National Republican., 1883-05-05
HOW TO MOVE.
A Few Sensible Suggestions for the Unfor-
tunate.

tunate.
Nothing can be made more difficult, moro
porplexing and heart breaking than moving,
If only certain conditions are observed, says
Louise Stockton in or Continent. 1t makes
no difference how carly you begin TO tear up
the old house how thoroughly you clean the
new one how we'll you pack-your moving
will still be torture and terror, unless
you work more steadily with your brains than
with your hands. Industry ana energy are
ofvalue, but system and bottle of marking
ink make the easy fitting. The woman,
then, who wishes TO leave one house and
establish herself in new ono with as little
sense of upheaval and ruinous volcanic action
rs possible, is wise, IT, in the first place, she
has her new house thoroughly cleaned, and,
not trusting to the owner or agents assurance
that 1t is in "perlcct order" has the kitchen
range, tho heater, the water aud gas pipes ex-
amined so that the workmCn may not descend
ON her, and all necessary repairs be started
on the first wash day in her new home.
The next step is to have her carpets taken
up, cleaned and put down in the empty house
excepting, of course, that for the hall aud
stairs. The shades can be fitted ut the same
time In the old house gather up all the orna-
ments and briC.a-brac and pack them by them
selves in marked boxes so that they need not
be unpnckcd when they would be In the way.
Pack the books in order. Keep the shelves
separate and do not let the parlor books get
mixed with the Ghildren's and those from the
spare room. Mark these aud have boxes put
by themselves Pack up all the suporlluous
china, bedding, table covers and other
things. Mark every bag, bundle aud box, and
have them all put together.
Your parlor carpet Is now up, your books
packed. your pictures taken down, so have
IA IN rn ,nf iu n haUUiuU mr. tpptnl
in any way you think best, and have IL put in
one corner by itself, and If necessary, mark
the articles "parlor.' Have everything pos
siblo brought into the parlOr and arranged in
order of moving, the rule for which will be
given later; and so go on, packing away
everything not absolutely necessary for pres
ent use, and be as ready as you eau when
moving day comes. The order for moving is
simple. Have each floor moved by itself.
The carman will at once oppose you, and de-
clare he cannot pack in his wagon upon this
plan, and If you insist upon 1t you will have
a great many loads. But ii is only necessary
TO watch the carman TO sec what his little
diosynorasies are. He may or may not make
a large load, but in every one he is bound to
get specimen from each floor.
He leaves the looking glass in the second
story, and his assistant rushes up into the
third story and jerks one from the bureau
there, and then in the new house he puts both
IN tho sitting room. Ills ldlosyncrasy is
simple enough; he never takes two articles
from the same floor if he can help 1t, and he
never puts anything in its natural and OBJ.
vious place. If you do not mark the barrel
holding pots aud pans he will certainly carry
IL to the third story, and he will anyhow, but
If it is marked you may yourself possibly re-
member what was in the barrel and stop
him. And all this marking is for your own
benefit. II is useless to delude yourself into
thin xynt will rar Nhnr Xvhnrp
anything, for you will not. You will forget
where the baby's blankets are, the spoons and
the tabecloth the comb aud brush and the
toilet soap will have buried themselves under
an undiscovered deposit, and before you are
unpacked you will, If you don't mark every
bundle, box, and bag, as your one hope, wish
you were drowning, so that as the events Of
your past life flash by you, you will remem-
ber where some one thing you need at once
was put