The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-07-05
For Stained Floors.

Hardwood floors or soft ones re-
painted, more than repay constant care
by the look Of that part not covered
by rugs. When all covering is re-
moved, however, for warm weather, it
becomes of the utmost Importance that
the boards shall be kept in the best
possible condition; otherwise the whole
room will look untidy or old.
A common fault among maids in
cleaning floors Of either soft or hard
wood IS in wetting a larger portion
at time than can be dried with a
cloth before 1t soaks into the wood
In the latter case 1t will be streaked
and never take the same polish after
ward that one will when dried by
hand.
In cleaning there should always be
three cloths, one for washing, the Sec
ond for drying and the third for the
final going over, for the second rapidly
becomes damp. Afterward the condi+
ton Of the wood will be much i'm
proved for the final work if wiped
with kerosene but the least possible
quantity of the oil should be used. This
is not itself a polish, but is to pre-
pare the wood for the shine.
A floor should never be waxed with
out first busting and removing any
spots. If the wood is faded in places,
rubbing with a preparation Of seven
ounces Of boiled linseed oil and one
ounce Of alcohol will help to bring
back the color, but the application
must be made many times and rubbed
thoroughly. Grease spots, of course,
will come out with an application of
good soapy water, but this wash must
be we'll taken off at once, as soap de-
stroys the gloss finish. When such
stain is we'll dried, rub the spot with
the linseed oil mixture given above be-
fore waxing.
Waxing soft or stained floor is a
particular piece Of work that depends
much for success upon the quickness
with which it is done. The wax should
be melted in a warm bath and a fan
mel cloth used to put it on. The ap-
pl1cation should be rubbed in a little
at time and worked rapidly and hard
to get it spread evenly over the sur
face before hardening or absorption
begins Polish again with a dry fan
mel. The whole floor should be gone
over in sections, rubbing with the
grain Of the wood. 1t will be we'll to
finish at the door, so that one may
leave the room without walking
through it and leaving tracks. A soft
floor stained should not be stepped on
for twenty-four hours.
A waxed finished floor should never
be washed, the cleaning consisting of
busting first and, when necessary, wip-
ing with a flannel cloth wrung in tur-
pentine. Waxing should be done i'm
mediately afterward. One part Of the
floor may be waxed without doing all
by polishing the spot, afterward rub
bling, especially at the edges, until the
color goes into that already there.
When Travelling With Young Baby.
For the general good of the public
as we'll as her own comfort and that
: of the baby a mother should know the
necessaries to take for an infant when
going on journey. One has only to
notice drawing room car or sleeper
when travelling to see how frequently
somebody's small child is making the
passengers uncomfortable by its de-
spairing shrieks. To avoid this annoy
ance the first consideration Is food.
s II the journey is to be for more than
several hours, prepared gruels, milk,
etc, must be taken along. Even
though milk could be obtained from