The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-21
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Exchange,
"spcakinE Of the household hygiene" ="
said an earnest young mother the other
day, "the more Interested I become IN
that question and tho more deeply look
Into II the moro ! am constrained 10 be-.
lloye that an amazingly small percentage
OF housewives. oven IN this enlightened
age. have the fnintonl knowledge OF II,
ana that they consequently fnil alto
gathur 90 practice what call the most
beautiful Of all tho arts known 10 women
/ know there's vague Idea among read
INK people that the modern housewife n
thoroughly Up IN her domestic science
book. but n you viii put your head out
OF the bedroom window OF any city house,
or country house, either, for that mat
Ter. these npring mornings you'il SEQ n
total absnnee IN nine out OF every ton
OF those aboden Of the practice 0f tho
firat principle Of household hygiene,
which has 10 be enacted M soon nH the
family II up. by ninginE tho bedroom
windows wide open. pulling every piece
Of bedding apart separately ana placing
IL Ia position where the air may pass
over II freely ana carry on tho odorb
that nave collected IN the night
'''fhen, too, ono must never turn the
mattress nt first, for that imprisons the
foul air and rotalnr Il indefinitely but
n shouid always De diHlodKed from itH
regular place on tho spring ana brought
"A little nearer the windows n possible.
''Ths pillows should b. placed In a
good position 10 yet the air. and they are
better stripped than covered, but this
II the one element Of bedroom hygiene
that the old-faShl0nsd houHekecper
seems 10 nnderHland. she knows that
the fathers IN pillows die that n. thoy
become hard and packed. II not con-
atantly exposed 10 the air nave herh
some women Try TO effcct n compromise
IN tho matter OF airing their bedrooms
by hanging tho blankets double against
somstbinR, but a measure 40 half-hear,en
~ this il Of little nso. hedclothlng. TO
bo aired properly. must be- spread out
HlnRly. and the oftener II goes out on
tho clothssllne the better for the health
aud comfort OF the sleopor
Makes such iOt Of extra daily
work. you say7 OF course u does, but
what doesn't make work. that results ~
any sort Of good achievement Nothing
In the domestic world. at least The
lavish spreading out Of bodciolhlng
mnkea great deal OF sweeping neoss-
Hary haeAunr II diAlodRea every particle
OF dust. bedrooms kept In this old way
need very little care. because, as the
bedding il never removed ana tho air
never admitted. the dust stays where "
collects and where Il can do the most
harm,
'"rhe enthusiastic household hyglenic
student knows that she must sweep her
wan thoroughly once a week with soft
brush or a clean cloth pinned securely
over a broom. Rhc knows that she must
not let thick dust collect on tho backs OF
Furniture. nor on the ledEeb over the
doors and windows. because the In
mates OF the rooms are constantly TAX
ing these particles into their lungs. She
knows that lightly laid bedroom carpets
are a menace TO the family health. ana
that all bedroom floors should he thor
ouEhly washed at least once week II
the noarn are covered with mating they
should be washed In salt water. but the
painted floor. with small, loose rugs.
easily shaken and purified. In most deslr-
able wire bedsprings should be well
busted weekly with clean cloth, ana
where the under side OF the bed II OF
wood Il should be washed frequently
with ammonia and water. the crevtceH
requiring special attention and frequent
drcnchlng with insect poison. Once a
year, at least. every quilt and blanket
aholud be thoroughly washed and dried
In the sunshine"