New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-16
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RETt RNfNG To THE WINTER HOME
September Is tho homo cn.ng month ~ the year
for THOUGH many fashionable people neor In ttel-
country homes until after tho shootirg season. the
vast majority leave the woods and seaside ~ the
mos; delightful season 81 the year
Few families m returning 20 th" city max. any
attempt to do 50 h-cleulcalv
They come back - a house tbr' ha. been shu. NJ
Tor ~ l'ast th~ee or four month. ard which -
likely 20 no filed with sewer auG various OF h.r
pnwho.oeOme gas"s. and. though the rooms may he
aired I'm perfDnctory manner ~ rtuli, and -er-
wants ar generally too tired vif. 't.r long Iir-
Ny TO 10 anything very th"rouchi" uu'l they have
had nights rest. This is rho horn. coming o. a
great many persons ana It i- no. str--rc hat a
sudden Illness 80 often oevc.ocy after g.
TIE chang" from the opcn-air NJ - mn" country.
which an city people effect to the cIos". >hut-up
existence within doors. which So man, ASSUME as
soon they come home. j. lu lt-e!f an uuwAo.--
ZONE change Bur whore. lu addition. his air Il
he house Is charged with impurities and rrv MOLE
some conditions which have been fostering through
the heat - summer tn" change - menace 10 iif"
Every year the number Of housekeep-rs who
clean their houses carefully and pack away their
carpets. hanglngs and furniture beior, they 20
away In Tho summer i iurrcariuS Carpets ard
hansngs are carefully protected FROM moths the
house IS thoroughly cleaned. aad silver and suoh
va,rahl"s might tempt burglars ar" Stor. a IN
safety vaults. In such case II is necessary for
some 20 go ahead Of the family 10 open the
house which has been arranged that the sud
den homecoming Of Old is impossible Maids are
brought I'm 10 sweep ana dust the hOus~- no one
should be allow eel sleep I'm IL until his has been
done-thc windows cleaned the pautrles wiped
out with some mild disinfectng lu!d. ara above all
things The sewage pipes are flushed out tAorou, hi.
IL would be found. in tho majority Of cases. that
the house has not had during the summer. even
the superficial protection OF water-Taps. When no
water runs through the waste-pipc FOR weeks. the
water I'm the trap usually eydporatcs. The water In
the pipes should run at least two hour, before any
one makes OF II. this Will wash ont the drains
well clear the pipes from the stale water that
has been standing In them all summer II ~ n
wise prcca udon 70 dissolve about five r"nts worth
OF ppe-.s m n wooden pail OF boiling water and
pour Ills down the outside drain OF tho house. II
there rs one and also down every other waste pipe.
The solution should not be allowed 10 stand in
metal or touch the metal faucets or trimmings
Of the plumbing. II IL a good pan to disnfect with
sulphur all pantries which used for food even
II they were we'll cleaned In the spring when the
house locked III.
The cleaning should bc finished and the windows
should left open. that the entire Interior OF
the house may be washed out with fresh air for AT
least twelve hours before Il IS occupied
II the house properly cleaned in the spring
two DAYS will be sufficient put II in order for the
homecoming. In these days, when II If cheaper
to employ expert workmen TO put down carpets
hang draDeries and do much OF the YORK once
reega ted To the itinerant scrub woman, there is
M dlftciIlfv I'm having the cleaning quickly ard
nroperlv done Time is money 10 most people. and
exnert vorkmen are much more rapid than the
uneklled ones that n usually pays 10 hire them
Tho dre should be IN the rang". and everything In
readiness when tho family arrives thst the rou-
tine Of happy peaceful homo life need not he broken
i'm upon 10y the return to tho city.