Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-10
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the cellar steps with the mixture and TO
take up all sawdust or other dust in the
cellar. wetting it with the mixture as 1t Is
collected. Then after the cellar has dried,
spread about pound of fake camphor over
the floor and let 1t lie there.
Cleaning the Rooms
''If the flea. have got into the rooms Of
sene oil, put into sprayer fine enough to
throw vapor and spray the rooms. being
careful to hold the end of the sprayer high
enough In the air so that the vapor will
spread before 1t reaches the floor or the
rugs. Care should be taken not to let any
of the OIL in the form of drops reach the
walls, the frames of the furniture or the
rugs. Then use a vacuum cleaner or
sweeper and take the feas up while they
are stunned from the effects Of the vapor.
After this, spread fake camphor under the
rugs and around the baseboards, where the
fieas breed.
The great point in the control of fleas
and other annoying insects is to do the
work thoroughly. There is little use in
putting a little of the various preparations
here and little there it must be done with
the utmost thoroughness or the exertions ex.
pended will be Of no real use
Here again, as in the case Of the flies,
cleanliness Is the first and most importan,
thing. If the house is thoroughly clean,
there VIII be little trouble with any of these
apnoying insects. all of which breed in dust
or dirt.
Controlling the Moths
Perhaps the moth is the worst enemy of
the housekecpcr among the insects. The flea
can make things very uncomfortable, but
the moth can do an actual property damage
winch VIII amount to a considerable sum
each year If steps toward their control are
not taken. Gasoline and camphor are the
principal elements in warfare against the
moth.
There is method Of treatment which
VIII render the rooms of house immune
against moths for year. Select day in
thc carry spring, get couple of gallons of
gasoline and sprinkle it all over the furni-
ture (avoidins the frames), the rugs and
the carpets. Then put half n pound of
flake camphor on the floor and close the
room tightly for two days. There will be
no moths in that room for full year, In
the spring OF the following year the treat.
ment may be repeated If this Is done with
all OF the rooms of house in turn, the
mouse VIII be continuously free from moths.
The moth breeds three generations each
summer, but none Of them will be brcd In
rooms rooms which have received this treatment
Inc moth eggs must be actually touched
with gasoline to prevent them from hatch
ing the Vapor from 1t is not sufficient
both gasoline and camphor loove
an odor which is not perceptibleS to
human beings. but which Is sufficiently in :.
tolerable to insects to prevent them from
coming into rooms so treated This odor will
prevent the moth from entering the room r.
lny Its eggs. During the two days md
OF course, while the room is being treotod
there should be no open fame, such MS from
matches, candles. lamps, etc. allowed in tho
room: This same prccaution sbouId oIso
be taken when treating cellar or room with
kerosene. ' Win
Treatment for Ants
For ants in n house, crushed c,ovos
should be placed on the shelves where food
Is kept This odor will drive them com
pletely away and they are not likely to 20
anywhere in house except where tho g foeI Cd
supply Is kept. If n powder is preferrnG
an effective one may be made from fo"r fp"
ounces Of powdered borax, two drnms s'oi Of
powdered cloves and two drains of now =.
dered or tiake cnmphor. 1t is also we'll IN
locate the colony out Of doors from wbicb
the ants are coming and destroy II bv mo,,r'
ing Kerosene on il. ''
But here again thorough cleanliness 10
the first essential, If you want to bc fres
from annoying insects. keep the house ''as ne
clean as 1t is possible TO keep 1t. This point
cannot be over emphasized"