Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-20
rOuAy AND HOME.
os TIE MOST IMPORTANT
osE o-urNTs IN THE HOUSE.

..,iog HInts-item'
:, the most important apartments In
0nso Ia tho cellar. and withai one that
b w. .scsivcs insufficient attention. out Of
asn r. If mind is exemplified here, and
g's ,,, may frequently be traced IN the
% f 'si health Of those who live above the
ln glss,rround lumber room. ... ,-.,
s'ae,e .,ockiug boxes, newspapers, broken
va pa .o,tinp fruit and vegetables, and in
u,n's D. such garbage as potato parings,
pns e", orange skins, bones, etc., that |
haoa ~ a"r r;gbt be- consigned to the swiil pail,
bodo ~ - accumulate from one months |
~ sue thor The uuwhoiesome and UNI |
ad 70 Wv NO, that rises like cloud when |
rs1san' aon,r door Is opened is hastily at |
s'd w n tile mustiness popularity supposed
nooH. ,nseparable adjunct to the under
raoions Slight but persistent UNI
Taai, h the family Is disregarded, and
Dsanun attack of diphtberia or.yploid fever
t'iaip reeded to arouse the household TO
Fl s,% in which they dwell.
ts aha as,r is more readily kept clean If it is
tbs 0 '',,o several small rooms, instead Of
. e'ias left in one great, Undivided chamber.
v .rss,, It Is not thus arranged IL shouh ut
VIZ Ia partitioned OF OH one side ny bins TO
ta "a" ,hs various stores, IN place OF letting
s~ liz in bcaps in corners. When Dihs are
'Ds'a ~ tho question, barrels or large packing
ous. ,oru toerable substitutes. The coal Is
~'e, .D BAIT in the vaults provided for that
uasly Eep' III INV
purpose .ha erdeovor tn obtain
,e,tuess in the cellar il the room is
PVp ,;,,ted and ventilated. The windows
ssn ~ tapt shut in the daytime, but should
nr rs be left open at night to allow the
~ i. n enter, except when the weather
l''' .oll that there is danger OF freezing the
s go N food kept there. Even then the
Np wy shou,d be Enclosed night and morning
~ enough to permit Il sluice OF air to gain
',a';,tance. BY carefully following this plan
..,' n the nnisty and earthly odor common
u' liars NAV be- banislied. Wire netting
D.s,I Iva naileI over tue outside Of the win
Jaws in a way that may exclude the nies
ritbout hindering the opening OF the sash
yhers should be a spring attached to tue door
a.r viii prevent its being left ajar and a free
s....ga to flies furnished by careless servants.
=, bere are no separate vaults provided for
a, coal and it must he kept in the common
~, large bins for this are indispensable.
~. cosl should never he dumped into one
.,r,,er of the cellar, whence its grimy dust
m ba tracked to the upper floor by evety
-, coming I'D from below. Nor should the
-ood large and SMALL be thrown into an in
a;.crimipats stack, but neatly piled, the
t;odluq in one place, the logs intended for
A. omen fires in another, and CHI ps, sawdust,
and shavings swept together and emptied
Iu,o basket or box Vegetables, above all,
.A,nld never be heaped on the floor. They
70. more easily tiert, b.sides being unsightly,
and invariably leaving dirt for some one to
,xreo no. Barrels or boxes may hold them,
"a seil as apples or pears. Both vegetables
anil fruit should be- picked over often, aud the
rt,en ones thrown away. The good ones
viii keep twice as long il this is done. The
work may seem tedious, but it Is almost essen
tal, especially toward spring, when vege
ubIss begin to decay rapidly. Health de
uards this as well as economy. Many case
NJ soriug illness has been traced 20 harmless
boxing barrel in the cellar, where disease
rprrs are fostered in mass of putrid vege
table matter.
IN, idea that the cellar is an omnium gath
rum for useless articles of all sorts should bt
diligently combated Whatever is not worti
keeping in the certain hope OF putting t.
eryice at some future time should be thrown
,way without hesitation. The cellar cauno
look neat with heap of lumber and old iror
dsfguring it. Broken packing cases anc
naseless barrels may be sent here to be spill
~ and converted into kindlings as speedily
apostolic, while any boxes that may possibl,
put to use are much better kept in the atti'
out Of the damp.
cellar floor should always be la d in ce
ment An earth flooring holds the dampnes
lal is, moreover, very hard to keep clean
TIE cement can be swept, and even scrubbed
without trouble The walls and ceiling
lhuld be whitewashed, not only to make tin
rom lighter, but as a means of disnfection
Toe whitewashng should be repeated at leas
sacs year. The floor should receive it
weekly brushing with the rest of the house
and at the same time the cobwebs should b
tslodged and all collections of rubbish re
moved
The cellar must be supplied with shelves
Swing shelves are preferable to those set il
The wall, as there is less danger with tn
lormer of rats and mice having a chance t
attack the provisions, One shelf should b
Kept for the milk, and wiped clean every da
Ltsr the cream is skinned. Deposits o
tour milk are always unsavory. The meats
Vegetables, cakes, etc, stored on the otbe
aAalses should always be protected by cover
M wire netting. With all the care one ma
asa, fly or two will sometimes succeed i
erecting an entrance, and the mischief the
tanda even in short time renders the precar
aOn worth while, A piece of gauze or mu.
quito netting stretched over each pan of mil
eiay also save a fly from involuntary suicid
va the milk from waste. Poultry aud mea
aat IRE hung up for day or two should /
",ased IN stout brown paper, or, better still
S'oleached muslin. All shelves should /
srabbed off every week with mixture
Hashing sofia and water, then wipe dry.
Hsa great convenience to the housewii
sho can have closet partitioned off all
veil Stocked with shelves, where she can kee
Nfpekles, preserves, jellies and jams. Vi
Aais cupboards are seldom cool enough, e;
w. when they are iii so exposed positio
wa. there is risk Of their contents freezing
as ot'erest winter weather. Here, too, ca
~paced the CHOICE fruit, the box Of orang
saons, the barrel of pineapples and 9th,
s'1csces, that keep better in a cold pla'
IAa III On ordinary pantry. The semi-gloo
~ sips preserve canned goods.
IRAN pipes frequently traverse the celia
=. .a are likely, from the obscurity of Il
pace 70 receive less attention than is the
s sua They should often be examined f
M.A ana any such promptly checked.
s .sts afe open drains, they should be wash
.n with strong solution of copperus al
aver *r. Should tho odor from the drains l
,ss 70 Yield to this and 20 chloride of Lin
''asn, they must be inspected by pra
~. plumber, and the matter rec;ifled wit
@ay -Cnristian Terhune Herrick
aaper's Bazaar.