Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-06-05
FOR HOUSE CLEANING.
Suggestions That Will Aid the Housekeeper
These DAYS.

The present is the season when a
general renovation Of all well-ordered
homes takes place and the housewife
is at her busiest. There are q thou.
sand and one things to do in order to
arrange matters for the balmy days of
summer and she proceeds to do them
all, no matter though her husband en-
ters mild protest at the disarrange.
ment OF his favorite corner in the sit.
ting room. The winter clothing and
furnishings have to be packed away
for at least five months. For this pur-
pose large packing chest, made OF
cedar, is a treasure to have, but many
houses now have the shelves OF the in.
ner cupboard of the packing room
made of cedar, with tightly closing
doors, and in these all woolens and
furs may be placed with safety.
Lacking a cupboard of this kind, a
most excellent substitute is to rub the
oil of cedar in the wood OF ordinary
shelves or to lay wads OF cotton we'll
sprinkled with oil of cedar in the large
boxes usually used for packing woolen
articles in, taking care not to have
them come in actual contact, as the
oil will stain.
But one fine housekeeper has found
that turpentine is the best and cheap
est aid in preventing moth and that
its use is entirely unobjectionable,
either in storing garments or house.
hold fabrics, for, unlike the abomina.
nable carbolic moth ball, it leaves no
odor clinging to the articles when
taken out again for use, the fumes
soon evaporating.
To put the turpentine in an atomizer
and spray the cleaned and brushed ar
ticles is the best way; then wrap each
in newspapers and write in ink the
bundles contents on the outside, fin
ally rolling all of these in an old sheet,
sewing it up and pinning on it list
Of the inside packages. If this is done
you do not have to unwrap any gar.
ment except the one desired.
Also spray the cracks and the floors
OF the packing room.
Before staining floors that are not oi
hard wood the cracks should inyaria-
bly, be filled and an excellent filler
may be made by adding to three
quarts OF water one pound OF -four. and
tablespoonful OF alum and three or
four newspapers torn in shreds, letting
it all boil together till it forms thick
pulp.
1t will be like soft putty and easily
pressed into the cracks with q knife,
where it will soon harden. 1t may be
colored before using by stirring in a
little burnt sienna.
If handsome, delicately tinted wall.
paper has been marred by q greasespot
it may be removed by scraping piece
of French chalk, mixing the powder
thus obtained with clear, cold water
and applying for at least twelve hours,
after which dust lightly off with q soft,
clean cloth.
To clean highly polished furniture
that has become dingy 60 over the sur
face first with cloth wet in parafine
oil and let it rest for an hour or more,
then wash it with soft cloth, using
CASTLE soap and lukewarm water.
When dry polish with cloth.
Cheesecloth is Of the greatest service
in housekeeping, as nothing is so nice
for polishing mirrors, windows, furni.
ture, silver and cut glass as this ab.
sorbent cotton, which is even better
after it is washed.
Begin early to make war on flies and
to screen against the first mosquitoes
OF spring, for it is these which innocu.
late with the fearful malaria.
No thorough housecleaning 10 done
unless all the bureaus, chiffoniers and
cupboards have been put in order and
bag or bunch Of lavender gives fresh.
ness to the bed linen and towel drawer.