Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1919 — Economy Corner [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Economy Corner

The time is at hand for taking out summer clothes that have been packed away and packing away winter garments that are to do further service in another season. And this is the time, of all times, to go out after that frightful pest, the moth, that works so much havoc'from year to year, and to kill off Insects and eggs, All garments that can be washed and irqned should be made clean by this process before packing, and the ironing is to be thoroughly done with a hot iron. Garments cleaned by several immersions in gasoline may be relied upon to. be free of animal life, and sunlight is fatal, it is said, to the moth, so a good airing in sun and wind will be practical for garments that will not fade. But the moth takes up its abode in closets, baseboards, door and window casings, and all sorts of crevices; in Carpets, furniture ahd hangings, and Is hard to dislodge. , . Gasoline is a very effectual destroyer of the insect and its eggs and does no harm to the furniture, woodwork or hangings that are washed with it. It is a dangerous remedy to handle unless the right precautions are taken. But it will make a finish of moths in furniture and is the most convenient remedy to use. Choose a clear, bright day and have all the doors and windows in the rooms to be treated wide open. See that there is no fire or burning gas jet in the house or flame from any source. Take an oil can, with a long ( spout or an old tea kettle, and pour a stream of gasoline along all crevices where the moths might be lodged. Gasoline may be sprayed over chairs, couches, dfr .anywhere else that is difficult to get at. Hangings should be sprayed

and then hung in the wind to allow the odor to blow away. Closets should have very special and thorough going over, as moths find lodgment in them, more frequently than in any other parts of the house. Let windows and doors remain open until the odor of the gasoline has escaped. Fumigating with sulphtlr is another remedy that ought to kill the pests. A closet that Js infected may be rid of them by burning sulphur candles in It. Close the dooT and stop up the cracks about’it after the candles are lit. Set three or four of them on the floor and let them burn to the bottom. After the fumigating, air the closet thoroughly. In -the meantime examine the clothes taken from it and treat suspected pieces to a dose of gasoline.