The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-12
QUESTION OF sPoNoEs.
Solved by n Neat Holder to secure
Hygienic Advantages.

Hygienic Advantages.
From a hygienic point Of view, peo-
pie seldom know what to do with large
sponge. One must have one for ones
morning tub, and in this era of boarding
houses, lodging, apartment hotel and
small fiat life, every inch of space is as
precious as gold and must be econo-
mized and utilized to the best advan-
tage.
When one is fortunate enough to be
in possession of large tiled bathroom,
with hanging space for flesh brushes Of
all kinds and descriptions, bath towels
measuring yards and yards, sprayers,
shower baths and all the hundred and
one things the modern healthy man and
woman require to keep up with
the present fad of cleanliness being
absolutely necessary to healthfulness,
what matters a sponge or two, large,
small or medium sized, being hung in
bold relief, to the eyes of the passer-
by! The sponge, then, is as appropri-
ate as an etching hanging on the wall
of ones den would be.
But when one has only one room, or
even two, one of which is bound to open
en- an air shaft, and one must use a
common bathtub, or else a rubber af-
fair, that folds up, then one has no
spare room for sponges, flesh brushes.
bath towels, etc. One cannot spread
them out and leave them where the eyes
of the visitor or friend will fall upon
| them, nor can one hide the sponge away
| and shut it up in a box out of sight, for
that would be detrimental to the sponge
and unhealthy for the bather.
Everyone knows what disagreeable
odor comes from a sponge that has
been inclosed in box while wet and
shut away out of sight. And, again, we
have all learned by bitter experience
| that hanging a sponge out of the win
| dow for the purpose of letting the sun
and air get at it fills it with an amount
of dirt and foreign particles flying
AROUND aimlessly in the air, which is
anything butconducive to the preserva-
ton of the sponge in question.
For some time. in order TO meet the
absolute need of receptacle which
would keep your sponge sweet and let
II dry by being exposed to the air. there
has been for sale in the large shops an
| affair like crab net. made of Irvine
| and celluloid hoops and frame, in which
the sponge was placed and kept These
| little affairs were clumsy, even the very
smallest size made, as they had to be
hung on the wall or the side of the
washstand, and were therefore in plain
evidence all the time.
Now the conundrum arose how to
keep the sponge dry and sweet and yet
| not have it on show all the time. Well,
like many another puzzle, some clever
wits set to work to solve it and invent
something pretty, something useful and
something just what was wanted.
| The Gordian knot seems to have been
cut by the silversmiths. At present
the little useful article comes only in
sterling. is only within reach of those
who have sufficient money not to care
what they pay for something they want.
| This novelty is a sponge rack, pretty
and practical.
1t is made OF heavy wire and stands
on three or four little legs about five
inches in height. They come in all
sizes, and when the sponge is in them
the air gets to it from every side. there
is no danger of mustiness'or disagree
able odor and it does away with the
necessity Of any save an occasional sun
bath for the sponge. The racks make
a pretty ornament for the toilet stand,
and in consequence the obnoxious
sponge, instead of being an eyesore is
thing of beauty and JOY forever
y. Y. Herald.