The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-11-06
Hints on House, Cleaning.

To make housekeeping as easy as pos
sibc. we must not have all the carpets
taken up al once, and the whole house in
an uproar. but only devote two days in a
week To the operation. or II more desra-
/ bile, only one. Fer instance. take Thurs
day As the cleaning day, and commence
I with the attic. Sweep IL thoroughly, first
/ brushing down all it, walls. and destroy
/ ing all OF the spiders and wasps' nests that
can be- found. Wash the windows with
weak tea, having saved all the leaves used
during the week. and then boiled them for
half AN hour. This liquid will cleanse
glass and vanished paint far better than
Soap-suds. rs IL gives them very bright
appearance. Ii rats and mice Turk in the
attic scatter cOpperas all about the corners
OF IL, and put dishes of il filled with water
about the room. Coppcras Is the very
best disinfectant known for bathrooms
and all places that require 10 be- kept pure.
and II will also keep away all kind Of YER
min. elf cellars are infested with rats and
mice liberal coat Of lime-wash made yell
low with copperas or sulphate of iron will
cxpel the disagreeable intruders. besides
making the air of the cellar very pure. If
the attic is cleaned one dav the next day
can be given TO two or more chambers.
and il the nails are withdrawn from the
carpets the night previous il expedites the
work the next morning. Before the win
dows are washed the walls should be
brushed down with a feather buster. or
with piece of white cotton cloth pinned
tightly over the broom, and then IL used
to carefully sweep down every part of the
wall. Let the dust subside little, then
scatter torn-up slips OF wet paper or tea
leaves over the floor and sweep il
up, and mop !: with dampened
mop. DO not let the floor be- made
quite wet, as ii takes pine boards some
time 10 become dry. Wash the mirrors,
vanished furniture, paint, and windows
with the weak tea. applied a warm as
possible. Use flannel cloth for furni-
ture and paint. and newspapers for mir
rows and windows, rubbing them Try
with dry papers. Papers give a bright
ness to glass that cloth can never bestow.
With flannel wrung out i'm the tea wipe
off the gas-fixtures, chandeliers. and fancy
baskets. etc !; then rub them dry with
chamois-skin. Take the coarsest OF white
thread and draw it through the opening
in the gas-burners, TO remove any parti-
Giles of dust that have lodged therein while
they are not used. If you have two pairs
of hands at work. one can wash windows
while the other cleans paint. etc. A small
stick wrapped in cloth is of assistance in
spirits of ammonia is also a good cleansing
medium, and tablespoonful 10 two
quart pail of weak tea or warm suds is a
good preparation 10 use. Ii will take
spots out of marble slabs and mantels,
and from carpets and furniture coverings.
II you do not take up your carpet, you
will need TO have a piece of oll-cloth or
drugget 10 lay down before the windows
and door as you wash them, To keep the
drops from il. When the room il as clean
a hands can make il. bring in two-quart
pail OF warm water in which you have dis
solved two tablespoonfuls of pow
dcred alum; wiring out piece of flan-
mel in il and wipe over each breadth
of carpet, rubbing down the way
the nap runs. Wiring out the cloth ev-
cry few moments, an IL rikes up much
soil. and when the water becomes dingy
pr, pare some more. The alum will
brighten the colors of green, red. yellow
and brown. but BE- sure 10 wiring the cloth
so dry ii will not wet, but only dampen.
the carpet. When il is clean you will be-
surprised to see how much il is brighten
ed. Leave the windows all open until ii
is perfectly dry.
Three-ply and Kidderminster carpets
should be taken up every autumn i'm rooms
that are in daily use. They are of such a
texture that the dust Sits through them
during the summer months. and III allowed
to remain down all the winter il fairly
crinds them into holes. but if they are
well cleaned in the autumn a weekly
sweeping and daily brushing up with a
hand-broom and dusl-pan will keep them
in nice order. and they will last twice a.
long. Administer. Aubusson, Moduette,
Wilton and Brussels carpets need not be
shaken oftener than once I'm three years,
and then only for fear of moths getting
into them. Scarcely any dust sits through
their heavy textures, and thorough
sweeping and brushing. either with bits
of newspapers torn up and well moisiened
with water, or with damp tca-leaves from
the teapot, Is all they require. Ii is well,
however, once i'm few months to with
draw the tao : in the corners of rooms
that are constantly in use, and sweep away
any dust that has collected there. Then
scatter red pepper freely about the edges
and nail down the carpets. If moths have
commenced To devour them they must
surely come up, and when well shaken
you can apply Kerosene or benzine 10 the
places where they have been eaten. Hang
the carpets on the clothes-lines to DO this.
and few hours of sun and air will carry
away all disagreeable edors.-NeW FORK
Times.