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able furs and India shawls to the dealers fpr 

 safe keeping as to deposit silver |)late at ban|<^ 

 Air-tight, cedar-lined closets, or cedar or 

 camphor wood chests are used for packing ii|t 

 such houses, and the garments are carefidlV" 

 examined before packing. Should traces of 

 moth be discovered the garments are either 

 rejected or ac'cepted at the owner's risk of 

 mo(h< 1 lu the latter case they are beaten, . 

 lolded in cotton cloth and encased in tar 

 paper, and then laid a\vay separately ii^ sealed 

 pasteboard boxes, When tire ' dangci* ' from 

 ■Bioths becomes almost nil. ^ i ' 



IVeuy few people can afford toi iadulge in 

 the luxury of a cedar closet at home. Next 

 in point of safety and expense cpme. camphor 

 wood and cedar chests, both of .which, as 

 is well known, are moth-proof. Of late' years 

 Ordinary packing trunks lined with cedar have 

 bome into great tavor. Tlwse are comixira- 

 tively inexpensive and a: iMOilerata sized one 

 iijay be, had fof live dollars. Line it with a, 

 .large cotton, or, I better still, a Uuen sheet, 

 ahd pack the garniehts! tepriiikling cedar 

 chips, which way be bought at a turner's ot- 

 wooden ware factory, between theiri, cover 

 with the ends of the sheet, lock the trunk, 

 and no anxiety need be felt for anryiofl its 

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Another and still cheaper moth-proof case 

 is the barrel mad* of i him wood: w: paper-' 

 ware and lined witn tar pajier. To these the 

 only objection is thetAlbr! wliieh ' is uiifbrtu- 

 nately as nupleasaiit as it is healtliy. Goods, 

 ^cked in them are, however, perfectly safe, 

 jiaiid a good airing when unpacked is sufficient 

 to remove the smell of tar. The barrels have 

 clbse-fittiiig heads and are practically air- 

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 f While all these packing cases are convetii- 

 '-ent they are not necessary. An ordinary 

 packing trunk or wooden chest can be made 

 by care to answer every purpose. Beat and 

 iirush the garments tjioroughly, line the trunk 

 ,with newspifpers in two thicknesses and pack, 

 spriiiMiiig gum camphor between the folds. 

 Cover each layer of garments with newspapers 

 'and spread paper over the^lo)) one, turning 

 down the ends of those which line the trmik 

 and tuck the ends iu carefully, so that every 

 thread of the goods will be covered. With 

 white woolens or delicate shades of cashmere 

 or silk it is wiser 19 wrap the pieces of cam- 

 phor in white paper, else the gum may injure 

 the coloi- of the fafctic. Blankets which" are 

 soiled should be washed before packinc;, and 

 'no flannels or merino garments should t^^'cr be 

 put awjvy dirty. Besides the cobifort of hav- 

 ing them clean when wanted, luotlisarei much 

 imore likely to atlacki spiled garments tl^au 

 clean ones. Ij)resse^ whi,ch are to be dyed or 

 cleaned aiid made over shduld be ripped apart 

 aiid briished. It is wisest to defer dyeing 

 them imtil 1,he new shades of the fall and 

 ■winter appear, but they are ea.sier to pack if 

 ripped apart and are saved from the wear in 1 

 the fold, to whidi a dress always is mofe av 

 ile,ss subject when laid away. -, ,_,. 



A moth preventive, much used, by cjfialers 

 jin furs and woolens, is the tar paper of whic'li 

 we have already spoken. This is treated witli 

 carbolic acid as well as with tar, and it is liter- 

 ally moth prwC; ^hs UM^ef yillp«vcr attempt 

 to crawl over "^or under" it: when 'a case Is' 

 JinediWitli it a,, second lining of newspiiiiers 

 should be added, anda large sheet pui; ,in ,so 

 as tpjbe;^rawn afterward over all the CQti- 

 tents, fot the tar rubs off badly and will soil' 

 the' ^oods if It comes into contact with tliem. 

 Camplfor may be sprinkled between the wooN 

 ens if it is possible that the moth has already ' 

 had access to them; otherwise it .Ls. unnecosi- 

 sary. . .After iolding, the. ends of. uewspapersi 

 and .sheet oyer the contents of the .chest put 

 on an outer cover of tar paper, an4 jiou may 

 close the chest in perfect assurance of tjj^ 

 safety of your gOods. ' 



AVhen a closet is to bo used for packing 'let'' 

 it-be- well scoured on shelves and tloor and tW' 

 walls, brashed or whitewashed. Furs and 

 woolens. may. tlien be enclosed in sealed newsr 

 papei; bags,, or .in .pastebQard boxes with a,, 

 strij) of paper pasted oyer the cra^l^ jap^ 



laid on the shelyes.; Carpets can be wrapped 

 in uewspa'>ers and laid in such a closet -wfitH' 

 almost complete Hafely. Printers' ink is 

 an excellent moth preventive and destroyer, 

 and niany excell'cntl housewives itljj leptlirjilyj 

 upon it in packing away winter clothing. 



