Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-01
Moving, Packing, Storing
How to Get Rid of Moths and Other Household
Pagues-Itemized Lists of Things
That Are Packed Away

II + you are planning TO move, &c
not begin to tear up month bc
fore moving day, nor leave the
n work until the last day either
In the case of the former method
every one in the house will be dis
commoded too long beforehand. an6
IN the case of the latter method the
hurried packing will be detriment tC
the condition of the household goods
usually causing considerable damage
Begin with the small out-of-sight
tasks that will not render the house
untidy and uncomfortable long before
YOU leave it.
When YOU pack things away. in
either closets, trunks. or bags. make ar
ltemlzed list of the things packed and
tack it in handy place. There is nc
use trusting to your memory about
such things. Use your memory for
other more important matters. al
though the very act of making out the
hist helps you TO remember. BY fol
lowing this rule you can save much
confusion and rummaging when you
want to get things out in a hurry.
To Fumigate Room.
The fumigation of room to purify
it may be carried out quite simply
with the help of a sulphur candle.
These candles can be bought at i
drug store or department store and
come in various sizes. For a large
room a big candle must be used, of
course. When buying ask how long
II Will take forl the candle to burn
down
To prepare a room for fumigating,
first paste newspapers or brown paper
over all the cracks in the window
f,-1t ift, al,
trate. spread the bedding and mat
tress around the room, put dust
sheet on the floor, place a bucket on
II, and fix the candle in the bucket.
Light ii and leave the room at once.
Shut the door stop up the keyhole,
and paste paper round the cracks on
the outside. Leave the room closed
up for at least two hours after the
time allowed for the candle to burn
out, then enter it and at once open
the windows. The sulphur fumes are
very strong. 50 it is we'll to hold a
handkerchief over your mouth and
nose when going into the room before
ventilating it. The room will then
have to be thoroughly emptied and
everything possible should be washed
or cleaned even after disinfecting it
with sulphur if the room has been oc-
cupied by a sick person.
Moth Prevention.
y great trouble in connection with
the storing of Winter clothes is the
question of keeping moths away.
Even with the greatest care these
annoying creatures will penetrate
into boxes and drawers. The only
real way to prevent an occurrence of
the trouble is TO treat every box and
drawer as if it were infested by moths
and give every crack and corner a
good cleaning out. To do this take
the boxes into the open air, if pos
sible and brush them out thoroughly.
and. with an ordinary paint brush
paint all the corners and cracks and
any crevi6es with spirits of turpentine
taking care that the spirits quite fills
the creViceS. Close the boxes and
leave them for an hour. This will
kill any moths eggs that may have
been laid in the cracks.
The clothes should be laid away at
once and if the materials are dark.
layers of newspaper can be placed
between the articles, as moths dislike
printers ink. AS an extra precauJion,
however. as newspaper ink may rub
off a little sometimes, blue tissue
paper should be substituted for the
newspapers when storing away light
colored or white clothes. A Sprink-
ling of cedar chips should be placed
between layers of tissue paper, as
this gives "A pleasant odOr to the
stored garments. When the boxes or
drawers are half filled. procure four
wide-mouthed yaseline bottles. Remove
the screw tops and wash thoroughly.
When perfectly dry, fill half full OF
sea salt and then add half a teaspoon
full of oil of cedar. Place the bottles
in each corner of the box or drawer
and arrange the clothes so that the
fumes from the oil will penetrate the
entire contents. Finish filling, cover
well with tissue paper, then layer
of newspapers and close the boxes or
drawers. No moths will venture into
such prepared boxes or drawers and
any that may happen to be among the
clothes will be killed. One seldom
finds mems clothing moth eaten
This is because moths dislike the
smell of tobacco. Never store water
proof articles in a warm atmosphere
The gold or silver trimming on dresses
laid away soon furnishes. When
ready to wear the garment again.
place over the trimming a cloth, then
pass over the trimming a warm iron
up and down gently for few
minutes and the brightness will re
turn.
Storing Furs.
If our furs are TO emerge in the
autumn in good condition and Tree
from moths, then they must be care
fully attended to before they are con
signed to their Summer quarters.
Women are often very careless about
the way they treat their furs. They
will exercise scrupulous care as re
CARDS their coats and dresses, brush
them well and remove every sugges-
ton of dust or stain, but they rarely
take any trouble with their furs.
sometimes putting them away damp
or hanging them carelessly too near
q fire.
4 gentle shake or strong friction
of the hand over the surface of the
skin in the way the hairs grow has
d tendency to keep furs glossy and
in good order, and if they are wet
or have been exposed to dampness
they should be gently wiped with a
clean towel and hung in a warm room
to dry.
The greatest enemies to furs are
dust and dirt. and if these were
guarded against there would be little
to fear from the ravageS of moths.
Furs which have become greasy at
the neck should be rubbed with a
flannel moistened with petrol. Before
furs are finally put away they should
be- well beaten, brushed, and then
hung for several days in the open
air. so that the combined influence of
sun and wind may dislodge all germs.
They should be thoroughly examined
for traces of moths or their eggs, then
lightly wrapped in linen, in the folds
of which should be placed a number
of camphor balls, and the outer COW