Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-04-02
House Cleaning.


proper intervals, aud no household occur.
sBoe 4. likely ~ be made more peediessly
uncomfortable 10 ell beneath the roof
Daring the process II foqasu,ly hspp-ns
hat the children become Tor the time vse
r,uts. the husband . vsssbond. and The
sife o virsgo.
The very words "hoase cleaning" con.
aims 10 msny wide range OF sharp aud
l.cordant no,ss, suggestive only OF .
y. fiOd 90 disQ aletsd nsfyes aud personal
discomfort, These svml.snuuh or quar-
isrly interruptions OF the family usrqaili'
v. are The more sRrrsvs,iug when on.
r, 4 cts that ja.t s much could be sceom.
pushed without any OF this disiurbsne.
,bi wOrfy; ard Thy can only he account,
a fOr ss being sr,lie ofs fuier sge, whsn
,oas~el.snipg vas of necessity auoable-
.ofne process.
rn.r. vas time when one DAY stfii:sd
cor the thorough renovation Of tb- pfiml'
ave home. Of our ancestors, bat MI. tine
past. .resp, psrh.ps IN the far wss,i
~ ~oik uo- generally rqulrvs vssk b.
.ut the Increased dimensions Of modern
houses. IL navy e,ss-, however. the
general uphes,,i 81 the household con
iifus- dafiug the en,lre we,k-s sort OF
inbuis, psfhsps. 90 The memory Of olisn
lines. We nigh, a. ~sll continue the use
4 the wafmlng pan In our .,ssn.hss,sd
-ooms, OF burn msloioruu, whsle-oll In
ar drawing foom lamp, a. - bssiilJ
lean house by general ,ni uunsccsss,y
urufb,nee OF eli domestic ps,cc. A..
.utdly iu elsaninx "a. house The gsnsfa
sslf.rs L. ct stake, bat there II no rvssop
shy everybody should Do 80 greatly ineon-
s-uierc.i ~ n.
Ansr The cellar hss b,sn pot Ia thOfoesh
udsr. commence al The top of the hOu.-
al clean q rom or TO- Ns tine o.
vaf-s. n ,pitns IL hscsss'i, or n N.
,oa.s clssuiss ;. b.sub V.fy esrir. the
,.llu may %. t.ksa la ~. order. the top
door ftc.iSiug hfst st,suuoo. Il L. go.
rally bet. however. 90 clean 'hs cellar
fr.t 10 The 'pfiug. for The Increasing
s,fmtn of The season producs. qqlot
decomposition 90 90 observed sec0mal..
lloH. of rfa,s 10 this d'pb.liory Of ~.
sintsr .tors To . Wy small hssp 81
fcsyiog S~gstsblss thsi nsi teen Over
/ ioossi q fatal fsvsf hss often b.sn traced
/ In f.uiiii.. ts,t ~sf. po..@-ssd ~ both %"
/ .plfii sud The lsttsf 90 ci..a1Ess- IL is
,i-o Ds-i, a. sfals, To cstaDvucs slth The
cellar in the autumn hoos.elssninE, Tor
ths c.l.r " nip-, az th-a closed. sud
,ny au~ h0ls.Dms ,s.s1f that h.- pf,sioa..
~ ssc.p-d ihfuash ta- -ininss. rises To-
~ ibs living All sl-spiux rooms oy .
s,tar, siifring OF air carrcnis
Er-ry movable OF G, 10 the esllu
.buuli D. shlflsd "a smother plscs shll.
The 4 81 bsbs sth 10 L. elsab.. a sBi .printl.
q li.htly .ilh htsh line. n 10 o. al s.ita.
N .uff.cs, n N. n,Or IL csmEn,sd. u
.haa,d - scfu1h-d tlssr. -ip-d dfr soi
.pfiuslcd lighuy vita -stsr Ia Which o"p
psr,. b. hs.n d''sclVsd, then sllns IL ~
Try byfofv "a. Bsff.ss, usits-, etc, az o.
p.csi. Coppers IL ussfai ~ po'ify any
pace from vslis noofs ~ es..Pops ~.
prepared by dl.soiViog pJaSJ VI III
sp-i.. To- : g.llan 81 hot saisr. sDd 10
may be ,priaklci about By meat. ~ 81 cd
-st.s Dt,ssm Chl-fiis uf line s'qlslly
sdsciis, az. dl.infscisni. snd may pr
.on. prefer 10 Amer W cellar Z 'of h,.
o-sn el..h.si sni al the shsiV,s aui
other wood sufk scfubhd sith sosp sod
s.isr. or .-,pt thofvoghJ -hh broom
ilpprd iu ,.-.oi, .hi D., wstsf. The val.
.huali ~ whliss..h.d loot ksl.Omin-ul
9Th nm-. A cellar oUgh, 10 b. w,i
shits- shsd a. least oIce zach yssf. sbd
ANtN' . NNh ~ b'eN ~ 'is'e ." "'N'e~J
cucam.tsnoss.
