Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-03
WOMAN AND HOME.
SUGGESTIONS AS TO THE CARE
OF THE KITCHEN FLOOR.

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81 Hygieue-Household Hints.
The care of the kitchen floor Is something
| h which nil good housewives are interested,
| ior a kitchen j. never attractive where this
,as been neglected No matter how neat and
orderly the rest of the room may be, II the
| floor Is not clean the room never looks tidy.
| 1t is said that nicely polished stove and
clean kitchen floor are the badges of good
housewives, and, however true this may be,
certain it is that the care of these articles goes
| . good way toward giving to the room a tidy
appearance.
Many women. in washing q white, UNI
stained soft wood floor, use the hot suds from
the boiler that Is left after getting through
the family washing, which il very poor
plan, indeed, for the tendency Of suds Is to
darken the floor IL the boards are not thor
oughiy rinsed with clear water afterward As
these women seldom think Of rinsing the
boards the floors Of their kitchens always
have a dark. uncared for appearance
To keep floor nice and clean Is not sucb
| very hard work IL one goes about it properly.
Be sure 10 have clean flannel cloth to begin
| with, for there is nothing like flannel for this
| purpose and old flannel under wear is Just the
thing. Hot water has long been the standing
| rule for washing floors, and with plenty OF
! soap and energetic use Of the scrubbing brush
has often succeeded in whitening the floors
but the best authorities now say cold water IL
the best. Into pail Of clean, cold water put
| two tablespoonfuls Of ammonia. Sweep thor
| oughly before commencing to wash the floor
! II the floor Is very dirty some good soap can
be used, but usually the ammonia is sufficient
No scrubbing brush is needed, for the am
monis more than takes its place; and really,
IL this liquid never did anything but Danish
tho scrubbing brush, it has accomplished
something for which all womankind should
DO thankful, for of all the articles in the
household for wasting strength, the scrubtng
brush stands at the head.
| The zinc under the stove should be thor
oughly cleaned before the rest OF the floor is
touched Begin the floor at one corner Of
the room, and, IL convenient, work toward
tho door. Use plenty of water, and only
wash us small piece Of the floor at IA time as
you can conveniently without doing much
reaching. Have dry, clean cloth especially
Tor wiping, and always wipe down the length
and with the grain OF the boards II wiped
across the boards the floor is apt to be
streaky. In washing each piece wash be-
yond tho joining line, 10 that when done
here will not be dark mark between them,
which there surely will be ii this is not done
carefully.
Some women prefer using = mop for this
work, while others declare they cannot use
one, and would much rather go down OH
their knees to do it. For woman who uses
II properly mop is the best thing for wash
ing tue kitchen floor, or, in fact, any floor
Any woman who uses clean, soft cloths and
plenty of ammonia water, and good soap il
desired, in mopping the floor, will have just
~ nice, clean floor as her next door neighbo
who does it in the old way, besides saving
great deal OF strength and time. --Bostor
Budget.