The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17
CLEANING Hints.

c1gnC portions q lOaI OIL Dree1u TWO udyS
old. With one of these pieces, after
having blown off all the dust from the
paper by means Of bellows, begin at
the top of the room, holding the crust
in the hand, and wiping lightly down.
ward with the crumb, about half a
yard at each stroke, until the upper
part Of the paper Is completed all
round. Then go round again, with the
like sweeping stride a very little higher
than where the upper stroke extended,
till the bottom is finished. This oper-
ation if carefully performed. will often
make very old paper look almost equal
to new. Great caution must be used
not to rub the paper hard, nor to at
tempt cleaning it in the horizontal
way. The dirty part of the bread, too,
must be continually cut away, and the
piece renewed when necessary.
To Clean Curtains-Take down the
curtains shake and brush WE'LL getting
out all dust from gathers, fittings, etc.
Prepare a quantity Of good wheat
bran, put it into a large pan and place
before fire to dry, stirring with the
hands frequently. Afterward, If the
curtains are of silk, mix with the bran
an ounce or more of finely powdered
indigo blue. Provide several pieces of
clean flannel. Spread the curtains, a
piece at a time, on the table, and
sprinkle with bran, handful at a
time. Next, with a bit Of flannel rub
the bran round and round on the ma
terial, letting it rest before brushing
off. AS you proceed, take clean bran
and flannel, and the curtains will be-
come much frightened and improved
in appearance.
If glazed chintz curtains are often
cleaned in this way they will not re-
| quire washing for a long time. They
! never look the same after being
| washed.
Clean ottomans and sofas OCCASION
| look much improved.
Cleaning Leather-Difficulty Is
| sometimes found in cleaning success
fully raised leather blotters and
| frames. brown shoe polish, which is
sometimes employed. being apt to
| darken the leather, much as it does
in the matter Of footgear. Turpentine,
however, can be safely used, it is said,
In this connection, as a polisher, and
can be applied over and over again
without any i'll effects being noticeable,
| while 1t effectually removes any stains
which may disf1gure the leather After
rubbing on the turpentine, little
crude oil should be vigorously applied
with piece Of flannel, the object be-
ing to render the leather soft and
pliable; turpentine, unless counteract-
ed by oil. having the effect Of harden
ing it to certain extent. After this
has been done, a soft clean cloth
surface rubbed gently backward and
forward till the requisite shine has
been attained.
CheerfuIness Helps Cure Disease.
| The restorative power of good cheer
is far greater than medicine, and men
tai depression Is the true physicians
worst enemy. It is the bane Of sick
room and the shackle upon recovery
In fact, the mental attitude is respon-
sible for more ills than all other causes
put together.
If nurse cannot control her feel
ings, or the exterior manifestations Of
them, her usefulness is turned into
uselessness, and anything useless in a
sick-room Is positively harmful.
The jest has an important part to
! play in the sick-room as a remedy for
lrritability. Don't tell long stories,
don't talk about some other persons
trials, and don't think up miserable
possibilities. The keynote TO success
full nursing is order, observation and
obedience, these qualities Joined with
| tact-the want of which is the base Of
| nearly every sin which a nurse may
commit-make for the ideal sick-room
attendant.