Newark post., 1919-03-26
THE MOTH WILL SOON
START ON HIS PERFOR-
ATINC PILGRIMAGE
Easier to Bar Him from Ward
robe Than to Eject Him

robe lhan to EJECT F1lm
This is the time when the little moth
gets busy. 1t is much easier to bar
him from your wardrobe than it is to
put him out afterwards and repair the
damage, and early in the spring is
the time to use the "ounce of preven-
ton" He is no discrimination of per-
sons or things; the schoolboy's half
worn woolen mittens or your sealskln
coat are all one to him when he starts
on his perforating pilgrimage.
Wooden stuffs and fur are his fav-
orite materials, and If, during the |
spring and summer, you do not care
fully guard your garments made
from these, they are likely to resemble
selves in the fall. Eternal vigilance
seems the only successful method OF
protecting wooden garments from the
pests. Garments which are used from
time to time all summer can not be
wrapped, but must hang in the closet
and WARDROBE ready for unexpected
changes in the weather.
Keep the closet or wardrobe clean.
II possible hang them in closet with
window. Brush clothes thoroughly
at regular intervals. Turn pockets
wrong side out, cuffs down, and brush.
Brush under lapels, plaits, and the top
of hens. Every one knows how much
dust collects in all of these crevices OF
clothing. If this dust is not allowed
to remain, the moths will not have as
good lodging place.
The larger part of ones winter
wardrobe is usually carefully put
away" in the spring to remain stored
until cold weather appears again.
Some people are fortunate enough to
be able to send their clothing to a
storage company which makes busi-
ness of seeing that moths do not dam
age garments left in it's care. The
rank and file, however, still have tc
follow grandmother methods and
pack their clothes in trunks or cedar
chests, or wrap them up and store
them on the closet shelf.
In the fall, when they are unpack-
ed, there is always the fear that in
spite of your care the moths may have
have way in during the summer
Much of this anxiety would be un-
necessary if the garment were made
absolutely clean when stored away
and if it were packed in as nearly ar
air-tight way as possible.
Thorough brushing should remove
all moths and eggs, but hanging for &
day in the sun and wind also helps
When the garment is clean, the mex
step is to wrap it up so carefully tina
the moths can not reach it. This cal
lie done in several ways; sew it up il
strong, brown wrapping paper-us'
pasteboard boxes and seal with strip
of gum paper, or place the carmen
in raper bags which are sold for stor
age purposes.
Naththalene flakes and pyrethrur
powder are the two most effectiv
remedies known for protecting clothe
from moth infestation and for killin
all stages of the insect. Camphor
less effective, and while redceda
chests raedily kill all adult moth
they do not prevent the Matching c
moth eggs. Tests show that the fo
lowing substances often used for tn
purpose possess no value as mot
"repellants": Tobacco extracts ar
powders, lavendar flowers, cayenr
pepper, allspice, cloves, angelica roo
black pepper, borax, colocynth pul
eucalyptus leaves, formaldehyde, he
lemore, lead carbonate lead oxid
lime, quassia chips, sodium bicarbo
ate, and sodium carbonate.
Brushing, dusting with napthalel
flakes or pyrethrum powder, and car
full wrapping are the best insuran
against moths. Placing in a ced
st provides additional safety.