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same when so stored. As a rule clothes, which are used occas- 
sionally or brushed or shaken in order to dislodge any eggs thereon, 
are not appreciably injured. If the presence of eggs or larvae is 
suspected in any fur or other material, a mild beating and brushing 
of such article will remove most or all of them. Woolens or furs 
hanging in an unvisited part of the attic, or rugs and similar material 
stored away and not examined frequently are prolific sources for 
breeding moths in a house. 
When one is absolutely sure that no eggs or larvae (worms) 
are present, a very good practice is to store articles in pasteboard 
. boxes which are afterward thoroughly sealed by pasting paper over 
the cracks. It is usually not safe to let woolens, furs cr feathers 
remain undisturbed a long time in an ordinary trunk, since, as a 
rule, such trunks are not moth-proof. 
Cold storage is much resorted to for the preservation of furs 
during the summer, and this is quite a feature in the business of 
many of the cold storage plants in cities. The pest cannot work in 
a temperature below 40 degrees Fahr. Frequent beating of furs, 
Fig. 34. Egg of Clothes Moth in woolen Fig. 35. Larva of Clothes Moth as 
goods. Much enlarged. Original. seen under microscope. It is in this 
form that it eats woolens and furs. 
Original. 
furniture, curtains, woolens, etc., during the spring and summer, 
say in May, June, July and August, is helpful. The writer in his 
own house has practiced the following method for several years with 
marked success A galvanized iron chest was constructed, about two 
feet square at the ends, and three and a half feet long. The cover 
fits in with a flange, and a strip of felting is glued on around the 
edge which rests on the edge of the chest when the cover is in place; 
six hooks on the cover fasten into eyes soldered on the chest, and 
