St. Landry democrat., 1888-08-25
BUSTING a ROOM.
. Hranra OF H"use-Work Which Requires
Considerable Attention.

considerable Attention.
Although to many people the busting
U a room IS a very easy matter, to d.
THIS work well requires both time ant
patience. There is no part of the house
work that IS SO often carelessly done
a2d there Is no part that should be done
SO well. Some women who pose as ex
cellent housewives are any thing bu'
thorough when busting; they seem tt
think the time wasted spent in this
work, and consequently hurry through
1t as fast as possible. With a feather
buster or a cloth they switch off the
dust, going from one thing to another,
until all the articles are gone over; then
the door is closed and the room is sup
posed to be in the best OF order. On
entering later in the day they are sur
prlSed to find the furniture covered with
dust, and they wonder where all the
dust m from. If they would think
awhile, they would surely know that the
dust they switched into h room IS
bound to settle somewhere, and, of
course, the furniture will hold the larg-
est share. There is an old saying that
"whateyer is worth doing is worth do
ing we'll" and in nothing is this more
applicable han in busting.
AS a general buster the feather brush
is not to be thought of, as it is only fit
for the busting of walls, over doors,
pictures, etc, or any place that a not
be conveniently reached with a cloth.
lLis not to be recommended for the face
of pictures or mirrors, as it is apt to
scratch the glass. A soft silk cloth
j, makes a nice buster for mirrors and
pictures, and for nice, highly polished
furniture there is nothing nicer. Scrim
makes a nice dusting-cloth, and old
calico is used by many in preference to
any thing else. A damp cloth is the
best of all busters, although many wo-
men will not use one on any account,
claiming that it Injuries the polish on
the furniture. This objection is alb
surd, for if the cloth is clean it will not
harm the furniture IN the least. To be
sure, it may remov the gloss, but this
can easily be brought back when the
surface OF the wood is dry, by rubbing
hard with a dry, soft cloth. The ad-
vantage of the damp buster is that in
stead of allowing the dust to fly about
the room, it takes it all on the cloth,
and thereby keeps it from settling any
where else. Although this kind of
busting may not be generally adopted
~ 1.p,,rhoI+ Tho In,,co ~ ,lo,,1l ha uir
idly observed in an invalids room, and
not on any consideration should any
other be adopted, When Using the
damp buster only so over a small
space at n time; rinse the cloth well
and often, and there will be no dam
ger of injuring the woodwork Of the
furniture. 1t is the best to use a dry
cloth for the piano, as the least damp
ness about this article of furniture the
better for the tone Of it. When using a
dry cloth for busting, shake out of the
window frequently, and the dust will
not gather SO thickly on the cloth as to
be shaken off and let fly about the
room. A small paint brush is kept by
many housewives for crevices and
lodges, as it is almost impossible to get
into these with a cloth. All ornaments
should be busted carefully, as the dust
is apt to get into the crevices, and once
in it is very difficult to dislodge. For
the latter work a stiff toothbrush will
be found to do the work as well as {
wished, and ought always to be kept |
for this purpose. Wash out the dust t
once a week at the very least. AL t
ways have a separate cloth for the !
stove, and never use the buster for this c
purpose. Use the paint brush for r
window-sashes and a soft cloth I
for the panes of glass. Of all things
when busting do not forget the curtains. L
If they are of lace or any of the tapes b
they will collect dust very fast. J S
Undo the loops at the sides, place the t
over ends out of the window, and give Il
,he whole a good shaking. The shades A
ought to be taken down frequently and s.
lusted their full length both inside and "
or, if neglected, they will be a
soon unfit for use and no amount of S;
will do any good. To be sure, ii
+ they are white they can be laundried, a
,ut if colored there is no remedy for W
hem. A DON that is busted frequent d
y and busted thoroughly will not need d
o be swept as often as one that is tt
lusted carelessly .-Bostom Budget. a.