Griggs courier., 1893-06-30
SUMMER COMFORTS.
Aints That the Housekeeper VIII Find val-
uable and Timely.

SUMNER COMFORTS.
Hlnts That the Housekeeper WIN Find Val.
uable and Timely.
There are certain preparations for
the summer that every housewife can
make for the comfort of herself and
her family during the hot weather.
One of the first of these is the rolling
up and putting away with due pre-.
cautions against moths) of all heavy
carpets and curtains. 1t is supposed,
of course, that these articles have been
duly shaken or otherwise cleaned, this
tending greatly to their preservation.
It is well known that moths select
chiefly the soiled parts of fabrics fo1
the deposit of the eggs which hatch
into~the destructive larvae. In addi.
tion to the gum camphor, tar cam
phor, ETC., used as moth preventives
the articles should be carefully wrapped
in sound paper SO that the moth-miller
will find no aperture for entrance ia
lay her eggs.
This is but one step, and a very nee
essary one, toward comfort for the sum-
mer. Another will be to provide all
windows much exposed to strong sun.
light with outside awnings, made to
draw up or let down as occasion re.
quires. Another step will be to place
upon all upholstered furniture, which,
must previously have been well busted
and cleaned, cool, well-laundried and
ironed linen-slip covers Ifcarpets have
been retained on floors, and they, too,
must have been we'll cleaned, strew
along the edges pepper and powdered
moth crystal, and then lay down over
the whole floor a strong linen cover,
bound at all edges, and tack it down
taut and smooth.
1t is astonishing how this will trans
form q hot-looking room into one OF
pleasurable coolness. Where there are
windows furnished with awnings
there will only be needed linen
shades and thin floating draperies.
Where carpets are all put away,
matted floors are exceedingly pleasant,
or floors may be painted and vanished,
and japanese mats and rugs used;
these can often be shaken and busted
and hence are desirable from q sanitary
point of view.
In bed chambers painted floors are
especially desirable, and greater com.
fort in sleeping may be obtained il
each bed has its new, fine weave Can
ton mat, to be laid over the mattress
and under the sheets. This makes a
particularly pleasant addition for chill
dren's beds and babies cribs. the mat
ting being noneconductor of heat
The spring pillows-that is, a pillow
furnished with springs instead OF
feathers or hair-are very delight,
for summer use.
A great source of heat in summer in
almost every house is the kitchen range
The same amount of washing and
ironing, and usually much more
is done than in winter, max.
ing these days of dread through
out all the summer. The same
cooking is in progress, and frequently
the added cooking of preserves anG
pickles. Some housewives are happy
in the possession of summer kitchen
and are thus enabled to keep thei
houses cool, therefore do not need tn,
following advice. If there is no sucl
luxury try by all means to have some
thing to answer the purpose.
A well-constructeds shed large enough
to hold a stove and table may surely bt
at the command of almost any house
wife, and by it's use the house will be
relieved of the superabundant heat
needed for washing, ironing and cook
ing. If these suggestions are carried
out they will insure GOODNESS and com
fort and provided house is we'll con
structed as to it's windows, SO that there
can be good ventilation, there will bt
no reason to dread the hot summe,
weather.-Philadelph Press.