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When linen is well dried and laid by for use nothing more is necessary than to secure it from damp and insects; the latter may be agreeably performed by a judicious mixture of aromatic shrubs and flo wers, cut up and sewed up in silken. bags, to be interspersed among the drawers and shelves. Theso ingredients may consist of lavender, thyme, roses, cedar shavings, powdered sassafras, cassia lignea, etc., into which a few drops of otto of roses, or other strong-scented perfume, may be thrown. In all cases, it will be found more consistent with economy to examine and repair all washable articles, more especially linen, that may stand in need of it, previous to sending them to the laundry. It will also be prudent to have every article carefully numbered, and so arranged, after washing, as to have their regular turn and term in domestic use.
 
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