The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-23


as season, leaving heart and mind free.
And unburdened with petty cares and
sns'e''es, II Is true that our own obcdi.
ence to the demands NJ Circumstance,
ana the necessities OF daily life do not
always relieve Us from care; for our
lives are so intertwined with dhos. Of
others that their failures affect "a. often
very injuriously. Still for these we Arc
not responsible, and all that il required
of IA Il To do orr own duty, and assist
the world at large by the influence Of a
good example.
There arc people, both men and
women. Who are In state II chronic
backwardncs; nothing that they NJ.
tempt, or for which they are responsible.
Is ever executed on time; the spring
work lapses over into the summer. tho
summer Into fall. and fall into winter.
and that which would have done so
much for protection and comfort during
the cold weather Il lacking. and finally
done without OF postponed, To the scri.
Gus desr,mens perhaps Of something or
Spring work Is 81 many kinds TO tho
house cepcr who Ia alan n. no,h.r 80
family, and who lives In m. "on,,rr
u, begins with twenty things q, once, nil
OF which require to BE- attended to ut
very nearly the same time. II tho
amount Of help Il restricted. the husband
engaged In business. or bn,v with HE
farming, the garden path. and ward,
must be cleared Of the leaves and deIyis.
which the disappearing snow rem.
ders so unsi.h,iv: plants have IN
be sc, out, and those special herb,
and seeds planted which tho housewife
has under her own special chargc.
Children can be made very nsetul in
this work, and nothing plcascs them
more than Ia be- set ut work which il
useful aud nj the same time fully ne
much 81 fun "a, play. All tina, Is nee.
e,sary Is To teach them exactly how to
do Il, have patience with their mistakes,
and let them get "a mueh MA. an,
Of 1t as they please. Perhaps tho next
stcp for the hou.ckeeper IN take /. the
annual cleaning. In the city this Is Of.
ten postponed till fall, and executed
Just before the family" returns from
the country, superintendent by an ex.
pcrienced servant. But this arrange.
ment pre-supposes wealth and trained
servants, and we are now speaking for
the majority, and especially for those
who have houses which they occ,pv
from year to year, or home, In the conn.
try. Spring cleaning is di,agrec,blc
necessity, hut it can be mitipated. and
Is really only a necessity for those who
live upon earpets nailed tightly IN oach
floor, and incapable Of rrmoy,l sxcen,
by an eruption or domestic eartbon,kr
II floors were more sensibly and ,er.
(ectly laid. II they were stained an,
only covered in m: csn,.r Nth . ',,' 49,"
mo or Garnet which cnnld d" ,sLoa ~,
the grea, need nj !, o.nnr,, ,.nn,.,;lr''
would no done away with AMI ana
source Of domestic discomfnr, very much
aba,ed. ~
The cleaning Of bed.room closets and
beds,eads should precede the GENERAL
cleaning, and take Mace dnring ,bn
month If March an. 40, at ,;ma II,
this work il done ,horonchlv and a. tha
proper time. Il will moi onIv nromn,o
comior, I'm, save labor and Tho d.,er;.
Grafton of much thar il valuable ,hrouyb.
out the wear. Beds,,ad, shouId me- t,tcn
apart, and first thoroughly cleaned with
warm sailed water and SOAP: when drv
pour into every crack and crevico drops
Of Kerosene oil, over this blow Persian
insect powder through a small bellows.
From closets every article of c,,,bip.
should be removed. shaken. hung out
to air, and we'll brushed before being
replaced. In the meantime clean shelves
and floor and paint with warm water
and soap, scrubbiug the shelves and
floor. but not the paint: when dry pour
round the edge, aud into every crack n
strong solution Of salt in boiling water:
If there are mice holes shake into them
strong cayenne pepper, and stop them
up with chloride Of lime, sealing them
with putty or cement. Sprinkle finally
some borax upon the shelves before Gov.
ering them with paper, and You will
not only be clean. but free from the
deprcdations Of insects for the entire
summer.
The preparation of spring clothing Is
work of much less time and difficulty
if the fall work has been well done. that
is, light clothing mendcd, washed, and
rough dried before having been mt
away. Dirt impoverishes quicker than
wear, and it is above all things foolish
and absurd to harbor 50 deadly an enc.
my to thrift and comfort.
The sewing.machine has lightened
sewing, and the ready paper pattern re-
moved all anxiety in regard to I" making.
over " processes, rs well a. the making
and especially for sprinD and snmmcr
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