The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-06-18

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then begin at the opposite side of the
room and proceed in the same way until
both halves can be folded together.
Then begin at each end ofthas&psnd
fold toward the middle until it is small
enough to carry out. When. taken up
in this way lesPNtt3t lis irtieed to be
taken into the lib Ind skin bf thd one
in the room, AID The carpet il easier'to
handle when out of doors. L.".,
When once out of the house there are
various ways of disposing of it. One
little neighborhood I know Of used to
put al nitR CARPETS Gag iEtoi the mill
race for day or two. And o certain
hygienic lady who ordered her ingram
carpet to be taken up and cleaned caused
her servant to put it in sw$htu1 snd
rub it out, much to the poor girls sor-
row and disgust. Thoroughly shaking
and summing a carpet is usually enough,
and if it isn't the carpet should eithesbe
steamed by machinery or sbN S&she
ragman. yq41
Commonly carpets are hung upon
ssszs a" Or js 3t,Hx,s3dl:1l 5 ssltt
never beatlowed, as the stiff end, com.
bined with the "snap'l theyts4Eip,o 10
sure to injure it if it does not make a
sss,ins i1gss'sSl Rssd d aos
mind the wear on the whip. Peabush
is the best Of anything to whip with, as
it can do no'hAsM and covers i <large
surfacHfatiopee.L A: uuoh, htter way
than to hang the carpet upon the line,
and one quite as easy in the country, is
to prepare good bed of peabush and
spread the carpet upon it and whip it.
The dust falls directly out instead of
merely dropping few inches, Laying,
it upon clean grass and sVeefikg " or
both sides) is another yegy ,geod way 70
clean carpet when one 6as not the
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shall fit when opened breadth by
breadth. .nasl{ btu HSis
There are different opinions as to
what should be phsseA Yadegi s carpet
to prevent its wearing. Catherine
Beecher recommends straw mating bae
cause it is fiat and the dust Sits through
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carpet in spots. Besides this it has 10
most people ap unpleasant, pdor. IS.
pecially in damp weather. Many PEG.
pie use newspapers, partly bicfa3eithit
do away with much hard scrubbing Of
the aoor snd Fhs Sos.
ever, has the disadvantage, Of keeping
the dust next to the carpet. Partly
nsas 8aa IF esn ssss
floor and carpet. Paper for, this lpur-
pose can be obtained where carpets are
: s'ss b. j ssles, H 8s$b5:. s
and is long in drying il anything is
spilled on theeetg4eh VlHT I'LL.
A good ao6r 81 Contrasting woods can
be put DOWN ipAsIGooMfhat has three.
quarter Inch thresholds at about the
same cost a. . good carpet, and with
warmish clear water and a self.wringing
mop can easily be kept clean, end sur,
plus energy can be workedAf v&dk
making. in which is displayed 90 much
taste, not to say high art, nowadays.
In the good time coming when tackled
carpets are as much . thng4 th9pa4
as sanded floors are to d, ~ hap 1ouf
descendants will be able TO- strengthen
the weaitrbachBt IND UobaAnN IS 1edd1 a&tilill
ed to them from the over.taxed powers
OF the present rgenTatiop 1T -Aouye-
keepers. But il adl(Ad dtA DIS
tom prevails II bed Ebbta latIed
and nailed int4 pass, 10 long viii the
love Of cleanliness cause women to sac.
ri6ce their strength-which .liifh)a1s
health-to their floors Spysngfeld
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The Sphinx's riddle Oh MIA VelARd
housekeeper is that genuine and ever
recurring question, "WhD t0e
have for breakfast" ShS SELDOM an
swers A,h he3 ap9lsyipg hsun,6ies,
and her penalty Is to b, aey0pEsd, BY
dumb remorse. For the dt8fa9o house.
. .ssP worm r n .; sss eii;sa s 1GtssI
cook and heavy purse have only to lay
tribute on an abundant market. Alack!
the typical American housewife hsDS
counts herself lucky II her maid-oi.all-
work can. senssUt Nj sinplesI brSak1Ase
without Aaed1teu1e .ArcbUltte'h itbASn'
IRE to burn iD61D lo)d DIRK. ~ th4 .be..
lated winter dawn. Morris Mere m6hSy
to spare for catSs xa3 dAiddSess. = 80. that,
the vast body Of citizens ct TIM ca:
lightened republi9 j1AIif4 1eily 1grl