Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 122, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1919 — To Keep the Moths Away [ARTICLE]

To Keep the Moths Away

Suggestions by State Leader of Home Demonstration Agents

All clothes should be taken care of systematically, as their period of endurance depends entirely on how they are treated. Simple garments require less care than elaborate ones. Woolen clothes., suits, coats, dresses and skirts should be brushed regularly. Proper hangers should be obtained for all outside garments so that they will retain their shape, and they should be hung a-way from dust when not in use. Moths have a special liking for wool, and woolen clothes should be carefully guarded during the spring and summer. Eternal vigilance is really the only successful method of protecting woolen garments from moths. If the garments are used from time to time and must hang in a closet or wardrobe, they will be kept in good condition if the following suggestions, prepared by Miss Leila Gaddis of Purdue university, state leader of home demonstration agents, are carried out: 1. Keep the closet or wardrobe clean. » 2. If possible, have a window in the closet. 3. Brush clothes thoroughly at regular intervals. 4. Turn pockets wrong side out and brush. 5. Turn cuffs dow’n and brush. 6. Brush under lapels, plaits and the top of hem. Every one knows how much dust collects in crevices of clothing. If this dust is not allowed to remain, moths will not have a satisfactory lodging place.