The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-15
IIOIIro Rnperlnr.

itlsa matter of doubt why housekccpcl s
Us a general rule do most Of their house pa
pering in the spring rather than in the fall OF
the year. There does not seem to be any
good reason why such II course should be
adopted. In the first place rooms are newly
Ipapcrcd to give them a-morc tidy appearance,
In the spring enough i cut of doors to attract
the eye the windops are aim Jst invariably
1 open, and if one sits down IN the house in
preference 10 taking a seat in The lawn or pi.
azza il IL usually by the window TO gcta view
I OF the green fields, flowers, trees, or some
thing outside of the house. The paper on the
wall attracts little attention and deserves lit
/ tie. In the fail aud winter everything out.
side j. drcary and bleak, and This should be
made up by making thc living rooms Of the
house rs cosy and pleasant II, possible The
paper that Was put on in the spring has lost
! its attractions for the cyenow, however much
! il may have been admired when il was first
| laid. 1t has become ,oilcd in spots, and these
untidy places are the first to catch the eye.
| II the paper had been put on in the fall its
brightness would have remained until spring,
and in the summer it is not essential. Paper
in a room adds Il great deal to its comfort. 1t
! is poor conductor Of heat and will more
! than pay its cost in the saving Of fuel. The
paste fills many of the cracks in the wall
through which the cold mir Of winter viii
drive, and prevents drafts from which colds
and sore Threats arise In fall papcring we
have no appearance of the mosquito
corpsts slain by Il Sleeplcs> victim in fit If
desperation, nor are we constantly reminded
of those pests the flies The wall remains
brightest and freshest when We most wish to
see bright and frcsh' things Now word
about paper, Cheap paper is always the
dearest Those cheap kinds costing from tif.
teen to twenty-five cents per roll are always II
yard or two short, SO that in reality nothing
Is gained by purchasing those poor grades;
and Il paper that is worth less than thirty five
OF forty cents hardly repays laying. If you
wish to be as frugal as possible select Il pa
per with stripe with no match" to it and
in place Of a border take the remnants, cut
out the stripe, and inter il at the top and bot
tom of the room. 1t gives "A neat appearance,
and looks like panel work. In this way your
room is more ornamcntal-you save the Dor
der and use the waste pieces that are of no
value for anything else.
Now, about putting OH the paper. The
first essential is a good paste, and the follow
ing rule for making that article is the best
and far the cheapest we have ever seen or,
used: Take eighteen pounds Of bolc, finely
powdered and sottened in water. Then boil
u pound and u quarter of common glue until /
1t is thoroughly dissolved, and stir in the |
bole with two pounds Of gypsum, The whole |
mass is then to be forced through 4 sieve. ,
This may then he diluted with water to thc ;
consistency of thin paste II Is not only .
better and cheaper than ordinary flour paste, .
but will adhere TO walls that have been
Cut enough of the paper in .
strips the desired length to cover the entire
room. Take boards the length Of the paper,
and place them upon stools the right height
to enable you TO reach across the boards cas-
lily. Place the cut paper on these boards face
down, and with soft brush apply the paste
When a strip has been pasted fold the lower
cad over about one-third the way up, to pre-
vent its sticking to the wall at the bottom.
Take the strip by the two upper corners, and
place them against the wall The paper will
hang close To the wall but not stick at the |.
bottom, and you can sight down he inner
edge and see when you have 1t true with the t.
Easing or last piece laid Then tastcn il AT
the top For working it against the wall
don't Use a cloth; take a whitewash- brush
and carefully brush the paper to its place.
These directions may be old 10 some OF our
readers, but it cost the writer vast amount
Of trouble, and possibly some scoding, be
fore they were found ont and put in practice
BY following these directions, especially the
one in regard to folding the lower end Of the
paper over and letting ii adhere to the body
Of the paper, one can do the otherwise IN
pleasant Job Of papering alone, and help is
BY using the brush in place Of
the CLOTH air places will be avoided, and the
paper Will not be soiied by paste that sticks
10 c!oth.--igricHltuI"5 Nrthoage.