The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-24
SUMNER COMFORTS.
Hints That the Housekeeper Will Find Val.
liable and Timely.

liable 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-
sautions 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
1t is well known that moths select
chiefly the soiled parts Of fabrics for
the deposit of the eggs which hatch
into the destructive larvae. In addi
ton 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-niller
viii find no aperture for entrance to
lay her eggs.
This Is but one step. and a very nee
essary one, toward comfort for the sum
ner 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. If carpets have
been retained on floors. and they, too,
must have been well 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
It is astonishing how this win trans
form hOt-looking room into one oe
pleasurable GOODNESS. 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 desira BILE from sanitary
point of view.
IN bed cham bers painted floors are
especially desira bic, and greater com
fort in sleeping may be obtained if
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 ba bieS' cribs, the mat
ting being non-conductor of heat.
The spring pillows-that is. a pillow
furnished with springs instead of
feathers or hair-are very delightful
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 and
pickles. Some housewives are happy
in the possession of a summer kitchen,
and are thus enabled to keep their
houses cool. therefore do not need the
following advice. If there is no such
luxury try by all means to have some
thing to answer the purpose.
A well-constructeds shed large enough
to hold stove and table may surely be
at the command Of almost any house
wife. and by its use the house will be
relieved of the superb bundant heat
needed for washing. ironing and cook
ing. If these suggestions ARE carried
out they will insure GOODNESS and COM
fort and provided a house is well CON
structed as to its windows. 50 that there
can be good ventilation. there will be
no reason to dread the hot summer
weather. -Philadelphia Press