Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-26
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
BY Henrietta Grnue4.
MOVING TINES.

eve are going away for the summer and
must store our goods. Will Miss Grauel
plesse tell me If it Is safe to send carpets
and clothing TO storage, and how should
things be packed for nix months rest2
Who attends to the insurance, and IL the
storage charge paid when the goods are
sent?"
Three moves are rs bad IA fire, il Is
said but fire is purifying element, and
| in moving, M in fire, good points can be
. found. Storage houses are questionable
convenicnces. In come of the large city
, ones, cold storage is included, and rugs,
clothing and furs arc really safe. Unlcas
"a storage house has cold storage, takeAio
chances with moth for they abound IN
the hot, dusty rooms II you have cedar
chests, your woolens and furs may he
packed In them safely, but even then all
openings must be sealed with strips of
gumrned paper.
The storage men will sometimes agree
to wrap the rugs IN tar paper Often they
forget. The carpets should bo folded after
they are well cleaned, and wrapped in tar
paper or he placed in box lined with
paper dressed with inaeciIcide. Rugs
should he sprinkled with naphtalene or
moth flake Put it on in "A thick layer,
and roll them up on a rug stick. lie ftrmly,
then wrap IN tar paper and paste the ends
close shut SO no miller scan find ItH way
within This il not much trouble, and IL
, The only sure way Of saving rugs and
carpets.
think IL n good plan to send furs and
fine ruga to n cold storage house and send
the household furniture 10 less costly
place Though the charges for storing
rugs and furs are made Mt your own
valuation, usually three per cent of the
entire value is charged,
Nothing pcrishable should he sent to
storage The great lofts are usually un-
bcarahly hot in the summer, and canned
food. for instance. would not keep IN them
All things stored ehould he packed III as
o small space as possible. Moving men
are human. and you must remember that
their backs are not made of cast iron.
Boxes too heavy for two men tn carry be-
tween them are too large 10 be packed
in. Labelling is important. Mark the con
tents Of every box, in this way. Number
the containers with marking INK Then
write these numbers III note book, and
opposite each number describe the con
tents of the box This may aeem un-
important to YOU now, for YOU know
where YOU have packed everything. but
SIN months from now you will lose your
head. in trying 10 find things, and your
temper will GO. too.
The barrels and hoxes may be marked
further, thus Kitchen, pots and pans
Sitting room, books and ornaments In
thus WAY YOU can claim reason ~ asking
the movers 10 put things in the proper
rooms when they are brought from
storage You cannot trust much Ia
reason or justice when dealing in matters
that are 10 be complete six months hence.
~ have MI agreements in writing Settle
this question Of insurance and charges
before you let a single rosseaq,on be takcn
from your home Nothing shows "a nd
vantage after It has becn IN storage thsrc-
forr have vour goods packed So that they
will hc protected In every way, and rcncm-
her that the merit of movers IL in their
muscle. not in their brains