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pack away all woolen things before the moths arrive. 
After the garment is cleansed and brushed it may be 
folded in newspapers carefully pinned at the ends, s# 
that no crack is left for the moth to get in, or it may be 
laid in a cedar box; or in any plain box with moth balls 
or camphor. Every box should be labelled so that you 
know without opening it what is in it. 
Watch edges of carpets and rugs for the carpet beetle 
and the “Buffalo bu g.” The last bothersome creature 
may eat your cotton dresses in your closet. All clothing 
must have care. 
Make a list of the woolen things that must be taken 
care of if the house is closed in summer and what per- 
sonal clothing must be packed away for the summer 
even if the house is not closed. 
Storage of Food 
Taking care of food so that it will “keep’" well is just 
as important as the careful buying of food. Much waste, 
and therefore loss of money and labor, comes from 
carelessness in the storage of food. The bright Girl 
Scout will keep her eyes open to see how foods are taken 
care of in the house; which foods must be kept in the 
cellar; which ones must be stored on the shelves of dry 
closets ; which ones come in sealed parcels ; which in 
paper bags ; which in boxes ; which in barrels. There 
must be a place in the house for keeping all these things. 
So you need to think which foods must be kept in the 
house and which must be bought from day to day. And 
in the house which you plan there must be ample space for 
closets and shelves, for keeping properly all that must 
be stored. No one can say which things must be kept in 
the house by every family. If the Girl Scout happens to 
live in a crowded city where rents are high, she will have 
little storage space, and will not keep so many things on 
hand. If she lives in the country, miles from a store, she 
