New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-28
HOUSE CLEANING.


In ordinary seasons 10 IS possible 90 disturb ONLY
one or two room, at time, bat these are times
when n +. economy 10 give painters aud hI'somi.-
D.. fu.l ,wlug aud rush an. process, Of renovation
through without delay possessing one, soul ga
sweet patience meantime aul rejoicing in Gee JOYS
a. come. Dismi-,iup aii tliio ophy but the purely
Blcon.an IT,, ~ discuss the ~uhJrc; ia ITS most Urlc-
tIcal FORM Where Larl-tuis.cd walls have already
been kal.om ned the s0i.cd coats should Ice washed
or .rratcd oil brlor. % now one ia put or. This Is
tle most dis gre.a5ic part of the process. The
furniture should be covered, rs lime m. kes Spots
tiat are removed with difficulty, especially upon
blac. walnut. Those who lave tried paint on the
,alls of rooms spca very strongly IN its favor. l.
close. up thc rores of the pastcr 80 thai it cannot
absorb M odus IT can be easily cleaned with soda
and water l.olp and water make II ,Dottl and 10
can be- made %. any desired tint. Perhaps some of
our readers do not know what active nbsorbcnts
paper aud plaster are and, how. when they become
thoroughly saturated with various ctiinyia, Moth
inc Int eutir, renewal will cleanse them. Tho
Chinese understand this well that they VIII re-
ploster a room. furnishing labor and material for
the Old plaster which II removed and used for Ter
tlizing purposes. Insects find no harEo in painted
walls as they do in papsrrd walls, and when once
the paint is dry there is no question about the
nni.nus uscd in producing desirable tlntS. Before
paint or kalsominc applied to walls every crack
and creyicc should br filled with plaster or cement
made of ono part water 10 one part of sIlcato oi
potash mixed with common whiting. For the
t,lsomine Put q quarter Of pound of white glue IN
cold water over night and heat gradually M the
morning until dissolved. Mix c,ght pounds OF whit
ING with hot wafer add The dissolved glue ana sur
| together. adding warm wafer until about the con
| gistcncy of thick cream. tsc kaI5omihe brush
and fin IA "a you 60 along. If skim milk Is used m
stead of Watcr the glue may be omitted. III wash
ing paiutcd walls it IL good plan To remove rom
| tt.t..fr t,stf snV lac
| and then hang sheets wrung from not WAFER IN inc
| room The vapor condensng on me walls soitcns
| rhc dirt and Il may be- wiped Oh WIN "ooen oilS
! wrung from soda water Ceilings NAV nave heen
| s,nnLrd hv a kerosene lamp should be washed OF
! with soda wafer If the wall about the stove has
been smoked by the stove cover the black patches
i,n ou,fn shcliac and they Will not strike through
! either paint or kals9m'he'
| Furniture needs cleaning rs much rs other wood
| ,vnrk Il NAV he washed with warm soap suds
! ouickly wiped dry and then rubbed with an oily
| c,nth To polish ~, rub IL with r0ttcn-stone and
sweet oil. Clean off the oil, ami polish with cham
| os skin For ordinary woodwork Use Whiting 10
| rub the dirt of and ammonia Mortar and paint
| may be removed from window glass with hot, sharp
| giuconr Grained WOOD should be washed with cold
| teo Carpets should be thoroughly beaten on the
wrong side first and chen on the right, aiter when
spots NAV be- removed by the use OF OK gail or am
mona and water. II paper has been Land under the
carpet ali dust may be easily removed WIN u Wlth
out raising any. The warmth oil floors ~ greatly III
creased by having calpet Inning or layers OF paper
| undcrIt Dram pipes and all places that are sour
| ar impure may DO clcansed with lime water, cop
uerls water carDOlic acid. COppeijis mixed WIN
| thc whiicwash put upon The cellar walls will keep
| vermin away. Strong brine may be used 20 advan-
| taac IN washing bcdsteaIs hot alum water Is also
god Tor Tins purpose. Oil OF lavender will drive away
| ieas Ilcrbore sprlnkied on the lOor at night de-
struys cockIoachts; they eat IT and are poisoned.
! CAYENNE pepper bOWn INTO the cracks where ants
| concrcgate will drive them away. The same remedy
is good also fnIcc II Gilt frames when new are
covered with q coat Of white varEish all specks can
| then be- washed on with water without harm.
Good fires should be- kept up during house clean
| ing time eVea th0ngh the doors ami windows BE-
hepi open, aid more than usual attention should be
given to the provision ct nutritious ANA generous
| diet Under Use most fdy5ra5lc circumstances
| house clrnumg max immense demands upon the
| nervous system ~ we'll ~ On the muscular, and
good .aOd at regular intervals " Ill be "A great help