1881.; 



THE LANCASTER FARMEf:. 



87 



iiiotli-proof cases. The paper of vvhioli these ^ 

 aie made is thorouglily impregnated willi co:il i 

 till-, and wiiatevor is put into thoni is practi- j 

 (■ally safe from tlm incursion of the motli-mil- : 

 Icr. 'liir paper is sold by the sheet as a moth ' 

 preventive, and any one may make for lierself 

 a moth-pfoof cliest hy lining an ordinary 

 packinK-hox with tliis paper, putting a layer 

 also nnder the lid. The odor is overpowering, 

 and no right-minded nioih will crawl over it 

 in search of a place to deposit her eggs. No 

 matter how many cracks and nail hole.s there 

 may he in the box, if the tar paper lines them 

 all its contents are safe. But inside of the 

 lining of tar paper there should he one of 

 newspapers of .several sheets thick, since in 

 warm weather especially the black tar paper 

 stains badly. 



Common newspaper is Jilso a valuable moth 

 preventive. The moth-miller is said to dis- 

 like printer's ink, and while the paper oi)poses 

 no obstruction to the ravages of moths already 

 in the garment it will, if unbroken and pasted 

 at the edges, effectually keep them out. For 

 additional security it is wiser to lay the parcel 

 away in a closed trunk, but where packing- 

 chests run short it is gentu-ally safe to put 

 them pu shelves in a mouse-proof closet, the 

 danger being that the mice may cut the paper, 

 and the moth-miller thus effects an entrance. 



In the- case of valuable furs, about \vliich 

 Ihei-eis cause for uneasiness examine them 

 three weeks after storing. The eggs of the 

 nioth-niiller hatch out in from (ifteen to 

 twenty days, and the moth at once begins its 

 destructive work. Therefore, by this second 

 inspection assurance may be made doubly 

 sure. 



It is now a regular pari of the furrier's 

 business to store valuable furs and In- 

 dian shawls, insuring theiii against tire, rob- 

 bery and moths, and .where a lady owns a five 

 hundred dollar seal sacque or a still more 

 costly set of sables she is prudent to confme 

 them to some reliable firm for safe-keeping. 

 Furs sent to them are carfully examined be- 

 fore storing, and should the moths have at- 

 tacked them they decline the care of them, 

 fearing the danger to other furs in their custody 



Carpets keep the best on the rtoors with crash 

 over them and bits of camphor under the 

 I'dges, It is where the carjiet is folded under, 

 whe.re the foot docs not tread, and under 

 heavy pieces of furniture that the molh 

 usually makes its nest, and where it must be 

 looked for. A hot Hat-iron and a wet cloth is 

 sufficient to destroy them in an ingrain or 

 Brussels carpel, -ju'essing the carpet with the 

 iron through the wet cloth, but for a Wilton 

 or Axminster the one safe and si)eedy meth- 

 od is to send it to the steam cleaner, whose 

 process will effectually destroy the moths. 

 Next to this is the use of the hot iron and 

 wet cloth, which must be applied on the wrong 

 side of the carpet, since the thick pile "on the 

 right side is not easily penetrated by the heat. 

 If carpets are taken up during the summer it 

 is wiser not to beat them before putting them 

 away, provided, of course, that there are no 

 motfts in them. The dust in the carpet keeps 

 the moths, to some extent, from mtling it. 

 ' On the other hand, spots of grease, and still 

 more, those made by sugar or .syrup, attract 

 tlie moth-miller. To put away a dirty gar- 

 ment is to offer a premium to the nioths, who 



much prefer it to a clean one. The lint which 

 accumulates at the hewl of Houuces and under 

 the folds of jileating form admirable moth 

 nests; therefore winter dresses .should be 

 carefully dusted before putting away. Gar- 

 ments which are to be made over should be 

 ripped apart ; they keep fresher, are easier to 

 pack, may be more readily cleaned, and last, 

 but not least, are all ready for work in the 

 fall. So, also, if all garments are examined 

 before packing, those which are worthless 

 may be left out and others mended, so that 

 when needed in the fall they may be ready to 

 put on, saving a great deal of trouble. 



The most fertile source of moths is the rub- 

 bish which in.sensibly accumulates in every 

 household. .Scraps of flannel, old bits of 

 carpet, old feather pillcvvs stored away in the 

 garret— these are the breeding-places of the 

 pe.st. It would in many cases be economy to 

 burn them all, but, in all events, the law of 

 self-preservation retpiires that they sliould be 

 looked to in the early spring. A small cedar- 

 lined trunk is the best receptacle for woolen 

 scraps which must be kept for mending, but 

 u close packing-trunk, with camphor freely 

 scattered among the contents, will serve the 

 same purpose. Bits of carpet keeiJ best if 

 made into rugs and laid on the lloor, where 

 they may save the cariK-t which they match, 

 and where the colors fade to keep pace with 

 the original, so that when needed for mend- 

 ing the place is not glaringly ai»parent. Old 

 flannels are always useful in a family, and 

 your housemaid will probably Hse all you 

 allow her. A few should bo kept in case of 

 sickness, and your surplus will be a welcome 

 gift to the hospitals, whwe the clean old 

 undergarments, whether of wool or cotton, 

 are always -useful. If your closets are in- 

 fested wit 1 moths empty them,_ white-wash 

 tlie walls, and scrub all the woodwork with 

 vellow turi>entine soap.— P/ttJo. Press. 