Taking up cacpctjs for tho <JaBida5«*>r«i)i\«ijs 

 the house cooler, an^l saves three months' wear 

 of them. If tlije fimily are going away for 

 the suniiner the caCpets may be covered witll 

 cra.sh on the tloor ajs a double protection from 

 moth and dust. If. ^vhen taken up, there is 

 even a sus|iicion ofj mollis, send them at once 

 to, the stesiun cleHuer, whose process destroys 

 all mothiCggs and Ifirva! in the CaTpet. Other- 

 wise roll tjif-ni up ill the dust with newspapers 

 laid between the fclds, and stow them in a 

 clean closet, thfe! door of which fits tight, 



Ciirtaihsinay' be £i'e.shened by sprinkling 

 wheat brart beUve^n the folds, bul,aslhis 

 offers inducements to mice, the box in which 

 l^he^v ace pa|CkCjd| should' be carefully secured 

 against th'^ access of snch small deer. 



tife' il'ons, knives, etc,, which are not to be 

 'used during thd suiluiner, should be oiled and 

 laid away in thfe tlijick wrapping paper used 

 by liardware ttien the great idea being ^0 

 keep, to© dxy Xowast.— Philadelphia I\nies. 



THE Fl^UIT TRADE. 

 That the popular appetite ' increases for 

 oranges, pine applet, biinanas, cocoanuts, etc. , 

 can be easily provdd by any one who chooses 

 to wHlk along the wjharves from Vine street to 

 Walnut. The fruit trade has increased in 

 this city so rapidly Idudug the past few years 

 that those: yiliq are engaged in it are really 

 astounded at tl^ie tesults. The only line of 

 steamships engaged exclnsfvely in this tradt 

 carrying the Amerlcari flag V'uii iiito this port. 

 They ar'efhe property of Warner & ISIerritt, 

 Nos. 50, oS-and 54 North wharves. 



The: D. J. Folty, a comparatively new 

 steamer), the third p( the steamship line, sailed 

 last week for .Jamaica.: : tSlie. isi . 541 tOJis 

 burthen, 17'.) feet ii length, 30 feet breadth of 

 beam, and 18 feet (Jepth of hold. She is com- 

 manded .by Caplaiii Dickman, who, as second 

 mate 6f 'the Metro )olitau, los-t off the North 

 Carolina coiist,' save'd so many lives. The' 

 vessel is so arrangi'd'that it will bring out a 

 cargo of 10,000 bundles of bamuiaa, 200,000 

 cocoanuts and ,40C,0UQ oranges. She will re- 

 turn to the porl^ in about seventeen days. In 

 answer to some qu istious by a reporter of the 

 Star, Mr. Merritt, i member of the firm, said: 

 " You have no' idea how large our fruit trade 

 lias become. We a-ehow the largest importers 

 in this ciiiJntmVi without a doubt. We bring 

 heire two or three times more fruit than the 

 largest New York importers. They claim 

 difl'erently, butjthey are afraid to show their 

 books— ours are als-ays open. We have •2-23 

 of the fastest scho(mers and three steamships 

 in the trilde, and by next fall 'we will have 

 doubled OUT stearishlps antl have lliein of 

 greater' toinnage tliaii the.ones we now have. 



I One of onr schonncrs, the Ethel May Merritt, 

 has arrived at Jamaica, only six days from 

 this ppi"t, whic}} is tljp fastest tiim! ; pu rpcord 

 — for Si^jling vessel s — and very few steainships 

 could beat it. We are required to have fast 

 vessels, because the cargo is' ^' perishable, 

 and plenty of then i, for the'deiiiand for fruit 

 is'so gt«atithtit a "essel's load ivmains in our 

 hands buit. a. few hours. Kven now we have 

 ovpr S4tJ,000 wortl of perishable fruit alloat, 

 njid we Jiave had at tini^s over $00,000 worth 

 in |tht^-|liolds of cur .vessels. We have to 

 lijandle it qnivkly so'-lis to prevent losses. 

 Otir.aitaiigenrents ih the store are such that 



' in snch vv&thei' asi this our lower floors are 

 vasK refi'lgertitors, viidin.-onir.-\'ee8»l8iwe have 

 dll kiindfi' of ikpplirnces to keep the fruit in 

 goo* Order.; ,^ate bananas, ,&>r instance. 



