Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-02
Grandma Grey's Sideboard.

The warmth and growth of fifty years
reflects from its polished surface and
fingers in the depths of its rich carving
No t1ip-happing feather-duste has eve1
profaned the sheen of that beautiful ma.
hogany. Grandma always dusts it her.
self,-in fact she prefers to do all the
busting about the house; lit is less
trouble than to teach other people, and
nobody seems to know how to dust now
a-days," she says. "When T was a little
girl" and Grandma Grey settles her dain-
ty lace ruffles, polishes her gold trimmed
spectacles and resumes her rocking and
knitting, with an aureole of sunshine
resting on her silvery locks, and a smile
OF calm contentment beaming from her
cheerful face; "when I was little girl
the acme OF encouragement to me, Law in
the tedious and monotonous task oflearn-
ing to dust. The inGnitesimal atoms
that escaped my Sinking fingers and
superficial glances, stared boldly enough
and tantalizingly blinked me out OF
countenance, when the battery of nv
mothers eyes were brought to bear on
treacherous lodges and ambushed corners
The wisdom of paying more careful at
tention to allotted tasks made itself man
ifest, when thoughtless, neglect, or giddy
carelessness, brought down on nv de-
voted head the merited punishment.
which was careful repetition of the dis
tasteful work, occasionally at the sacri-
flee of promised recreation. Though a
routine of SHINING and repenting, thanks
to devoted mothers patient perseyer-
ance and judicious discipline, learned
how to dust, and that Is why the side
board shines so. 1t was one of nv we'd
ding presents" ana Grandma's eyes grow
shadowy with far away look, as though
she were reering into cloud-land in
search of the dear ones whose faces had
frightened the days of auld lang syne.
Wherever the blame may rest, one
must acknowledge that good busting is
fast becoming one of the lost arts, and
the dusting-cloth relic of the past. the
girl of the period considers it a saving of
time and trouble to brandish feather
buster round the room, and careless
housekeepers fail to realize that whisk.
ing dust from from place to another rem
ders an apartment no sweeter or cleaner.
but only fills the air with impurities that
would be less detrimental to health if
left unmolested.
Persons who have been trained to
scrupulous neatness can but look on this
superficial mode of busting as little short
of actual slovenliness. They have been
taught to wipe the dust carefully from
the various pieces Of furniture, and shake
the cloth frequently in the outer air. The
most casual observer could scarcely fail
to note the difference in the appearance
of furniture that has been subjected to
the sticking up" system and that which
has been well cared fol. during a similar
length of time.
Health, cleanliness and economy die
tate, that in order to keep our dwelling
sweet and wholesome and our f1rniturs
ew and fresh looking, careful ande
thorough busting should be an eyery dav
duty. An old silk handkerchief for fine
furniture, soft cambria cloths for more
common articles, paint brush for carv-
ings and corners, and feather buster for
gasfxtures, picture cords, ETC., are the
necessary articles for proper perform
ance of the work. Systematic patience
and perseverance are the qualities that
will exact their scrupulous cleanliness
and daily use, and personal attention. the
sole condition on which one can found
hope that the duty will be faithfully full
filed.