Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-27
DOMESTIC DOINGs.

The poet sings that spring Is here the
iris of the bird and the fancics of tho.
:cung man proclaim il. and there IS
joy thruout the eartn JOY, not yet JOY
lnalloyed, for spring time means more
than flowers and birds and balmy winds,
and he or she who does not know the
ether and one might say the deeper
meaning of the season, must have spent
q lifetime in II dirty house. For spring.
means housekeeping Now house
Cleaning is no incident as those who
have agonized thru it, are We'll aware.
Really there Is no reason why there
should be grand hauling over of the
entire house every spring and fall. The
wooden carpets. which are becoming SO
general as well as the discariing of
heavy draperies and the stuffed furni-
ture of other days. have made II pos
sible for the house 10 be kept freer from
Gust all the year around and SO the
period of general cleaning is in many
homes not so bad as 1t used to be, at
least. There is little danger or hope
father that house-cleaninG will ever be
: lost art, for as long us there is dirt
and cleanly housewives. houses Will be
carnished from Roof TO foundation In
the spring time of the year club, a
wornan's club of the city. was discuss
irS hoise-cleaning aud It's terrors and
reward last year and the ideas which
were overheard were such as might he
~ use 10 other women. The idea Was
freely expressed that ii was grand
mistake 10 tear up every room in the
house a once Rather room or per-
laps two should be cleaned together.
beginning al the top Of the house and
Working down TWAS also learned that
IN was well. after the first work Of set
ting the garnet to straights had been
cone, to go thru the closets and store
rooms. burn the things which accuniu-
late and which can MAYER be nut to any
| use Whatsoever. If this is done at the
| first II will greatly simplify the work
OF cleaning the rooms of the house for
place will have been made for the
furniture and other articles which are
rot to be used during the warm months.
The best way to have a carpet or rug
cleaned and the cheapest in 1.-THE long
run as the phrase is. is to send To the
factory. where by improved machinery.
every suspicion of dust can be removed.
as no pair or pairs of arms can ever
hope 10 remove IT. The eating question
Is difficult one during house cleaning
time The women of the household are
50 busy with their extra labnrs that
they have neither time nor inclination
to prepare suitable meals either for the
others of their family. or for their own
hard working selves. Lunches are the
therefore the order of the day. If some
Little preparation has been made for
the meals before the real work of the
cleaning begins there is no need that
the family should lose health and
strength because OF insufficient food.
~ Is Well TO have in the house guam
tity of cold meat, and nothing can be
nicer than boiled ham, that is provided
I II IS boiled at home. II you are in the
RABBIT of eating the half-cooked, pinkIsh
slices of meat which are purchased at
the markets for boiled ham you can not
realize how delicious cold boiled ham
can be. Just try 1t housekeeping week.
and see II it is not too good 10 ever be
replaced by substitute A jar of salad
dressing which Will make even n fru-
ral meal palatable should be prepared
and If the bread box is full and there Is
= jar of sugar cookies on hand the men
and women who are disturbed 10 the
limit with the cleaning will not be COM
PEELED to go hungry.