The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-06
SWEEPING a ROOM.
A Dcmestic Art That shouId He Acquired
ny All Hoaseke~psrs.

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a Domestic Art That shouId He Aequars1
ny All Hoaseke~pers.
Rooms that Are carpeted should b
frequently swept, even though they
may not be used much Especial care
should be taken 70 brush the edges
and corners OF the carpet with Short
corn broom. Moths md carpetbuRs
arc in this way kept out OF room. A.
sleeping room should be thoroughly
swept and busted every week. no mat
ter how clean II may look. With no
room in the house should there be
more care taken. Il may look all
right. but it will not be fresh and
sweet without the weekly cleaning.
Have covers Tor the large pieces Of
furniture. Those covers should DO
shout two yards and d hall long. In
most households three such covers will
be enough, Three 6resdlhs Of some
cheap print stitnhsd feesthsr and
hemmed. will make . eavef that isTl->
swers forth largest piece Of furniture.
First dust the ornaments and small
pieces OF furniture and put them in
another room. Now dust the heavy
pieces and cover them with the cloths.
Brush the backs OF the pictures and
the lodges over the doors and windows.
Shake out the curtains, If you have
drapery, and fold and fasten them back
from the window. If there be por-
there's, take them down. II you can
easily do SO, and shake and air them.
Take up the rugs and have them beaten
out-of-doors When all this is done,
sprinkle the carpet with coarse dairy
salt and then sweep the room, taking
short strokes with the broom. Take
up the sweepings and shake the broom
out-of-doors, to remove all the dust
and lint.
After the dust has had time to set
tie, go over the carpet with broom
once more sweeping very gently. This
will take up all the dust that has set
tied on the carpet. With feather
duster. dust the walls, doors. pictures.
windows, etc. Take the covers from
the heavy furniture, and after shak-
ing them out-of-doors. fold them up
and put them away. Wash the win
dows and wash all the spots from the
paint around the door-knobs. base
boards, etc. If there be fireplace in
The room, =-Mash=the heart f;~or, IL 5fs
stove be used, polish it before DUST
ing Now shake out the curtains and
hang the portieres- Place the furni-
ture and ornaments in position, using
a piece OF cheese cloth to wipe off any
dust that may cling to any of the ar
tieless#s
No matter how cold the weather,
the windows should be kept open dur
ing the sweeping and busting.
A print dress and a cap should al
ways be worn when sweeping Cut a
pair of old stockings open at the toes.
and cut hole in each heel for the
thumbs. Draw these over the hands
and arms and they will protect the
hands and sleeves.
When carpet is used good deal,
as in a sitting-room, after it is swept,
put two quarts of warm water in
pail and add to it three tablespoonfuls.
of ammonia. or two of turpentine
Wiring a cloth out of this water and
wipe the carpet with 1t. 1t will
brighten the fabric considerably
When cleaning room. never shake
rugs, curtains, etc ,ssout= of the VIM
dows. A large part Of the dust flies
back into the room; much of III clings
to the house; and II there be any win
dows open near by, the dust is blown
through them into other rooms. In
either summer or winter all these
things should, when possible. have a
good shaking in the back yard and
then be hung on a line for awhile, to
get an airing Maria Parloa, in
Housewife.