Evening star., 1926-04-16
How to Pack for Storage
Advice to the Housewife Who Is Preparing for the
Annual Household Task or for Moving
Operations

with layer of equal thickness. On
this place number of articles some
what smaller in size and of less
weight, surrounding, separating. and
! covering them with several inches of
! packing material and pressing all so
| firmly together that they cannot be
shaken OUT Of place. Shake the bar
re! occasionally. and If any pieces are
moi separated by. the packing ma.
terial the fact can be detected by
the sound of their contact. Continue
to add layers until the barrel is filled
within about inches from the top.
Fill in this space with packing ma
teriat, heap it up. take off the top
| hoop. throw over the top a piece of
! blrlap. replace the hoop, and tack it
securely. Fasten on the burlap tag
containing Your address on one side
aud on the other side the words.
Fragile, This Side Up With Care
Glassware may he packed in the same
way as china ware.
Furniture and Books.
To pack furniture, first remove all
movable parts from the furniture
Remove all casters and tie together
with stout cord those belonging to
each article of furniture and attach
them to some part Of the article or
drop them into a bureau drawer so
that they can be found when wanted.
rack the drawers with clothing,
piankets and quilts, placing small pic
lures mirrors. large platters and
similar breakable articles between the
thick layers of clothing or bedding
surround the furniture with burlap
SeWed together at the corners and
crate with rough boards. Wrap the
legs of chairs and tables with strong
paper Or cloth. and wind them with
a stout cord secured so that il win
not slip. Pack two very large pic
lures or mirrors face to face separated
pN quilt, tie them with strong cord
ana surround the whole with a crate
Of rough boards.
10 pack large quantity of hooks
use either suitable number Of email
packing cases or barrels rather than
rev large packing cases. Books are
very heaVy. and large packing cases
are Haple to burst open bv their
weight. Barrels are stronger. and If
properly packed. perhaps better than
packing cases. To prepare books for
packing wrap up together in pack
ages OF SIX or eight or more those
DOCKS that are most nearly of the
iii~ SAHC. nav Z at ISdSL one thickness
OF paper between each binding and
around the entire package Tie the
package together with a soft cord 40
that the books cannot rub against
each other. To pack books in barrels,
handle these packages the same as
articles of chinaware or bric.a brac.
surrounding them with excelsior or
similar material or with crumpled
paper. The barrel may be headed up
instead of covered with burlap but
care must he taken not to leave an
men OF vacant space. Mark it Books
keep Dry"
10 pack hooks in small packing
cases stand The parcels on end. with
the edges next To the sides of the cases
and the back Of the bindings pointed
and pack between crumpled
neWspa perS to ease the pressure on !
the round part of the books. which |
may otherwise he pressed fiat. Line |
the case with wrapping paper. Law
a thickness of wrapping paper over |
the top and fasten on the cover with |
screws in preference to nails. or il |
nails are used. be careful to see that |
they do not slip and injure the con-
tents.