Or dissolve 1 ounce of gum cam phor and 1 ounce of red pepper in 8 ounces of alcohol.
Petroleum Products for Moths. Gasoline, benzine, and naphtha may be freely applied to all woolen goods, gar ments, carpets, upholstered furniture, and the like by sprinkling or saturat ing the articles by means of a small watering pot having a fine spray, an atomizer, a sponge, brush, or rag.
Or they may be applied freely to floors, the inside of wardrobes, and other receptacles.
Or turpentine may be used in the same manner as petroleum products.
Corrosive Sublimate for Moths. Mix in a glass bottle 1 ounce of cor rosive sublimate and pint of water. Let stand a day or two and shake oc casionally. Then add pint of alco hol. Apply to cracks in floors, ward robes, drawers, and other receptacles, or other suspected places. The liquid soaks into the wood, leaving a thin powder of corrosive sublimate on the surface. Do not allow this mixture to touch brass or copper. It is very poisonous to human Camphor for Moths.—This is mere ly a repellent and does not destroy moths. Gum camphor may be wrapped up in articles to be stored, or placed in and about articles in wardrobes and chests, or it may be dissolved in al cohol and sprinkled upon them, but the former is the better method.
Tobacco for Moths.—Tobacco may be used in the form of snuff sprinkled on articles stored away, or in and about floors, wardrobes, etc. Or fine cut tobacco may be sprinkled freely in the receptacles, or among the arti cles themselves, or about floors or un der woolen carpets; or a strong in fusion of tobacco steeped in water may be used to wash or sprinkle wood work, or applied to cracks and crev ices, etc.
Pepper for Moths.—Black or Cay enne pepper may be freely sprinkled in receptacles or among the articles themselves.
Borax for Moths.—Borax may be used with water to make suds to wash woodwork, or scattered dry about floors or the inside of receptacles.
To Trap Moth Millers. — A deep dish partly filled with sweetened milk, on which a candle is floated, support ed by a piece of light wood or a cork, is said to form an effective trap for moth millers where they are very nu merous.
To Store Furs and Woolens. — A cedar-wood chest, in which to store furs and woolens against moths, was formerly thought indispensable, but many substitutes are now in use that are cheaper and just as good. Empty lard cans which may be had of butch ers and grocers are excellent. They are light, tight, and take up little room. Ordinary tin bread or cake boxes are good, but they must be wrapped up in paper or have paper pasted over the joints. Large paper flour sacks are excellent. The tops must be pasted together after the ar ticles have been inserted.
Or pasteboard boxes that are used by dealers to deliver garments, or dry goods bmies lined with newspapers or with tarred paper pasted carefully to the insides.
Or old trunks lined in the same manner.
Or a cask or barrel that has been used for whisky, wine, or alcohol, and still smells strongly of alcohol.
To Store Bedding.— Line a large dry-goods box with several thick nesses of newspapers pasted smoothly on the inside, or use one or more lay ers of tarred paper. Shake and air the articles, fold and pack them in this box, and paste papers on the cov er in such a way that they will pro ject several inches outside. Fold these edges downward and paste them to the sides of the box so as to make a tight joint, and finally tack down the lid.
Moths In Feathers.—Moths will not get into feather pillows, feather beds, etc., unless the ticks are ripped or torn, but should they infest feathers, the best remedy is to boil the feathers for half an hour or more, and after wards wash and dry them.
Or soak feathers thoroughly with benzine or gasoline.
To Store Garments. — To protect winter garments, such as suits, over coats, and the like, left hanging in closets or wardrobes during the sum mer, place one or more suits and over coats on a good clothes hanger and prepare a bag of unbleached cotton or any old cotton cloth large enough to cover the whole while hanging in its natural shape. Draw this up over the garments and tie at the top with a hard knot.