The Worthington advance., 1882-05-11
System In House Cleaning.


Was there ever man who did not shud-
cleaning house2" II there was ! have
yet to see him.
But house. cleaning has begun to lose
little plan of hers into practice.
"You see," she said to me last spring, i
think there is great deal of unnecessary
work made III cleaning house the way; We
have been brought up to. have been
thinking it all over, and l believe I see q
better way. What's the use In having every.
thing topsy-turvey for q whole week.
Why not take room at time, and finish
it before another is attacked? I'm going to
try my plan aud see how it works."
"lt seems to me have read about some
woman who once cleaned house in that
way said. "Or WAS it tha the coming
woman would do it In this way? II the lat
ter, who knows but you are the coming wo-
man We have read so much about, my deati
At any rate, if you make the house. cleaning
period any more bearable than It has been
heretofore you deserve the thanks Of all
mankind. Go ahead and try your plan, and
may success attend your efforts"
So Better. Half went ahead. But did
not know when she began. Gradually a
sense Of freshness aud clean paint dawned
upon me. One day awoke fully to the
fact that the house cleaning was over. It
had all been done under my eyes, but 80
Quietly. that had not been aware OF what
was going on.
How did you accomplish the miracle2"
asked
"Well, you see. explained my wife, Il
took 70 om at tine, instead of beginning
with the whole house. began up stairs.
We took up the carpets and put them Out
OF doors first Of all. Thea We cleaned the
room. After that We whitewashed. Then
We put the carpets back, and replaced tue
turniture-and cue room was finished
We t5ok everything leisurely. 1t didn't
seem necessary to be in 4 hurry. as it does
when all The iloase is wrong end up, and
the men are ciamoring for place to sit
down in. nnmolested by the raids Of the
housewife and help.
When We had 0ls room in ORDER, We
rested for day. and then began on another.
By working III this way, We did not tire
ourselves out ds We used to do during the
6sst two days of house cleaning, making it
necessary, often, to. suspend operations un-
til we felt able to 20 on again. At no time
was more than one room in disorder, aud
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with our work than On ordinary days. In
the old way. every night was expected to
fnd woman completely tired ont. By
taking room at a time, the work is not
only iightened, confusion avoided and vex.
alton saved, but it is easy to DO the work
much moro thoroughly as the attention il
confined to q small space, and any thing
that needs doing will not be likely o-er-
looked and neglected. Why,
felt just as fresh on the last day,
when the cellar was cleaned and white
washed as grand wind-up Of the house,
cleaning season, as I did when We began
operations. Usually, am sick for week
after, or il not sick. too tired to do any
thing save think Of, and dread next years
work Of the same kind. My plan has
proved grand success. I wish you'd tell
the readers Of the papers about it. Tell
them 1t isn't necessary to wear themselves
and their husbands tempers out by at
tempting to clean every room in the house
at the same time"
And have done as she wished me to. I
endorse her ideas on the subject. knowing
whereof sperk.