The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-31

The house, from cellar 10 attic, d thor,
oughly disorgAniEed and thrown into con.
fusion. A comfortable meal IL not 10 be
thought Of, nor q comfortable nights
rest; or II . decent bed can be at last %.
cured the poor man must first end Il I'M
der great difficulties. Stumbling over a
bucket, tripping over mop or broom,
stepping on u carpet tack, orShiyefipP
on The bare floor while he carefully creeps
about TO find . match that be may throw
some light on his surroundings.
Now under such adverse circumstau-
cea, We think We should have very little
respect for man who would submit pa
tiently 10 have his house such a scene Of
disorder and discomfort as we have known
4 house 70 DO made when @the dreadful
house cleaning ID in progress. We do
know that II 10 not necessary 90 to disor.
ganize q home. Il IL folly 10 bring In a
troop OF women 10 aid or pretend 10 aid
In doing this work, and send them 10
swarm like the aiesot Egypt from cellar
70 attic, unSettling every room a. the
hrst step. Housekeepers can arrange
this work systematically a. easily as any
other part Of the labor that comes under
their Jurisdiction, aud should be able 10
understand that the least labortous mode
Of accomplishing this item Of their du.
ties Is that which causes tue least distur.
bsnee in their families.
II Is not necessary that many should
be employed. With the aid tina. every
mistress should give her servants, il she
has my, 10 relieve them Of come OF the
regular work about the house, no strange
help need be employed. By taking only
one or two rooms at once two women that
understand the house will work more ax.
peditiously and effectively than half
dozen strangers;1nd after trying this easy,
quiet way Of work once any one will Be
convinced that hOuse.cleaning can be
shorn oi half Ia terrors. One or two
csrPetS can be well shaken and cleansed
by man or at fractOry while the girls
are cleaning the room. II not able 10
put them down the same day few rugs
or strips Of carpettpg lhroWA down here
and there on the floor can give the room
an air Of comfort. II the work ia thus
done, one or two rooms day, quietly,
without haste, noise or want Of method,
there need be no great discomfort to any
one in having house thoroughly cleaned
from top to bottom; and after one or two
experiments OF this kind it will DO sur.
prise to see how quickly IS well as quietly
this great bugbear has been disposed Of.
To be sure there are many cases where
most, il not all, Of the family are absent
for vacation or business at the time for
house-cleGning. Then it is quite desira.
bic that the mistress should return, II pos.
1ible, and secure as many good workers as
can work to advantage, take up all the
carpets at once, aud while they are being
cleaned proceed with the cleaning in
most vigorous manner. With a man to
clean out the cellar while the carpets are
being lifted and before any cleaning is al.
tempted, three or four women could clean
a large house in very short time, and
thus the whole house be reiuvenated with.
ont disturbance OF annoyance to any mem.
Der OF the family save the mistress, and II
she has secured good assistance the work
Of supervision which will fall 10 her
share need not be severe; and having none
OF the family around to interrupt or dis.
arrange she will find so much to saLisiya as
10 have little room for annoyance.
This mode Of cleaning house is the best
OF all ii it can be Elected without inCon.
venience.