Rug care: fleas

I have a real horror of fleas, dating from that ghastly summer when we were literally driven out of our house by them. Dog fleas we have always had with us because we have always had dogs, and no matter what you do about it, dogs have fleas.

They are fat and brown and usually stick to their canine hosts.

When tiny black ones began leaping about, in my innocence I thought they were the young of the brown ones, but when they became legion and began biting us, I made inquiry.

I found they were what most people call "sand fleas." If not discouraged, they multiply like lightning in carpets and upholstered furniture. Vacuuming and spraying is both cure and preventive, so the same process will save you from both moths and fleas.