276 FUMIGATION METHODS: 
it appears that the perfume of each fruit gains in fine- 
ness and intensity. The color of fruits not entirely 
sound becomes deeper, especially upon those parts of 
their surfaces which have been bruised during ripening 
or from defects in packing; it is thus very easy to 
choose carefully, rejecting such fruit as could not have 
been preserved. 
Woolens, furs, and clothes.—Woolens, furs, and 
other wearing apparel may be placed in a tight, paper- 
lined trunk or a large box, and treated with carbon 
bisulphid. When stored away, place a shallow dish 
holding a fewounces of the liquid on the goods, and 
spread some newspapers over the top and close. 
No further attention will be required ; but if the box 
is not tight, it will be necessary to repeat the dose 
every few weeks during the hot weather. An excel- 
lent plan is to provide a large packing-chest having a 
close-fitting cover. By boring a hole through the 
cover and fastening a small sponge or bit of cotton- 
waste inside, it may be fumigated by pouring the bi- 
sulphid through the hole upon the absorbent when it 
is necessary. Carpets, rugs, robes, etc., can be freed 
of all pests if fumigated for a few days in such a box. 
The odor is less persistent in the goods than that of 
moth balls, tarred paper, or other materials. When 
used on fine fabrics it will net stain or injure the most 
delicate articles, provided the pure carbon bisulphid is 
gotten. 
Such household pests as cockroaches, fish moths, 
bedbugs, fleas, carpet-beetles, etc., can be destroyed 
in tight rooms by a liberal application of carbon bisul- 
