Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-23
How to Move.

Nothing can De made more difhcuf,
more perplexing aud heart-breakIng than
moving, If only certain conditions are OBJ
served. 1t makes no difference how early
you begin to tear up the old house. how
thoroughly you clean the new one: now
well you paok-your moving Will still be a
torture and terror, unless you work more
steadily with your brains than with your
hands Industry and energy are of value,
but system and a bottle Of marking ink
make the easy fitting. The woman, then,
who wishes 10 leave one house and estab-
lish herself IN new one with as little
sense of upheaval snd ruiDous Volcano
action as possible, Is wise, If, In the nrst
place, she has her new house thoroughly
cleaned, and. not trusting TO the owner or
agents assurance that ii is in perfect
ORDER" has the kitchen range, the wafer
and gas pipes examined. SO that the work
men may not descend On her, and all
neces sary repairs be started on the frs,
wash day in her new home.
The next step Is to have her carpets
taken up, cleaned and put down IN the
empty housekeeping, of course, that
for the hail and stairs. The shades can be
fitted at the same time. In the old house
gather up al the ornaments, hrlc-a-brac
and pack them by themsel yes in marked
boxes, so that they need not be unpacked
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 chlldren's and those
from the spare room. Mark these and
hos h,x l,xr ftarneafuaS paaE
all the supeIfluous china, bedding, table
covers and other things. Mark every bag,
bundle and box, and have them all put
together.
Your parlor carpet is now up, your
books packed, your pictures taken down,
50 have your furniture put into bagglng or
protected in any way you think best, and
have it put in one corner by itself, and, if,
necessary, mark the articles ''parlor. :"
Have everything possible brought into the
parlor and arranged IN order of moving
the rule for which viii be gwen later; and
so or. packing away everything not abso-
luiely necessary for present use, and be as
ready as you can when moving day comes.
The order for moving is simple. Have
each floor moved by itself. The carman
will at once oppose you, and declare he
cannot pack in his wagon upon this plan,
anu if you insist upon II you will have a
great many loads. But it is only necessary
TO watch the carman 10 see what lis little
IdIOsyncrssles are. He may not make
q large load, but In every one he Is bound
to get q specimen from each floor.
He leaves the looking glass in the second
story, and ms assistant rushes up INTO the
third story and jerks one from the bureau
there, and then in the new house he puts
both in the sitting room. HIS idiosyncrasy
is simple enough; he never takes two
articles from the same floor if he can nelp
it, and he never puts anything in lis
natural and obvious place, If you do not
mark the barrel holding pots and pans he
will certainly carry 1t to the third story,
and be will anyhow, but If it is marked
you may yourself possibly remember what
was in the barrel and stop him. And al
this marking is for your own benefit. IL
Is useless to delude Yourself into thinking,
for you will not You viii forget where
the baby's blaL kets are, the spoons and the
tablecloth; the comb and 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 remember wnere some one
thing you need at once was put.