St. Mary's beacon., 1859-01-20
J. Fas-tIle Ia..lills.. .plaees. n.al.iEg Iaay y

sAg. Egf-l4ie laiilills Places hatl4A5 ialay ~
used.
IT. bedrooms, carpets s5orhl neyer entircly
eoyrf he fio0T, or te slailes. down; they shor.d
admit of being carly vno~tss, aud very .fre-
qusi.tly shaken. Dust and fine accHmG.ate -
quickly. tlat IN tie c.Tucrs IL tie rooms arc
li.iel up hy u.e carpet, OF il Is laid dowIs
under cife4fa Of drawefs and other heavy
furniture, Is n,.f possible 70 Fesaoye she dust
txoperiy. wih0as very great trotsbie a'eI care;
aud Gexperiencesl or careless hol;s maids viii
n course, uerIcci this matter. When carpets
cal be- qiicksy takeu III. theTe need be ~
';siv c.irneus. s. ilissfacehil : the servant
ard - utciisiyc t. tiie uiis;rc--. Ndniine -
50 marked a proof of dirty EuuscInaid, rs n
collection Of flIic IN tie cnrncr of {. pioni, gr
under sofas, wanlrubes. etc., where the eye
of tic spectator is aut sappFei - intrHde.
The tables. a:irrnrs. CRATES. etc. may be as
bright rs day; bU: il there a-e dirty corners,
there il dirty LouSckecpcr.
Crrp"ts sametimes require 10 BE- cleaned
with rarpc1-5roorn. but this should be done
very seldom; il srrapcs OF thc nap, andruins
iheln q cleam haBd-hrpom sho:.i he kept
expressly for brushing them every :aUrhing; it
Is mere tr.aiblc and fatigue. prr,.aps, 10 the
servant, but not ycry much. aad good ac-
iige l.aHsen,aii will n,t reEArf i. II sweeps
uG tlic dnst aad litter fTu;n the surface.
without iujuring the fahrir. and makes the
carpet las: immcasuiably longer The brush
must upi bo used for any other purpose, aud
shouli not 6e quite - SIT as Eahd-'rooms
usually are 4 clean dusi-pau shoeld also
bclng o. ;lis branch &c the service; ,glateycr
Is employed that = 1.l es5fi IL soil
tie carpet in enc wav, wl.:ls intended to
rs.;'i 1t n ansiiier. Curmb-cl,ahs are frc-
;i;:e,tV l,id unt!cr breaklas: AMI nis.gtables;
ii.' they are coll o. tire feet aud ciiier lopii
yumplci aI.l vt;sdy, or are liable to tear tie
carpet, or catch Tic foot. If pinned dawn. II
is better plan u haze the cruinls removed
aster e1ch mra. With the carpet hand broom
au, dus,-lan; and If auv lnlle spot of grease
appears, it should be immeiiIte!y refDoyed.
Catpcis are sGch expensive articles Of far
Eiiurc, aHd tlle appearance Of ro5m is ~
:iucli destroyed Il i IS covered by one tina;
j. dirty or taite5Sl, t'l4t pans should he Ia
ken 20 rTcseFpc them IN i rca! state as lnng
( as possible. We sometimes sge them covered
entirely with linen bot il lias such cold
conli1rtless l0uk. 50 Ike a state apar:mcu.
lhat there is no possibility ~ feeling at cas
in tie room. Bszc or drucsrt has much
warmer, more lsosi'i.ahlc mir, @Ei answers the
same purpose. On cuteriD: q room covered
rs, asd the comfort and case Of home seem
Tor tlle time, - vanish
. DIRTY carpets u''~t bc taken ru, wc'
beLlen. and iaii down again. Next. every
>put Of grease must he removed, aud t,is j.
',.c,;cd by the following process: Srapg
and p uud together, ia equal prypor:iars
ria-uc>ia IL the lump, aud f;,icfs' Garth
Having NAKED these Substances well together
p"ur on them Sufficient qGaaiitv &c boiling
wafer % make them into paste. Lay tiii,
paste. as hot rs possible, upon the grease
/ spots upon tie carpet. and Let i, dry. Mex,
day, whcG tie composition is quite drv
brush It 81. aud i.c grease spots viii haze
/ disappeared.
Tie liquid for washing the carpet mus;
| uuw be prepared in tie following manner
! Ia each gallons oc boi,in. water. di.Solyu !
y. of yellow soap, ana drlci,ll OF s.dt. A,
soon AZ i is cool enough for the hand n l.,
! Immersed in il without Inconvenience or pain
a pail Of it must lie placed upon the car
I pet, near the spot where the washing IS {,
begin. Near il must stand second pail
/ lilcd with clean, lot water. The operator
GoY dips clean fame. into the detergent
/ liquid, 'aSs il well, and begins 10 wash
tie carpet. The instant the dirt is removed
and before the carpet can dry. it must BE-
washed over again with abundance af clean
hot water, FIR which purpose another clean
flannel must lie used. Thus, each portion
aS il is washed with tho detergent liquid
must he finished with the clean water, which
should remove every drop Of the compuund
I liquor; the flannel riiiSod and must be wrliuc
dry. and the carpet wiped with il as dry as
( possible. In this manner, tic whole surface
pt the carpet must be gradually washed and
ri;sed. not more than two cg three square ieut
. pf the snriace being done at a Time
Let tllo carpets 80 washed have plenty ol
! time to dry, setting the windows open when
the air is dry and the weather rinc. When
perfectly dry. the carpets should be well
wiped over with 4 mixture of ox-gall and
water, made pretty strong. For this purpose.
a clean farnei must be provided, and care mus,
hc taken that it is not made too wet Lv the
rx-sall liquil. This process restores the
colnrs, giving them their original brightness.
ticarih-Iugs and s:.,ir-carretiug may bc treat
ei in tine same manner with the only differ.
ence that these mas be spread and washed
upon table.