The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-07
DUTIES OF a HOUSaMAID.
Details That II Systematically Carried
Out Would Save Annoyance.

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From the NetO York Tribune
In explaining her duties to new house,
maid, great stress should be laid on a sys-
tematic care of all the closets 10 the house
and particularly the bath rooms, slop closets,
etc.
The bathrooms should be put in order as
soon as the rooms are finished, the TUT
should be washed out daily with soap and
water, and dried with a soft cloth.
The porceain-ltned tubs which are taking
the place OK the old-fashiuned timed ones
are great Improvement; but with careful
washing the latter may be made to look
always very bright and fresh. Everything
IN the bath room should be rubbed, washed
or busted daily.
The soapdish and everything that is on
the washstand must be washed and dried
The soap should be left in neat condition.
and the soiled towels removed aud replaced
by fresh ones.
All the plumbing must be kept perfectly
clean and bright and each part should have
Its exclusive whisk broom and cloths care
fully marked.
The housemaid should have broom closet
In which to keep all the articles used in
chamber work; convenient hooks should be
provided for every article, and each one
should have its own partic lar place.
Do not keep coal and kindlings in this
closet; If there is no regular place for them
have box made on hinges about the length
and hight OF trunk-this will hold kind
lngs and two scuttles of coal, and il neatly
upholstered makes a good hall seat.
The bedroom closets should have all the
clothes removed and be we'll washed out
once a week.
The linen closet should be most systemat-
ically kept The shelves should be covered
with white paper, and everything of kind
should be kept in piles. Pillowcases ought
always TO be folded in pairs with markings
to correspond.
When the things come mp from the laun-
dry, the maid should put the fresh linen
underneath what is already in the closet
TINS lnsures everything being equally used
The napkins should be kept in sets and
frequently counted, and nothing torn or
worn should be put with the Others, but
everything that requires mending kept in a
pile to itself.
The coat closet requires daily care, the
coats should be brushed. the floor swept
from the street dust that Is constantly
brought into IL, and india rubbers should
always be wiped of before putting them in
the closet.
The medicine closet ought never to be
touched by maid except to scour il out
occasionally under her mistress supervision.
This closet should be kept under every lady's
own especial care. Everything should be
labeled; it should invariably lie kept locked,
ana lts contents should be arranged with ex-
treme neatness.
1t is very important in cases of accident
or sudden sickness that everything should
De systematically arranged, as time is often
OF the utmost Importance
In every medicine closet there should be
roll OF old linen, OF strong white calico. of
M Ia ana OF INT, and some sticking plaster.
Inc calico should be in strips to serve as
bandages, and each roll should be fastened
with a pin. A pair of scissors, some tape
and few large needles, already threaded.
should be kept in small box and never
use1 for anything else than accidents.
emergency medicines are castor oil.
syrup OF ipecac, paregoric, turpentine, SIENNA
leaves, EPSON salts. carbonate of soda. a
small bottle Of laudanum marked ''poisou. D
and pint bottle OF linseed oil aud lime
water; this last is for burns.
Mustard. which is invaluable. is alwavs
presumed to be in the house. The above
ilst was given by physician. but there are,
OF course. other medicines that might be
added with advantage; but as this article
only deals with the care of closets in general
more specific enumeration Is not necessary
here.
For bedroom and bath room cleaning house.
males cloths OF cotton are desirable.
These leave no lint on marble. glass or nor
celain.
In the broom closet should be placed one
brush OF hair, with an extension handle
Tor sweeping ceilings and walls, one shorter
ropes head" brush for brushing windows.
chamois skins and clean cotton cloths for
washing windows, two or three ordinary
brooms for different purposes about the
house, good carpet sweeper, two or three
scrubbing brushes, two dustpans, one with
long handle and one short, and if there
are many polished floors IN the house a hair
brush for floors and polishing brush with
an iron back and long handle for polishing
them.
1t Is good plan TO keep a tight covered
pox In thls closet containing the blacking
and brushes for the stove and another
box containing materials for cleaning brass
and silver. In this closet 1t it best to keep a
small household tool chest containing a
manner, small saw, a gimlet, couple of
screws drivers of different sizes. a few
screws of different sizes and paper of
tacks.
In the laundry part OF the closet may he
kept skirt board, bosom board, a sleeve
board, large and small folding clothes
horse. box for the blueing, another for the
starch, with starch strainers, box Of GLOSS
for linen bosoms and collars and cuffs
mere also should be kept materials for re-
moving stains, which are poisonous. and
mad best he put under lock and KEY or on a
high shelf out of the reach OF meddIesome
cnioren. A separate box containing mate.
rails for cleaaing lamps and a box of news.
papers for fires may also be kept in this
closet.
By thus having place for everything
and everything in its plsc, a great deal Of
Inconvenience may be avoided.
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