Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1877 — About Moths. [ARTICLE]

About Moths.

Bucavcb of ttretr cenaiag totifaef. the proMjdton. wc consider the moib to be one or the most formidable foe* with -n.yf.-X, ska 1 > v— T - --k- -r rfra*] ° Eor-ewarned h forearmed/’ and. as the aearon la approaching in which the little white raoth-udllora malto.their appearance, it to well to be on the watch for them. Dark clone* and Unused rooms it limply seeks a place of safety in.vhich to deposit ita larvae; having fulfilled its misfit dies, and the little Worm which in hatched straightway begins an attack upon whatever fWMt ft to fastened to, finding upon it, and spinning for itself a ooverin* tn which U moves freely., and in due tune emerges from its chrysalis, again * RMfiMrilter, June tite* insects lay tbetr eggs. Before this time all furs and winter clothing should be thoroughly beaten and sunned, then, smoothly folded and put Into newspaper bags sedbrcly pasted up, or laid la boxes, the seamsand cracks of wMeh are pasted with strong paper. If one Is so fortunate as to possess a cedar chest, and the articles are put into it, they need feel no further apprehension; if not, lay them in a tight trunk or cheat, and if they are well cleaned when pul away they will need no further care. An empty liquor-cask makes an excellent packing-case. Articles which have been already attacked are best kept out, and should be beaten and aired as often as once in two weeks, and gum camphor wrapped in paper laid with them in the final packing. The dark cornersof dlmly llglited parlore are choice places for the moth to work in, from which, if unchecked, they soon spread round the room, and under the carpet. lit this case take the carpet up, have it beaten, and before putting down have the floor .washed with water in which is some turpentine, and sprinkle After the tacks are drivep, dip a strip of cotton 4ioth (three fourths of A f ard or more in Sto hfeh-wtaes, in which has been dissolved some borax and gum camphor, tay this on tijrf carpet, (wiyle wet; and with a hot iron press uhtil dry. Proceed in this manner all around the edges of the room, and wherever the moths have been at work. The colon of the darpet will eot be in the least injured, and the fumes of the spirits will elfectudraperies.should bq.frequently brushed, and air Upholstered furniture receive es prcfanMlUktf‘taFMNHs Farmer.