The Red Cloud chief., 1881-02-03
Cenorninr B~.s ana B~ldizE.

A vTWT expensive feature II Eosss
furnishing s the bedding. and = nee
bed, and \ good uue. sh1lal De wsI
taken carr Of ard projected frum dg.L
A gres; many people who cain - TJs-
sess "conmon sense stA soHurGe 70
have their hed-Tasn foeT. ~ seFrl x4th
5 carpet which - nailed dszn ard upf
taken Up and shaken more ihzu tRscs a
year. ], follows that y bsneser tie ear
pet - swept. r11re or .sss dus; y uu.
into motion and settles N due prop r
ton upon the bed. IL. priyr - The
sweeping. the bed Be- covered wfh =
large buster. this difficulty vii as
avoided
For a ted II iGrEe size Il requires ies
yards Il calico - maze = d.sg--.ogr
widths. two and = hslf vauis q length.
Nery nice calico. vel starrhsE. can -
had Tor from seten 10 eight cent :
yard For ten cents = vzrI beaaiLu.
ca!u;zes caE he hal. in bright r.rh col
or. F0T = tH-e--quartcr bed fhr-c
vi TITS Of the calIcD are enough. bat the
length must b. tao and a nzLitA.d. II
a. toe bedrooms il The house are swept
on the same day. ~ least two busters
are required for '~sweep-iayT purposes.
while q custer each for a. t@ds not IN
constant Use = needed. To keep a
spare bed made up j. 9 great piece
OF eXtravagauce- The 5ei Inca and
bed spread become gradually sD.lrA
and when the bed = 20 be ~orcuairl q
needs 10 toe made mp atyrsh aH order to
bee n proper condition. The best
h~Ousekeepers keep a. their bedding
-pllDw-ca-es. sheets. coEe.-, etc
folded when not in Use. and the
bedding carefully protected with 4
Chintz cover. which lend. IA Or yAt and
tidy appearance TO the room. Some
have q case made 81 blu--and-Wh.te
cotton for protecting the mattress from
soil 4 pair q sheets the size 81 The
top % the mattress. with a thin LAYER
Of cotton between. snt quilted on 4
machine. J. very nice for a sandwich
between the sheet and mattress. Il !
easily worked. add, 10 the comfort If
the bed and protects the mattress.
" hateyer Will keep bedd NJ crla j.
desirable, for j; Is undeniably labOr.ous
work 10 C.ean bedding.
Long shert- which turn down a full
half ward over the bed covers. prn'e-.
them very much from becoming spi.ed.
For warm, heavy blankets. IN constant
Use. and which can only be cleaned
without injury q: considerable expense,
a shield of white mus IN can be very
effectively USED. Ii the blanket br two
and Z half wards wide. that much IN
OF muslin Will be required. with
"a fHsHa =. .HfLFu s... - ...l .n.t Sc. -.
Foid the muslin straight through the
center the long WAY. - thai one half
viii 20 ON Il side OF the top end OF the
blanket and one half on the other side.
" tn a needle and thread iasieu the
muslin 10 the blanket across the top
with basting stitches, and again NJ the
lotion o: the muslin. The muslin
shield q be removed and washed IS
often as n likes.
Eed-tickng stained with blood from
no~se-hleedng. wounds or u.her causes. :
NAV be cleaned 10y applying starch.
well muIstened with water, TO the spot
tn" wet starch until the stain Is
extracted. the wet starch absorbing il.
y cheap and very comfortable bed.
an underlined OF straw. hav or
ar be made 10y putting on the
a light cotton mattress which
he made at home. For the two
sides of the mattress bed ticking l.
best. and they Should be somewhat
longer and wider than the top OF the
bed. - in tving the size j. somewhat
reduced. Put two or three tia.y, -
much cotton between the sides, a.
are put between those OF Il comfort
able and tie quite closely; un'-h hv
in the TWO edges and rwIny
hem overland, or stitch on machine.
Beds of straw or husk look infinitely
better and are far more comfortable
Nhen the ticks are made like those of a
mattress, with 81 straight. upright piece
'ewed in MI around. The corners should
clipped of. so that the tick viii be-
'ounI ii the corners. rs II fits the bed
.tead better. DO not 81 the tick through
N opening al one end. but through 4 Slit
MT in the middle uf the top side"
This slit should be two feet long: one
ide should be faced. and on the other
a wide piece to act Is a iappet,
which should button over on TO the
aced side. When the filing OF the
lex becomes ~diSarranged or needs to
'e stirred up, the convenience of the
lii will be made manifest. | once SUP
,osed that every body made straw ticks
n this way. until ! found ou; different
which must be my G for giving
his description.
If 4 beds;ead has become infested
With the small insect that the English
ail 4 Norfolk Howard" and is Diff
nlt u be Kept free from the pest. give
good coat OF paint To every pgrt OF it
hat is not vanished. and you will have
70 further trouble with bu-s.-C0r.
tgs'orter.