Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-09
Some Hlnts In House. Cleaning.

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always be observed, and only one or
two rooms should be attempted at
once, unless you engage a large
force aud rush the work through ia
two or three days, cleaning one floor
Of the house at a time. 1t IL well
to prepare for the work before it is
commenced by cooking a good sup
ply of food, boiling ham and roast
ing meat, etc, etc. Don't think
that auy kind OF cold food will do
for house. cleaning time, because the
extra labor demands extra food, and
q. each meal should have some special
dainty, instead OF "hash" served
with cross faces. Carpets in rooms
that are not in constant use need
not be taken up every spring; bat II
they are loosened at the edges, and
tile dust brushed out, mothpOwder
or salt and pepper mixed together
and scattered over the flO0r under
the edges Of the carpet will keep
them nice. Dust the wall paper by
tying large towel over the broom
and sweeping down regularly; this
takes of all the soil
Wash the wood work with cold
tea, if it is grained or oiled. Save
the tea leaves for II week and put
them into a large pail. pour boiling
water over them, and boil fifteen
minutes. Strain from the leaves,
and use not only for c0lorrd paint,
but also for mirrors and windows.
1t is the best thing | have ever
used for such purposes.
TO clean white paint that is var,
nished it is also excellent. II not
vanished, take some powdered
whining on II plate, and with II
piece of soft flannel, slightly mois
tened, rub off the spots and soil, then
wipe dry with n soft cloth.
All gildcd frames can be cleaned
by rubbing them gently with IA
cloth dipped into sweet oil and wip,
ing dry with chamois skin. Black
walnut, rose. wood, mahogany, oak
and chestnut furniture can he clean.
ed with furniture polish, made ty
mixing one coffee cuptnl ot cold,
drawn linseed oil, one Of tnrpenrlne
and one Of vinegar, To which two
table spoontuls of alcohol should be
added. Put all into bottle and
shake we'll. Ii is ready for use 1T
once, but must always Ue we'll shak
en- when applied. Pour Cut IA little
into SANGER, dip Il soft iiannrl into
it, and rub the furniture according
to the grain. Polish with a chamois
skin or dry flannel rolled up tightly
for q rubber.
Bedding Of all kinds should be
aired in the sun, for there is nothing
like sunshine 10 freshcn and sweet
en- blankets and mattresses, etc.
Moths, carpet bugs and cockroach
es are the great enemies of the
house keeper, and "eternal vigilance
is the price of liberty" from their
depredations.
If the carpet bng is feared, tnrn
back the edges of the carpets and
sprinkle strong turpentine on the
floor, or dip "a cloth into it and sat
urate the floor with it. Turn back
the carpet at once aud you need not
fear that a bug can live in it. DO
this with windows and doors open,
and the odor will soon vanish.
CamphOr gum can be substituted il
turpentine is obnoxious, Fresh
camphene or burning tnid can be
turned between the stutting of fur.
niture to keep the carpet bug away.
1t will not stain the incest fabrics,
and the oder will disappear in few
hours in q well aired room.
Insect powder, or powdered pyre
theum, will also kill all kinds of in,
sects. 1t can be blown into creviccs
of walls and furniture with a small
apparatus that comes with n can of
the powder. IL should he put into
boxes or trunks where blankets or
wooden stufis are kept to keep out
cockroaches, etc.
Scotch snuff or red pepper will
keep red ants from pantry shelves,
and newspapers spread over the
shelves are also disagreeable to
these nuisances. Leaves OF tansy
aud sprigs of NORWOOD will also
expel the black and red ants from
their old haHnts.
Straw mating should be washed
with strong salt and water Barely
moistea the cloth, and rub it gently.
Change the water as it becomes soil.
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