The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-28
LEAVE NO moTH-HOTEL.
Practical Hints ON Fixing House
for summer Absence.
From The New York Tribune.

Tor summer Absence.
From the New York Tribune
A veteran housckeeper writes thus for
the benefit Of young wives who may i'm
agine that the only thing 10 do when one
is going away for vacation IS to pack
trunks and go:
We begin our operations about the first
week in May. An experienced man Is en-
gagged TO make the necessary repairs 10
the furnace, range. CRATES. and chimneys.
The furnace pipes are removed and clean
ed and left standing on end tn fall.
THE cellar Is whltewashed and sprink-
led with solution OF chloride of lime
one pound to two gallons Of water
Winter coal Is ordered but not stored
until October. We like our cellar well air
ed and empty while we are away.
stair carpets are removed and sent
with the rugs to the naphtha cleaning
works for storage Once Ia Two years
large carpets are treated similarly. But
| carpets may be stored in an unused room.
which must he first well cleaned and
| sprnkled with cedar shayings and cam
phor.
'Portieres. blankets. winter clothing.
furs, and unused bedding are stored IN
this room, having first been beaten and
aired.
THE furs are placed in paper bags. into
which are dropped muslin bags filled with
| camphor or cedar shavings.
Light shades are removed from win
dows. wiped, and rolled away.
when carpets are left on floors they
| should be swept with equal parts Of corn
meal and salt, after which all spots may
be removed by the use of OK gall or ann
monia and water.
within a day or two of departure
spray turpentine around the edges OF the
| carpets. This is a precaution against
moths and is the best thing in the world
to keep ants and bugs from closets and
| storcrooms.
IAN beds should be taken apart and
wen cleaned. Turpentine viii effectually
drive away vermln, but we use spirits of
naphtha, applied with a painters brush.
! Beat well the mattresses and pillows, and
| before placing them in their cotton covers
use naphtha about the edges, 1t leaves
no stain.
"a fine bugpoison Is the following one;
! One PINE of proof spirit, two ounces Of
oamphor, four ounces of oil of turpentine.
ana one ounce of corrosive sublimate;
mix well.
wipe out and dust every room, using
! on the walls cotton batting and on the
woodwork soft flannel and lukewarm wa
! ter and soap.
''Gilt frames may be revived by careful
| " busting thero and then washing with
one ounce of soda beaten up with the
/
should be touched up with gold paint.
CASTLE soap may be used to clean oil paint
| ings. over each frame or picture neatly
pin cheap white carleton. Many house,
keepers make frame covers.
| Upholstered furniture should be well
beaten and covered with linen slips. Under
each chair Is sewed a bag OF cedar shaw
ings or camphor. Place two or three bags
In the piano 20 protect the telling from
moths
'Soiled lace curtains should be carefully
| rough dried. II rots them TO fold them
| away filed with dust or starch If your
! house is not screened ana you have been
| troubled with flies leave in each room in
| saucers the following mixture: Black
| pepper IN powder, one teaspoonful; brown
| sugar, one tablespoonful: cream, one ia
| blespoOnful; mix well together.
Wash all bric-a-brac in lukewarm wa
ter. Store the pieces away In closets or
| drawers.
THE chandeliers should be cleaned with
| one ounce of oxalic acid, SIX ounces of rot
ten stone, all In powder; one ounce OF
| sweet oil, and sufficient water to hake a
paste. Apply in small proportion and rub
| dry with a flannel cloth. Protect the
| orasswork with thin Swiss muslin arr
ranged tastefully, and in such way that
| It Will not ignite.
Last Of all, the kitchen and store clos
cts, sinks and drains should be thorough
ly cleansed. For the latter dissolve one
quarter of pound of coperas In one gal
Ion OF water. Chloride OF lime, one-half
a pound 90 gallon. win have the same
effect
Get rid CT old pots pens and rub
bish. Leave things sweet and clean
remove paper from shelves and every
particle of grease from everything
Leave about in small saucers and In
chinks and cracks a cockroach poison A
teacupfdl of well-bruised plaster OF paris
mixed with double the quantity of oat-
meal, to which little sugar Is added, Il
one Of the best.
"Refore leaving the house remove the
lower rods from the awnings and draw
tho awnings down to the window sill
where they should be securely fastened
/ This prevents the dirt and dust from set
| Ting in the cracks of the awnings and
that uneven fading SO often seen. We pre-
fer 10 have our awnings entirely removed
placing on the inside OF the windows
dark green shades, which must be wen
pulled down TO keep out the dust and pro-
tect the inside shutters.
FINALLY. go back 20 that store room IN
which are your carpets, woolens and furs
Pace a high iron pot on an old wooden
chalr Drop In piece of stick sulphur ana
set II on fire. Then close UP the room
tightly See 10 II that here Is no gilt fur
niture IN the room, as the sulphur VIII
cause furnishing.
Nov, lock up your house and go away
happy in the reflection that when Won re-
turn 10 your sweet, pure, hygienic house
nor q roach, fly, bug or insect will greet
you" et'e'