To pt,p.rs ~hlr-,.h. pl,e. four q,srt.
- u0slsckcd line in sny old ,,..,. ths,
ill hold ~stsf. ,ni pdsr over ~ too gsl'
ions OF hoiiog wstefi cover IL 81 ouc"
,rd ls,,. uulll cpli wh-u 10 hs. stopped
,usblius. stir a., soi Ia. uat tas qashuS
O. galf,d fuf immsdist- Use; dlists thi.
eHtios ~itb ~.i.f uuul ISIS ~ s'-'st ths
rti-'sncY ~ rich mia, shsn u .. tcsiJ
fof application whsu desired fur Cl,ss,-
90 tSbn.. u .hoah - mate thlss-r. -
th,i u m,r b. lad 80 nof- sm"r;hJi -
pgre white 4, repaired. huls l.uoify
tu~isg my Toe siis,i kvsU Csu.f
.hnui h. .-.p, ouss -esl
fof N. c.f,fal .nd u q ciiss pafincsilub
70 bedroom. chOo.~ . Cissf, dp dsi,
-hicb. i5d..d. !. D,si fof al g'u.fsl hua..
clssuiug lfthsfv sfs cio-.i. vf dfss..
rom 10 The apartment, tt-y Shoals ~
Implied %. day bsfJf- sId sysfy ptft VI
"a. ~ooi. sofk b- ssshsd Aud dfisd sni
toe w.ll. ~ipci -ita dry cloth. io.scI
powder should - busted oscr TIE closet
.hslvs- after they have b@com- pvffsctly
ifJ. snd hs.vy. smooth ~fspplus p,P.f.
.lih-r white or hur. should - Cut H. d.
them. Essfy babdis The closet eontsios
.huald D. uufoldsi snd air, q. sni each hOr
should bs tmpilsi sbi IL c0otsnt. II.
.mln.d sbi rrpl,e-i 10 proper order. after
sh,,.vsr 4. useless has ns,n 2, moved.
Al oiolhibg shoaid b. buog up0u Ito. Ia
The up-n air sud De sisvu . crushing srd .
thorough sifiug lf on close sefutiny The
-nshts-t .sii-Uc- ~ moth. spp-sr-, give
the garments q second brushing AMI an
other .aSDaln. fOf the suB.hibv kiils %.
moths tgg. II winter garments and
blankets eau b. safely laid ssid. thus early
nos 4. The time - pat ,hsms-sy spfiu.
ale thsm With small nc. of gun osmphpf.
,ud ~r.p them carefully Ia ns~.p.p.fs
th.n place the pscksg.s In cotton Ur iipsu
rags sod tie them closely 81 90. cod.
iisht chest 10 u. safest plse. Tor pr,sefs'
tug ~intsr eloshins. etc uui-.s there IL .
csmphor. wood closet Ia the house. Far.
,bi other y.la,ble guafnts. soOa'd u
removed from th.if coverings st'r The
Get thr,- ~v,ts sui sgsiu sh,miu-i sui
D.sisn With , r.,tsni bccsu.s N m0il.
sgg. ~sre packed Away With them, thsS
~iii have hsichsd by that time. .nd
sseoud airing will complete their 'risrni
ustiOn Be cute that everything IL
thoroughly dry before rsplscios II la the
closet II i. good plan ~ paiui, stain or
oil The 4 Dor OF cover IL With oil cloth
never Use enp-t The same process ~iIi
answer for lh- closets Of any room snd
should L~sys pre-, de ths elssIing Of the
room li..lf
The fJllo~iug IL an excellent plsn for
cleaning ATTY pofil n 30 the hou.. FIRST
op.n all The SHADOW. Ia admit plenty Of
air, snd elp.- the do1r- IL prevent dust
from nJ,iiug ihtoush The r,st Of the
house Take down I'll the h,ugings and
.prvsd them smoothly opon . strong
clothes. line or upon the grss-, with the
right sife downward ~ the sun Is bot II
The room has . stsiBsd or oiled q bor. ~lIh
rugs stretched upon n, the latter should
DC gvutly folded Ia retain whstsyrr dust
they contain uniil thy eau be- isksn into
The open air, wh.rv they ,hOuld Ds we'll
shaken. II the nDor IL covered with .
carpet or mating. Ia. euti.ios, dnperie-
nd osidiag % ANY, should he sent oat
nf-t; then draw down the shsdes, wip-
tnsm thoroughly With clean dry clo.b.
roll thvm up and remove to another room
uutil the cleaning IL completed. The
furniture IL bsIt beaten, busted aud re-
moved. after which the carpet or ms,tipe
CO theru IL ons) IL taken out la sby
event. the 4 ,oT should then be- go ~,
dust.i sbd ~.-hsdI aud this, bye.tbeby-
should b. done ss early 10 the day ~ pos
.ibls, 80 the room Gill have . chance "a
dry thoroughly for us. on the ensuing
uisht, should IL be needed. IL Is better,