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the body tissues through some break in the skin. 
Fairly strong acetic acid—40 per cent—is one of the 
best remedies for moth. 
They sometimes penetrate quite deeply into the tis¬ 
sues, causing irritation, inflammation, or sores very 
difficult to heal because there can be no healing until 
the plant is killed. 
Food fully penetrated by mold growth would bet¬ 
ter be destroyed. When the growth occurs only on 
the surface, as on jelly, olives, pickles, etc., the mat of 
cells protects the food beneath and most of it is un¬ 
harmed. Such foods, however, are often softened 
by the products of mold and bacterial growth, when 
no sign of mold appears on the fruit itself. If eaten, 
various intestinal disorders are liable to occur. 
Moist cloth furnishes favorable soil for mold when 
warm and not open to fresh air. The folded gar¬ 
ments laid away gather moisture; dust containing 
mold spores is usually present on them, and in time, 
soon or late, the garments grow musty even if there 
be no visible mold. Mustiness is the proof of mold, 
and mold the proof of dampness and dust. We call the 
mold growing on the cloth mildew, but called by either 
name it is the same dust-plant. The plant must be 
killed to stop its growth. If it has grown only on 
the surface of the fibre, the stain may sometimes be 
removed without serious injury. If it is of long 
growth or has penetrated the fibre, a hole will result, 
because of the weakened or actually destroyed fibre. 
So far as the healthful house is concerned, there 
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