Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-05-29
Points in House Cleaning.

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this cannot be done, lay it on
the grass or hang it on Il clothes
line and beat it on the wrong
side with canes-taking care
that the canes have no sharp
points. Then spread the carpet
out and swap we'll on the right
side. There is more art in
isweeping carpet than novice
is apt to suppose. An old broom
should never be used, and Il
new enc should be kept especi-
ally for the carpets. With
Brussels and velvet cafpeting
there are two ways to the pile
Just as in velret-and they
should always be swept with the
pile. Ii IA carpet is swept "a
! gainot the grain, it soon looks
rough and scratched up. Alter
being swept and laid down on
the floor the carpet should be
wiped. Have two pals, one of
clean soap-suds, the other with
lukeSarm water; a clean flannel
cloth and two coarse clean tow
els. Take the carpet by
brcadths, wiring the fanuel Out
Of the lukewarm water and fold
1T so that you can turn and use
it up and down three or four
times OH the same plac.. Rub
both with and against the grain
as hard as ii you were scrub
Ding a floor, then throw the fan
mel INTO your soap sudS and rub
the carpet dry with one Of your
dry towels. Ii yop leave the
carpet wet the dust will stick
to it, and it will smell wet and
musty. Wash your flannel
clean in the, soap euds, wiring it
out OF the warm water, and pro-
ceed as before. IT the carpet Is
very dirty, or has much. green in
it, use fresh ox-gall in lukewarm
water in the proportion OF a
quart Of gall to three quarts OF
water, rinse the lather off with
cold water and rub the carpet
dry as already directed. This
rubbing a carpet raises the pile
and frcsheIIs the cOlOrs.
! Choose for long wear Brus-
sells carpet, where the pattern is
small, as the carrying of the
threads of the different colors
to the back of the carpet
strengthens the material and
makes it wear better. Ingram
carpets need to be shaken Of
tener than Brussels, as from
their open texture the dust per-
colatcs through them. 1t is rare
ly necessary to take up a Brus-
sells carpet more than every two
: or three years, and not SO often,
even, where the room is not in
constant use. Sweeping on the
J floor answers every purpose for
removing the dust. 1t is a
mistaken idea to cover a carpet
with drugget in thebelief that it
saves it. What wears our car
pets is the grinding on the floor,
and the protection should come
/ from beneath. Mothproof car
pet lining is best, but several
thicknesses Of newspaper come
next as a carpet preseryer. The
printers ink is an excellent
: moth preventive, and the
newspapers keep the carpet
from rubbing on the boards.
On stairs use stair pads, and
have half a yard more carpet
. ing than you need, in order that
you may be able to turn the
. carpet upside down and change
The positions OF the places where
: the edge Of the steps makes a
: mark. When your carpet is
. new leave it uncovered and put
down your stair oil cloth after
, il begins to show wear. Lin
EN- over the carpet in summer is
both cool and pleasant; besides
it helps to keep away moths.
These little pests must be look
ed for behind furniture and in
out-of-the- way corners. Loos-
! en- the edges of the carpet, and
give them a plentiful sprinkling
ofinsect powder. Ii you find a
moth nest kill.aIl you can, and
: land then press the spot with a
, hot iron; this will destroy the
eggs.
Oli-clOth should be well scrub
+ bed with a brush. Many peo-
: pie are afraid to use "a brush to
it, thinking that it scrubs off
! the. paint; but as there is always
| an uneven surface on oil-cloth,
e nothing but brush gets Out
: the dirt. The chief thing to re-
' member is to dry it bit by bit,
e and not to leave a large portion
, Of it wet, because it stands to
4 reason that, as oil-cloth is made
I OF cloth, or canvas or old car
y pets as a foundation and the
J pattern painted on it, it will
5 blister if left wet. Use hot wa
c ter and yellow ,soap-no soda.
Have half yard of clean fan
: mel TO wash of the soap after ii