The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-21
HousE.clEANlNa NOTES
Timely Suggestions Concerning the Reno
Walton of the Homo.

Timely Suggestions Concerning the Reno
| walton of the Home
Begin this yearly crusade against
dust and dirt upstairs, first taking
everything from the closets and sort
ing the piece bags" Put the ging-
hams all by themselves in bag and
label them bingham pieces" next
sort out the pieces likely to be used for
patching cloth garments; label them
patching pieces" treat calico and
muslin remnants in the same way
After thoroughly cleaning the closets,
hang the bags up, with labels in view.
and at any time when the contents are
needed there viii be no need of tumb-
ling everything out to find the right
article Be diligent. but do not hurry.
And above all, if possible, keep your
temper. We can work quicker and
with less fatigue when we are bright
and cheerful than when we are cross
and fretful After cleaning the up
stairs begin with tie bedrooms.
Mothers will find medicine shelf in
the bedroom OF great benefit Have
remedies for Group, collie. diarrhea.
will be found wonderful convenience
but put it out of reach of small, meddle-
some fingers Do not use whitewash
for ceilings. 1t is the cheapest in the
long run to either paper or paint them.
For kitchen ceiling, paper would not
do, on account of the steam,
which might loosen the paper. But
you can, with small expense, paint it
any color you choose. Olive green or
a grayish drab is pretty. You need
not have the expense of professional
painter; some member of the family
can do the work with little care
Prepared paints. in any shade of dura-
bic quality, can be purchased. Take
the tables and chairs out on the porch,
and after thoroughly wiping them of
with damp cloth, apply thin coat of
varnish or flannel cloth dampened in
little linseed oil or kerosene. Rub it
well or it Will attract dust White
spots can be removed by rubbing them
with spirits of camphor. The best way
to clean paint is to have ready some
whiting and clean warm water. and a
piece of flannel, which dip into the
water and squeeze nearly dry; then
take as much whiting as will adhere to
it and apply TO the painted surface
A little rubbing viii instantly remove
any dirt or grease, after which wash
the part well with clean cold water.
1t is far better than soap, and does not
require half of the labor Windows
treated in the same way are more
easily cleaned than in any other way.
Grease spots on the wall paper can
easily be removed by putting a piece
of common brown paper over the spot
and ironing with a hot iron. When
a crack Is discovered in q stove
through which smoke penetrates,
it may be completely closed in
q few minutes with a composition,
consisting of wood ashes and common
salt, made up in paste with q little
water and plastered over the crack.
Have ready in the kitchen bag or
little box tackled upon the wall in some
place, with roll Of
clean cloth aud odd linen and court
plaster for cuts or bruises, also little
ball of string. They viii be found
very useful
After the house is all cleaned, visit
the cellar. Vegetables that have win
tered there are fast approaching the
sprouting and decaying season. and,
unless looked after. will poison the air
and create sickness, and perhaps
death. Many cases of fevers and other
diseases may be induced by poison air
in the cellar. Take your time and
clean it out thoroughly. Whitewash
the sides to sweeten it, and let the
work go on, day after day. without, as
we'll as within. Let the back door sur |
be looked to. Prohibit all |
throwing of slops at the back door, for |
that will soon breed disease. Stops and |
matter should be carried far /
from the house. Let the back yard be |
Kept as clean and neat as the front !
Agriculturist