The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-12-22
SWEEPING AND BUSTING.
A Common Household ART That Z
UnderalNOd NV EcWA

A Common Household ART That 10
Understood by Few.
The object of sweeping and busting 10
twofold. First, to prevent the dust on the
surfaces on which we tread from rising into
the air, and second, to make the surfaces
which we see clean
Most men consider the housewives OBJ
lection to dust feminine fad. On the con-
trary, says the London Lancet, this clearly
instinct, bred for SO many generations, is
great safeguard against disease. The dust
OF the ordinary house is very poisonous if
enough of it be breathed, or if it be allowed
to reach an abraded surface. If, for in
stance, q little Of it were distributed over
the wounds of the patients in the surgical
ward of hospital nine out of ten of the
pltients would die. The inner surfaces of
the body are likewise SO very delicate that
breathing it in sufficient quantity would
have, in measure, the same effect.
Sweeping and busting is an art under
stood by few people. The taking long,
vigorous strokes, perhaps half way across a
room, with broom and raising a great
deal of dust does not constitute sweeping.
If the sleeping and living rooms of house
are well swept once week slight brush
ing and careful busting every day will keep
them always in order. To do good work
in any department good tools are a necessi-
ty. As soon expect cabinetmaker to pro
duce a well finished piece of furniture with
only plane and saw as to expect room to
be well done with only broom, dustpan
and feather buster or busting cloth. First,
there should be nm abundance of sweeping
covers. If you have old and unused sheets
they will answer every purpose. If, not,
they may be made of five cent calico. Have
one made of almost white calico or nn-
bleached muslin, large enough to cover a
double bed, pillows and all, and in order to
insure its always being clean enough for
the bed, never allow il to be used for any
thing else.
There should be a good broom and dust
pan whose front edge lies flat on the floor.
One with high back and long wooden
handle which slips into the back Is great
comfort, saving much STOPPING. A fat
brush, with hair bristles which 60 around
the end-also round brush of the same
bristle, known as painters busting brush.
A good whisk, an abundance of eheesecloth
busters also a round, five cent paste brush
for corners, and lastly medium small
soft feather duster for books, gilt frames
and other delicate things, but never to be
used for general busting. Flirting feather
buster about room is not busting, it is
merely changing the position of particles of
dust All the smaller brushes and busters,
save the feather duster, should be kept in
small basket and always carried in that
basket to the place whore they are to be
used One OF the baskets in which ten
pounds of grapes are sold is very good
size.
If a bedroom is to be swept. first open
the windows and close the doors. Then,
after shaking the curtains we'll, pin them
up in manner not to tumble them. Next
dust carefully each one of the small things
on the dressing table, bureau, table dc NUT,
mantel, writing desk, &c, putting them as
they are busted on the bed. When all are
done, spread over them another sweeping
covering. II there are bookshelves in the
room dust carefully and cover. Then dust
the smaller articles OF furniture, putting
them as they are busted into an adjoining
room or into tho hall as may be convenient
You have now only the bed and larger
articles remaining in the room. Now open
the closets and do any brushing or busting
in them that may be necessary, closing
them again when finished. Brush down
the cobwebs il there are any. You are now
ready to sweep. If the room be 30 unfortu-
nate as to have q carpet, commence at one
end, and with short, quick and light strokes
of the broom sweep toward the other end,
keeping always the dustpan just before the
broom to catch the main part of the dust as
it goes, thus preventing its being swept
over and over into the carpet. If you are
not accustomed to this it may provo little
troublesome at first, but you will soon be-
come accustomed to it.