The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-05-23
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Ii the spring the housewives fancy
turns to thoughts OF cleaning house.
and until this work Is accomplished
she takes very little rest. As the
spring cleaning Is usually the general
cleansing Of the year, every nook and
corner Is sure to be visited and all
thoroughly cleared out and put IN
order. Although there is sure to be
some confusion during this work. yet
.6e00d deai=niay BE- avoided by=elean-
ing one room at time. being sure to
keep at 1t until 1t is finished before be-
ginning on another. This usually
confines the confusion to two rooms.
the one cleaning and one to which the
furniture OF the first is moved.
Begin by removing from the room
TO 4be-eleaned all the smalfsornaments
and articles OF furniture, then the
large pieces Of furniture, pictures and
mirrors. Take down the curtains,
dust thoroughly. and II OF washable
material. send to the laundry. II they
can mot be washed. and are not much
sbiled. the busting will be sufficient.
II the floor Is carpeted. sweep this as
clean as possible. with a tack-lifter re-
move the tacks, fold together
carefully. SO as TO raise as little dust
as you can, and take cut into the air,
where 1t should be well beaten. Where
carpet lining or newspapers have been
used, the dust Of these may be easily
removed by carrying them out into the
air. leaving very little dust on the
floor. Where straw is used Under car
pets; after removing this the dust
under it can be swept up by sprink-
ling the floor with water. After taking
up the dust wipe the floor over with a
damp mop, not wet enough to wash
it, but just enough to take up the
superfluous dust, SO the base boards
around the room may be washed with.
out being smeared by the cloth coming
in contact with the dusty floor. Wash
the paint with soft, white flannel
cloth. warm water and some good soap.
II light color or white, whiting in the
water will improve its appearance. II
very much. suiled, and one is not par
ticular about the gloss, ammonia in the
water will cleanse it-perfectly, but will
remove the polish: Wash the windows
in ammonia water, and the floor also.
When tine floor is dry and the
carpet well shaken, put down
the latter. replace the pictures,
furniture and curtains, after wip-
ing them over thoroughly. Rub
the furniture if dark with some good.
'furniture-p polish or warm linseed oil,
using only a little oil and good deal
fof rubbing. Test the cords, nails and
screw eyes Of pictures, mirrors, etc;
and be sure they are strong enough to
stand the weight of the article another
year. Cold tea is the best thing with
which to clean grained wood Never
use ammonia for this work. insight
ly grease spots can be removed from
wall paper by using blotting paper
and a warm iron. Take piece Of
blotting paper, double it, and hold it
on the spot of grease, and then press
on this a warm iron. Remove. the
Paper aII=eaittk
use a clean piece, and SO continue I'M
til the stain has disappeared. Common
brown meat paper, folded two or three
ply. is good when the other is not con-
yenient. Spirits Of camphor will re-
move white spots from furniture, as
also will alcohol; But if the article is
vanished this also will come off, so
unless you wish to revarnish, alcohol
should not be used on vanished fur
niture. We do not know what effect
spirits of camphor will have on this
same kind of furniture but the effect
OF the alcohol we have learned from
experience. Boston Budget