.They peefl , tbf^ njost careful handlih«^, and 

 piacediin such, pcjsitions that rotting is hot 

 easy, .Foi^ retnfem\)er that we buy tlie fruit in 

 JilWaida', bring I it jbdre,- ami send it over all 

 patls of the coimtfl-y: -Ours i.s.Hot an exdu- 

 sive local trade.' Wesliip to VLi'ginia, North 

 ahiSokith CarCflina, Georgia, Alabamav Iowa, 



,Tenne3$eQ; and a^l tl^e far. Western States, 



this delicious fruit. Our outside business is 

 'dven 4il($«tiettltlia|i'|ti» at home, and here we 

 really supply the market. The thinnest 

 bun<"li(!S are sent to the farthest places, as 

 : ^ley k4e|) iietticq Jn triuisid. : (ly winter they 

 are carefully packed in'inanilla paper and hay, 



dealings in cocoanuts is a business in itself, 

 and have increased enormously. We prepare 

 theiniall ready fol- the confectioner. Croft, 

 Wilbpi; 4«|(;o. alone take 1,000,000 nuts from 

 us every year. 



The rivalry in this fruit business between 

 New York and Philadelphia has been at times 

 very bitter, and is alwa)'B animated. New 

 York did not think wo ever would become 

 serious competitors with them, but we have 

 shown tlieni that wo could and wonld beat 

 them at their own games. Some time ago 

 they sent agents to .Jamaica and raisefl the 

 price of fruil on, us ; when w'e heard of it we 

 sent men to' A^iinw.'ill, their principal mar- 

 ket, and l-aiseu the- price on them. They 

 cried halt firet, coming out behind between 

 S10,000 and . S15,000, while we only 1 lost 

 $3,000. Tho price of fruit is now low. but 

 when >ve get ships of greater tonuilge iy will 

 be lower still. , \ye have thought of going 

 into competitio;) for the Citrryin^' trade all 

 around the West Indies, and so a!t)e*-in^ our 

 vessels 'sailing from here that theyican oarry 

 a greater lidmbet of passengers than they do 

 now. We liave found that it pays to own our 

 vessels, i It redounds to our profit and to the 

 glory of the port of Philadelphia.— P/u'^de!- 



'■'I '/ >'AtTS ANC'blPi*iioiiS.'^ 



Dri'titing water excessively in warm weather 

 weakens and debilitates the system. ■ Coffee 

 taken when IhirM first aiiproaehes vvill often 

 allay it until the dinner or supper hour. Tea, 

 vinegar and water, or lemonade, arc excellent; 

 ginger, molasses and vinegar, with water, is 

 rcifve^hing, as is also col, sweet milk or but- 

 termilk. ' Pfeqneutly baths allay thirst. I 

 often refresh myself in the heat of the day by 

 bathing head, neck and arms in a cool spring 

 brook — not by dousing the momljers suddenly, 

 but by laiyiiig thfcm with the moist hand iflrst. 

 During tlie heated term it is profitable to take 

 longer noon rests, working more in the cool of 

 the mornings an<l evenings. j 



WooUn shirts ^re the best for farmers, both 

 in summer and winter. They absorb the' pers- 

 piration, pi'eveut chills and protect the person 

 from sudden changes of temperature. The 

 coloi-s are permanent, and with wide turn- 

 down colar of the same material, blue flannel 

 make-s an appropriate and tidy garment. 



Waste leather from shoe manufactories is 

 ground, mixed with glue and pressed into 

 various forms required in articles where sole 

 leather or other stiffstock should be employed, 

 such as the stiffenings and soles of shoes, 

 ■ washers for wagon wheels, many parts of har- 

 ness, etc This urtificial leather disintegrates 

 on becoming wet, and in all instaiices is of 

 but^ittk yalue. When used in the manufac- 

 tm-eofnarness tl,Le fraud may be discovered 

 by careful exainiiiation, as it never becomes 

 pliable and is ramarkably coarse in the grain. 



The horse is an' expensive ani^nal to keep. 

 Three feeds of oats por day of four quarts 

 each amounts to 137 bushels por year, worth 

 say S48. I est.mate the hay he will ponpume 

 at;,^i;iO t0Vith9 same time, shoeing $5, care $15 

 at' the lowest, interest on his cost (say $1.50) 

 *10.50, loss by wear, increased Age and 

 liability ■ td accident :Uid disease 87— giving 

 &135.50 as the yearly cost of keeping one 

 hotl5B,''f<»tit'Wliich 1 should deduct $10 as the 

 Tftlne of. the inamlre he ciluld make. 1 Many 

 farm-horses are kept at half thi^ expense, but 

 even then the cost of keeping six, will make a 

 gap in the profits. Tliree <,'o'od, prompt- 

 st(^Iipihg hotSes; 'Veil fed and cared for, will 

 do the work of flvb that at-e aj^ed, crippled 

 •aiHl debHitat^a.'-^C/i&rJes A<^ Mj>t6eke^ Monroe 



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