Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-07
WOMAN AND HOME.
HOW TO KEEP A SLEEPING ROOM
COMFORTABLE AND HEALTHFUL.

Fields for Woman's Skill and Industry.
Facts About the Care of the Little
Ones-Babes In Corsets- Suggestions for
the Houselseeper's Benefit.
The care of tho chambers in a house is an
important part of the housewives duty. They
are not so difficult to keep in order providing
they are not neglected, but looked after each
day as carefully as the housewives time will
allow There are parts of tie housework that
may be Sighted when the housekeeper is in a
hurry, but that part should never be tho
chamber work. The health of the household
demands that this work should be done prop
erly. A carelessly cared for sleeping room
Is as much to be dreaded as an i'll kept drain
pipe, for either will bring the doctor to the
house more frequently than most people
could wish
Some women are IN such a hurry to get
their chamber work done that the beds are
never properly aired. There is seldom a ne
cessity for this hurried work only in the
mind of the housewife, who sees nothing but
untidiness in an unmade bed To be sure, a
bed stripped of its covering and left to air
does not look rs tidy as when made nice and
smooth, but as health should always take
precedence of looks, that alone ought to suf-
fee when airing the room. An hour is the
least time that ought to be allowed for the
airing of the bed, and no bed ought ever be
made without having been properly aired in
this way. To be sure, more airing is to be
desired, but, nevertheless, where there is
sickness the airing ought only to be done &C
cording to the advice of Il physician.
Before leaving the room in the morning,
after dressing, remove all the covering from
the bed and place across chairs. Shake up
the pillows and put on chairs, shake the bed,
but do not turn it over but let it lie fiat Just
as it was when occupied. Remove from the
room all waste water, throw down the win
dows from the top, close the door and let it
remain for half an hour, then go in, turn the
bed and covering, and let air as long Us de-
sired. When ready make the bed, and
usually slight brushing of the room is not
out of place. This ought TO be done with a
damp broom mot wet one) and little dust
will arise. Then empty waste baskets, hair
receivers, etc. and thoroughly dust tho room
with cloth kept particularly for this pur-
pose, wipe out the toilet set and fill the
pitcher with clean water Remove the soiled
towels and place clean ones in their stead. If
there is IA stove in the room, wipe it over,
brush up the oilcloth or zinc under it and
wipe with dry cloth
When n general cleaning is necessary,
which In room used ordinarily ought to DO
about once in two weeks, more time will
have TO be given 10 the work than that of
every day. Dust and remove all small orna-
ments and furniture that is movable into
another room. Throw up the curtains as far
as they will go, and open the windows Re
move and shake well the covering from the
bed, lift Off feather bed and mattress, and
dust thoroughly the springs, stats and bed
stead. Replace mattress and bed and leave
to air. When ready, make the bed the same
as usual and cover the whole with an cd
sheet, or piece of calico kept for this purpose.
Take some coarse corn meal dampened Just
enough 10 make it adhere together, and
shake it on the carpet next the wall. Sweep
space large enough to fit the bed and
wheel the bed into it, Sweep the rest of the
room in the same way, taking care that none
OF the sweepings go under the bed, or the
busting of this article will have to be done
over. When the whole floor has been gone
over, take up the sweepings, close the door
and let the dust settle.
- When il Is settled, dust what remains in
the room. Ii the mantel is of marble, wash
IN ammonia water and wipe with dry cloth
Wipe the window sills and around the door
knobs with cloth wrung out of ammonia
water. Replace the furniture and ornaments
previously removed, adjust the curtains. I'M
cover the bed, and the room is finished.
Where there is an invalid, never sweep the
room while the person is in it, no matter how
dirty. but wipe the carpet or floor with a
cloth that has been wrung out of ammonia
water and is only damp enough TO lift the
dust-Boston Budget