WHITE GRUBS. 



The white grub sometimes makes sad work 

 with the strawberry bed. A wilted iilant is 

 an indicatiim that its rooUs have l)een eaten 

 ort'by the pest. Remove the i)lant and search 

 for the grub before it gets to another plant. 



Selections. 



DIETV.TICS MORAL AND PHYSICAL 

 REFORM CLOSELY ALLIED. 



The Use of Over-fatted Animals as Food In- 

 creasing the Death Rate. 



A distinguished philosopher once said : 

 "Show me the dietetics Of a nation and I will 

 show you its character." That this is true, 

 and is alike applicable to the physical, mental, 

 moral and sanitary condition of human 

 nature will not he denied. It is indeed self- 

 evident, look where we will, that a gross 

 physique, a gvo.ss mentality, gross mOrals and 

 poor health are all of the one family and al- 

 most chargeable to a bad system of dietetics. 

 It is not alone the use of intoxicating liquors, 

 universally condemned to be a greiit cause of 

 the.se unfortunate human conditions, but tin 

 very large con.sumi)tion of over-fed, and. 

 therefore, diseased animals ;w human fond, 

 that I propose to arraign before the bar of 

 public opinion, as a w^rcety less potent factor 



in bringing about these injurious conditions. 

 Even under the nio.st Civorahle physiologiCiU 

 circumstances the killii)g of animals for food 

 purposes must 1k' demoralizing, must tend 

 greatly to the blunting of all the finer sensi- 

 bilities of our nature. The cold-hlo'ided, de- 

 liberate murder of animals, either for grain 

 or food, cannot fail to impl.ant and foster the 

 seeds of human murder in the hearts of those 

 who encourage or practice it. 



" For ju«l (lleeasn to luxury buect-edt, 

 Anil every rluath lis own iivi>iii;cr l)ro«;j8 ; 

 Tlic fury )mK«loiis from that lilool I'e^n, 

 And turnod on rnan.a llcrccr aavagd-man." . 

 ir what the great poet had ssiid he wisely 

 spoken, as all experiences proves it to be, then 

 it mnst logically follow that our use of animal 

 tiesh food is a truthful source of some of the 

 worst diseivses that alBict huniim nature, 

 greatlj abridging not only life, but the physi- 

 cal and mental health that alone muke.a it de- 

 sirable. In a late number of Littell^i LiviiKj 

 Age there are some remarkable statistics bear- 

 ing on this q\icstion. It is there stated that 

 for two tliousand years the .lews have religi- 

 ously abstaincil from eating swine's flesh and 

 diseased meats. As a resulting consequence 

 of this abstinence it is claimed that in health 

 and longevity they are far in advance of thp 

 swine-eAting Christians among whom they 

 live. In an English example given, the .Icwi.sh 

 death rate was only half that of a like num- 

 ber of Christians in immediate contiguity.. 

 During the middle agia the plague that fell 

 with such a fearful mortality on the swine- 

 eating ("hristians pas.sed harmles.sly ov(y the 

 .Jews. The writer further states that the 

 .Tew owes to his dietetics that " sound mind 

 in a sound body " " which is one of his chief 

 characteristics." 



But I write, not alone to discourage the use 

 of swine flesh as a part of our dietetics, hut 

 more especially to show the very great danger 

 of using over-fed animals of any kind for food 

 purposes. It is impossible for over-fed ani- 

 mals, even if not clo.sely confined, to' take 

 enough exercise to keep them iu a fiealtby 

 condition. The effete matter, which in a 

 natural state is eliminated through the skin, 

 is in over-fatted animals lodged in thp cellular 

 tissue, where it Ix'comes an offensive and 

 dangerous poison, when used as food. Sever- 

 al instances have come under my own notice 

 of swine and other .animals so over-fatted th.it 

 the flesh bVcame so offensive, both in taste 

 and smell, that even habitual flesh eaters re- 

 jected it with disgust. Though the evil of over- 

 feeding has its climax in ovcr-fatt«l swine, 

 yet in iK'cf, mutton and iioifltry, it .is by far 

 too conmion and attended with almost equally 

 fatal consequences. In an instance that came 

 under my own oliscrvniion the eating of an 

 over-fattcd duck brought on diphth'uia. ee- 

 sulting inthe death of three members of the 

 family. Some years ago there was slaughter- 

 ed in Chester county an over-fattcd ox, 

 weighing about twenty-nine hundred pounds. 

 In the village and viv.inity where it wjw eaten 

 the avenging Nemesis of a malignant and 

 fatal diptheria immediately followed. No 

 one can fail to oKserve that during the butch- 

 ering season and succeeding winter months 

 .scarlatina, diphtheria, ««iall-pox and many 

 other types of imflammatory fever, become 

 almost epidemic iu town and country. He 



