Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-15

.soyr HousE-clEAN'No7
u,.rr Every Room Tossy-T"rvey
T"'' The same Time.
ting ready to clean house it
lt1l % think the matter quietly
f'fl AZ to be able to AVOID the mis-
50 = year. The goal you have
OF II" be reached by travelling
CIV W., '''' old highway through much
tue as OF Of bv a quiet path whose
1 board reads wisely; Make haste
y Greet thing to avoid is getting
BE- Or Or all the rooms upset at once.
ral l, ", way to do is to hide your
pEopedi brushes and all the heavy
MS ' of cleaning away in the closet
LEI! VI Master has departed to his
'ue ork. Let him go without a
.;; Sc memory of any present con-
e a n5 coming disorder, or he may
pn u sr;end and not be home to din
1 ,,l him sweetly in the eyes and
,,; n'G Goodbye without allowing a
nun u. hidden anxiety, if there be any,
VI omo visible, aud then when the
e; '. safely closed get to work.
impose you take a bedroom first.
up lppob]y the tacks have been drawn
SUM- .he carpet the day before SO that
VI " ' he easily lifted and taken out
y won y a good beating with rattan
T. onen air. Tell him who does it
u = - on the wrong side, if it be a
..rr or brussels. If the carpet is
sarain, it must be whipped on both
and then have thorough broom
atterward.
,r;nc given these instructions care
tuTn YOUR attention to the closets !;
mt all the winter clothing,
.ions. rugs and furs, and hang them
G 5o omen air and sunshine for the day
~ shaking each article we'll. Sweep
IL tbe debris and have it deposited
|he ash-barrel to be removed at once.
mite soft old rag over your broom,
carefully mounting the step ladder,
bose every trace of cobweb and dust
n the ceiling, the chandeliers and
nices. Continue this operation over
walls. and you will be surprised to
1 how much dirt, not visible to the
pd eve, has been lingering with you,
how easily good American soil can
removed when once you set about it.
Il the ceiling has to be kalsomined
n attempt to do it yourself. By
kipe bargain before hand with the
orei gentleman who is perhaps
king YOUR carpet, he will get one OF
numerous partners to come and do
Or YOU in an hour, at cost of hall
dollar. All this disposed of, the
ubbing operations may begin. and
" should begin with the closets.
lie out the shelves, use plenty o.
ayine and scrub the whole surface
each end thoroughly. that the
res OF the wood may hold no impurity
attract insect life.
While the shelves are drying in tn,
en air, 60 ahead with the door ant
tsiae wood work. Do not use ,
rubbing brush on the paint. Sof
ane! cloths dipped in soap suds, tt
N4 little household ammonia ha
"a added, Will easily remove tn,
lbs without spelling the paint. Wip,
stewards with cloths wrung out o
warm water. If the wood i
Ri or vanished, or natural hare
Mamay be washed off simply wit
E,.xQe oil, which will make it loo.
tlsv.
Tie chandelier also may be cleane
Fhkerosene oil. The globes must b
seiully washed in quite warm waite
lammonia before being restored
Feir places. as by using cold waite
Fey break easily. Finish up the clear
got the room by washing up the foe
dcleaning the windows with ammoni
Facold water, completing the proce.
good polishing with old canto
alne cloths.
By this time the man will have r,
lEned with the carpet, and while b
lacking it down the house cleaner ma
about getting the furniture ready
ut back in place. The bureau drawer
lust be taken out, emptied and wipe
Ut with ammonia and water. Whe
hey are dry, clean newspapers shoul
carefully fitted in the bottom {
acA before the fresh clothes are lai
way.
Marbles and mirrors must be washe
lean and polished with old cautc
aahel rags, which will be found il
aaable at all stages of house-cleaninl
1.-The woodwork of the furniture shoul
Washed with rag squeezed out
e''sene oil, which process not onl
cans and preserves the wood, but flu
'les an admirable safeguard again
u.s. Ile cushions and backs of upho
'ted furniture should be beaten wit
nat rattan beaten and brushed we
gore going back into the clean roor
us mattress, bolster, pillows, etc
4'a'd also receive the same trea
bent.
"hen the carpet is finished the be
~, y. 0e gotten i'll place after every inc
AS inner and outer surface has bee
aesnlly gone over with the kerose1
NJ Iut Oh tho r,attrocs. n1oca ri
r as furniture in place. Hang tt
Y,nes back in the closets, or pae
I'aI away for the summer with plent
I. whole cloves to keep the moths ava
."Ee up the bed with the freshest
l Is, aud bring out the best plllo,
Most housekeonars aorea that II