The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-05-28
cARR Ior ruRKIsn Rues.
q santed ~ ths Oriental Housewife
~ a paost Important House
q hobd Dnay.


There S. u wide difference In the
WI " Turkish rug iE cared for in the
lai ID of the hubble bubblen--the
no me OF ita nativity the usage
IL Is subjected TO after reaching this
lai I'd of hustle hustle, says the New
YeTk Herald.
jim tho orient familiarity does not
bneed contempt. for the housewife. |
aHpreciating the time and Infinite
labor required in the manufacture Of
a lrug, counts its proper care one Of
the most important OF her household
du ties.
Combined with this affection and
appreciation Of her rugs is also tho
laudahle desire TO keep the health Of
her family intact, for In spite Of all
our boanted civilization and higher
culture for women, the oriental
housewife can still give points TO her
sister OF the occident In many Of the
first principles Of household santa
| tion.
That. anybody could be so grossly
untidy' as to come in from the dust
and dirt Of the streets and, without
removing their shoes, walk upon the
white secured floor or precious rugs
passes her comprehension. At the
entrance to each Turkish home,
every mosque, Turkish bath or
school pile of yellow babouehes OF
wooden pattens stands waiting, and
each individual as he comes In from
outside. slips of the street shoes and
puts on'the house slippers before en-
tering. In view Of these frequent
puttings,on and takings OF special
style OF footwear prevails in the
orient.
Aside from all the pains taken to
avoid bringing dirt on TO tho rugs
each one has q frequent summing and
shaking from the roof or balcony
and an annual or semi-annual bath.
Sunlight and water are considered
vastly improving agencies in the care
lof q Turkish rug. The colors, made
of vegetable dycs, cannot fade, and
the natural wool but tightens in the
process Of washing, becoming firmer
and duStproof Even when rug is
new the Turkish woman washes IL in
cold water, rubbing its surface vigor-
ously with a bunch Of twigs and
sandsoap, but always with the warp.
not against II, In order 20 bring out
the original luster Of the material.
In the smalleG cities of the interior
the washing OF the rugs usually takes
place at the publIc fountain. The
rug is folded with the surface aide
out and laid in the stone trough un-
der the fountain. Then tho woman,
with dress tucked up and barefoot.
gets in and tramples and turns and
scrubs and rinses her rugs, until the
water runs clear. When this is ne
complished the rug IA lifted out
drained, carried home and hung from
the balcony In the eun until dry.
The operation does not hurt the rug.
but saves It.
Twice year all the Kuz Kiln cur
tains are also washed in cold water
"a sanitary custom that might pre-
vail here TO advantage. in the orient
rugs ere shaken, not beaten. In this
country. II they are beaten it should
always be on the face side. II they
are beaten on the back IL win break
the thread. After the dust is shaken
or beaten OF, small rugs can be put
IN plain cold water In tubs, right
side out. Then. with q brush and
sandsoap, the entire surface can be
gone over but always taking pains
20 rub in the same direction with the
warp. Large rugs, after shaking or
beating In the direction toward
which the wind blows, can have the
garden hose turned on them TO adj
vantage. after which they should be
dried in the sun. In the winter they
can be cleaned by spreading on the
snow covered ground and sweeping
of with the snow. A Turkish rug
should never be sent TO the cleaners.
unless IL is one who uses hand clean
Ing. not machine.
Their method Of fastening the end
Of the rug TO a rapidly revolving
wheel takes out the dust. but snaps
tho threads. After a rug is shaken
and spread down Il Is a good plan
occasionally TO wipe over the face
with weak ammonia water, TO give
II Iuster.
When sweeping a rug always use
the sweeper or broom in the difec-
tion the warp runs, otherwise you
win find the dirt dragged out of the
sweeper instead of being taken up.
In closing a house for the summer
The rugs should be shaken, washed,
Il they have not already been treat
ed to their annual bath, tlsen rolled
up with tobacco camphor, cellar
sbayings or moth balls, and closely
eaYercd with newspapers and un-
bleaehed muslin sewed about them.