The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-01-10
THE HOUSEKEEPER.
Household Suggestions.

DARK carpets do not need to be swept
oftener than light ones, if you give them
good busting, say twice a week, with
a flannel cloth tied around an ord nary
broom.
If you are building, put the hooks in
children's bedroom closets low enough
to be easily reached by them. 1t is also
a good idea to have closet SO arranged
that sleds, rocking horses, and all large
playthlngs can have place.
RAGS. unless Of new cloth or one
knows they are clean, should be washed
before being put in the bag; and it must
be remembered that rags which may APP
pear clean to the sense of sight may be
Objectionable to that of smell.
OLD tablecloths, which are thin in
spots, will last long time if the best
parts are made into dish towels; also
Lancaster Or other spreads, when past
use on beds, may be utilized as face
towels; being rough, they answer in
measure for those known as Turkish.
In teaching q child to unite double
bow knot-that is, one with two loops
be sure he has hold Of both ends of the
strings before he begins to pull, else
the chances are that he will get it into
hard knot, which will require much
time and patience on his part, or less on
that Of the teacher, to get out.
A CONVENIENT article for a house
keeper is kindling box. It is an OBJ
long box, long enough to hold kindling
wood, having partition through the
middle, thus making place for shay
ings also. The partition should be
higher in the middle than the top Of the
box, and contain slit wide enough to
allow the. four fingers to enter, thus
forming q handle.
IT sometimes happens that house
keeper by changing her stove for new
one, or by purchase at auction, or in
some other way, finds herself in pos
session of a kettle steamer which is too
small for the hole Of the stove. In such
case an iron ring, made to fit inside
the hole will remedy the trouble and al
low the use Of the ntensil. These rings
may be obtained Of stove dealer.
DUST has such q sad way of insinuat-
ing itself wherever there is place for
it to lodge Or work through, that house
keepers are almost distracted to find
brooms and busters that will fit in every
nook and crevice. A long handled
feather buster, a short handled feather
buster, toy broom, a whisk broom,
Hat brlstle brush, paint BRUSH and the
ordinary cheese-cloth busters seem to
do all the busting that is required, if
vigorously welded.
PEOPLE are affected by the cold in
! various ways. One is afflicted with cold
feet, and needs extra protection there;
another suffers from cold wrists, and
should in severe weather wear wristers;
still another has weak lungs or sensi-
tive chest, and SO on. The part to which
[ desire to call my attention is the back,
and 1 should like to suggest to ladies
who are troubled with backs that they
would derive much comfort from an ex-
ira lining Of flannel Or canton flannel,
fitted smoothly into the backs Of their
dresses.
WHITE quilt used on child's bed,
or any bed, for that matter, will
keep clean and free from wrinkles much
longer if, instead of being allowed to
remain on at night, it be drawn down
over the foot board, care being first
taken to remove all dust. Lest the quilt
should reach the floor and thus become
soiled, the top should be folded back
toward the bed and passed over the
foot-board, just far enough to prevent
its slipping off. Should the foot board
be of such shape that the spread will
not hang smooth, it might be removed
and folded evenly.