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 few ounces 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 not 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- 



