Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-01-05

L NOOoEN0ee FsU"sss
TIE point Of Wow among housekeep-
ere VARIES greatly; Q wastefui woman
thinks many things cxtravAganccs that
a careful oue knows Ia be economies.
both are right from their own stand
point. A careless housekcepcr working
amidst duet and files aud scattered ma
teriais-nour, fruit, sewing scrap sud
What not--condemns many things tidy
housekeeper delights In.
Cleanliness l. far more . matter OF
economy than many realize. In wash
fabrics II means much rubbing aud .
short carver of usefulness " they must
be washed often; curtains grow old
yer, fast In dusty ny-inhahlied room.
lsci-.prcads lose their newness, not
from wear, but from washing, and table
linen, hsndkerchlefs aud aprons grow
thin and come 10 holes under the Efforts
10 clean them when greatly sollei.
In q house that IL not clean u IL very
hard Ia keep everything fresh aud new I;
the hands are gri,nci and they In turn
leave finger marks on doors and chairs
clean clothes arr -muttei and ny speck.
ed before they can be- folded away, and
indeed catch from tubs AMI clothcsplns
many spot aud .nir,h before they are
dry.
The differences In methods of work are
very marked In dliicrnt households,
aud th. tasks that are most dreaded are
usually done In some aborions, awk-
ward way that woald make them bur
den Ia any Que. For instance, the work
81 washing windows may be- sloppy, Vet
work. so that old carpets must b. laid
beneath the window to protect the noor,
aud .ir-aks of water run down from the
" indow ell over the wall. Such . work
~ hates "a wash windows aud Will prob
ably leave them str-akci aud dull after
all the hard work. Hut they can be
washed with q cloth wrung Just dry
enough So II will not drip, and there viii
le bat little water Ia dry on In polishing
them. aud the work Will BE- neat aud
speedy.
~ with house cleaning there IL neat,
easy method, and q dusty, dirty, chok-
ing way that !. terror Ia all concerned.
II the room to be cleaned has all its FUR
nlturr wiped aud dust"i and taken oat
bcfore the carpet IL lifted, there Will h.
much wear aud tear saved Ia the things
removed. n M paper. have bcen plsc-
"a under carpet the dust .boald IL
.prlnkled literally with coar.e salt or
damn (no, wetl sawdu.t sni all swept
az together before water IL applied Ia
the foot. n water I. poured Into the
duet, mud result. % course; aud some
,-ople Who hate Ia clean house follow
that very muddy method.
n plenty IL newspapers ar. spread uD-
der carpet When u !. put down, the
cau,.t can b. carefully lifted OF of thein
~ hen Il !. taken ~, enclosing every bit
~ the dust, aud carried outdoors aud
shaken. They will often h. clean enough
Ia use m. second time. Ia. secret 10 q
clean house u not eternal warfare
against accumulation. 81 dirt, but
against the cause. that would proiucc
them aud IL will be found easier aud
chea,-r In the long run Ia keep out the
dirt than 10 put II cat continually.
Er,Stlyr fy-scrccns with no breaks In
thsm aud fllilng the doors and Windows
.nugly, mean q very great saving IN
MANY way.. ~ Ia clean kitchen where
kettles, pot. aud pans can be handlcd
wlihogi ruinlng the clothes oftho-e Who
must wofk Nth them, aud where dishc.
can D. kept clean .o they will no, leave
an inpr,.. from the Kitchen stove OF
oven on the table-cloth when Transferred
from the Kitchen Ia the table. Cleaning
/. done by every hoa.ekespsr, either b.
fore harm {. done or after; and how
mu better II u !. before.
Many Who are SURE they cannot ai'od
plciuf,s, book., new furnliurc or other
Thing. long Wished for, throw away the
pric. many time. over ~ the article.
they deny Themselves, Just for want OF
stitch In time. Ciotbe. begin Ia wear
aud patch would preserve them
" put on before the good. brrak. through
the thin spots. 4 carst shows little
hole where a hot coal has fallen, aud u
IL neglected until II ruin. the carpet.
An unlucky Zip ~ the carving knife
cuts IA. thread. Ia good table, 10th; q
neat darn !. not made, aud after a lev
washing. the tablccloih shows a long,
ragged hole.
With tinwarr and furniture the same
hold. good. lnl.osd 81 r-uesing hue kets,
pan. aud cups, replacing broken chairs
aud table,, bccsuse prompt attention
Vas not given Ia the fir.t sign. Of need.
III repairs, something new nigh, h. add
81 Ia the household store, and la few
year. the convenience. and few luhu-
rive. BE- acquired, instead Of continually
replacing the bare Decc..iilcs. Many
grown people pcci the sdmonliory prom.
i.e held oat To children: "lf YOU Will
keep thc.. things good Zoe a year, You
.hall have something ulcer that you
want"