come out
strong. bless them. in holding up the
city mothers hands when it comes to
financial or moral support.
PROTECT THE SHADE TREES.
Just now is the time to look out for
the shade trees. In many cities and vii
lagos last year the elm leaf beetle and
the white marked tussock moth worked
despoilcrs of our beautiful trees the New
York State Etomologst has lust issued
pertinent suggestions. While the house
mother can hardly be expected to per-
form the actual labor entailed in clrcum-
venting the wles of these evil insects,
II is for her to press the button" Of
suggestion and opportunity, and the big
boys of the family or father will do tho
rest. The elm leaf beetles appear with
the unfolding leaves the parent insects
eating Irregular oval holes in the foil
age, frequently Kidding II before paus-
ing to deposit their eggs Tho eggs are
laid toward the last OF May. and from
that tine on into July the ycllowish,
hairy. hlack-spottcd grubs feed vora-
ciously on the under-surface of the
leaves. This necesstates spraying poi
son thoroughly on the under side Of the
foliage. AS a rule, It will be necessary
to give but one spraying, and that Just
a bout the time the leaves are fully ex-
pandcd. destroying both adults and lar
vac. The most effective poison IL arse
nate of lead. used at the rate of four
pounds to fifty gallons Of water. Neigh
borhood cooperation will be found most
effective in this insect war The white
tussock moth is a bird of a different
color. The snowy white egg masses. IN
which the insect houses itself for the
winter are attached to cocoons easily
removed by anybody who can climb
They may be burned in the stove or with
little kerosene oil. The eggs of the
tussock moth hatch the latter part of
May, so there is still ample time for this
work to be done, If for any reason the
Cocoons have not been gathered and the
hungry little caterpillars begin to get In
their vandalism they may be checked
by the same spraying solution used for
the elm leaf beetle. AS these moths can
not fly, It Is comparatively easy to rid
a tree of them To protect neighboring
trees from the creeping caterpillars an
excellent plan is to wrap about the trunk
of the tree enough sticky nypaper to
completely encircle 1t. This serves to en-
tangle the feet of the crawler and dis
courage further advance.
BROWNTAIL MOTH.
The brown-tail moth is flyer, and
entomoloelsts prophesy that unless the
public awaken to the gravity of the sit
uation and take the most radical means