Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-28

successor to the old fatiron. the handle Of
which always seemed to get hotter than
any other part of the iron.
In the mangle or ironing department there
are almost as many new helps in the wash
room. These constitute the improved grades
Of starch, wax, parafine and other ma
terals that give fexibility to the starched
goods, thus relieving cracking, so common
to stifIiy starched cloths, as well as adding
a luster to them that our grandmothers
knew nothing of. Some Of these compounds
are deleterious and destructive to the finer
fabrics, but prudence and care will soon
remedy this trouble.
ScrubbinE Loses Some Terror.
Scrubbing is the bane of the housekeep-
er's existence, and under the old ways there
was every reason for dreading the hard,
thankless and hopeless work. Hardwood
floors have done much to minimize this
work, but the oiled or waxed floor has done
even more. In all modern houses the wood
work is largely In hard oil finish, and
slightly moistened cloth gently rubbed over
the dusty woodwork is sufficient to clean it
completely. In painted woodwork, or soft
wood floors the work is greater, but with
the new appliances and housekeeping helps
the work is reduced to minimum OF effort,
rapidly displacing the prehistoric and ex-
tremely unsanitay mop However, the mop
stays persistently, and is likely TO do so for
many years to come. The same principle
in mops is in use in this twentieth cen
fury that was in use in the time Of Moses.
It has a companion improvement in the
mop wringer or squeezer that is attached
to the bucket and may be operated either
by foot or by hand, and the water thus
squeezed out of the mop rag and the ac-
cumulated dirt squeezed into 1t.
There are hand sorubbing brushes in in
finite varieties and shapes-some good
some bad and some Indifferent. In any
event the paint brush, floor wax and dust
laying preparations are doing their best
to put the mop out OF business, but the
mop is a slayer nevertheless
For window cleaning numerous rubber,
felt and wool brushes are to be found
in any OF the household furnishing estab-
lishments These are provided, where
necessary, with extension handles so that
the remotest parts Of the window can be
reached and effectively cleaned. There is
TO be found also many window washing
and cleaning preparations and powders de-
signed especially for glass cleaning work
and which are free from any grit that
would have a tendency to scratch or mar
the glass.
sinks and Their sanitation.
The modern sink may be the most sani-
tary or Unsanitary part OF the kitchen.
New contrivances are being constantly in
vented to help the sink. These comprise
strainers brushes OF either bristles, cocoa
fibre, wire or rubber, with a host of
scrapers Of varied designs and cgn-
venience. and variously compounded
chemicals in the form Of soap powders
! and concentrated I've solutions. Buckets
are also essential accessories to the sink,
and for that matter TO every department
| Of the house. The Old-time wooden, pop
4 lar. pine, oak. cypress or cedar-staved
| buckets are gradually going out OF use
! and are being supplanted by block tin,
galvanized iron and granite ware buckets.
The granite ware buckets are easily taking
the lead. They are about as cheap as
tin or galvanized ware and are much
easier TO keep clean. They are made IN
all sizes. with or without covers, and with