The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-08
FARM. GARDEN AND
HOU SEHOLD.
House Cleaning

The first breath of spring reminds each
housekeeper that 1t is time to clean house.
Not that she particularly enjoys the sea
son. but because being neat In her habits,
she feels that although She has kept her
house In excellent order II needs entire
renovation She feels an irresistible de-
sire to get some OF the delicious spring
freshness into the house, and some fine
morning she goes to work In earnest with
the task of house cleaning
1t Is decidedly a task to clean house,
)u. 1t may be made more pleasant as it Is
undertaken and carried out. She who
can have help enough may, If she deems
IL wise, make decided business OF
house cleaning, and when once the work
Is undertaken continue until the close,
nut the ordinary housekceper will more
dicely clean one or two rooms week
without crowding too much upon her
other duties or making herself too weary.
She will commence in the room farthest
iway from the daily work, probably she
viii begin with the attic. Ia going to
This upper room, she should see that some
me Is left In charge OF the lower part OF
the house, or that the doors are securely
fastened. As a storeheuse for articles
ikely 10 be needed some day, yet not de-
sired for daily use, 1t Is valuable All
such articles should be SO marked or in
Heated on list as to be found without
'ong fatigufng search when they are
really need, d. When the attic is cleaned,
windows polished floor washed, etc the
,ther rooms may be taken one at a time,
advancing towards the living rooms and
taking last the one In which the people
congregate with greatest freedom and
frequency. If the day is wisely chosen
for house cleaning. every article can be
AIKEN from the rooms. The small
articles can be packed out of the reach of
larm and then the carpet taken up. A
woman ought never to attempt the heav-
Ter work of cleaning carpets or stoves;
when the carpet is well busted 1t Is nice
70 let 1t be exposed to the bright, warm
air for several hours. The windows
should be removed to be properly clean
ed, and then stood in tub of water and
cleaned thoroughly. A damp cloth
wound around still wire or tiny stick
Is nice for cleaning the corners of win
lows or door panels. While the windows
IRE drying the paint may be cleaned If
here is little wood work. Before the
glass is entirely dry IL should be polished
with paper. The room should be thor
,ughly dry and well aired before the car
pet Is put down again and the furniture
returned
1t Is essential to search carefully for
moths or traces of the carpet bug, that
bane OF housekeepers. II the carpet bug
in house 1t is advisable to take up AS
many carpets at time as possible, and
when the floors are thoroughly cleaned,
spray with an atomizer bcnzine into all
he cracks and ctcvices and also spray
the carpets In the same Mariner. or
course the inhan. matory nature of ben
zine must be KEEP. In mind Fill all pos
>ible cracks with plaster Paris, cover
with tarred roofing paper and spread be-
meath the entire carpet.
Each row as 1t is cleaned should be
well aired, then closed away from the
room still unclaimed until all the rooms
are finished, and then the entire house
may be lived in again with the former
i ssoodon, aud inc tired housewife will
scarce ENJOY the satisfaction of feeling
that her house is in perfect order when
nntidiness and filth begin to assert their
rights. 1t pays however to have the
house clean II only for little time, and
no true honsekeeper will regret the labor,