The Washington herald., 1907-03-13
FROM WOMAN'S
POINT OF VIEW.

Light. air. and cleanliness-these are
the prime factors of healthy life. ac-
cording TO recent medical lecture and
they are an within the reach of the ordi-
nary mortal u costs very little t. main
tain life on this principle yet We are
told that there IS much 10 De desired. in
the average home. along these lines.
] believe We have made an advance
ment in some ways. Certainly we have
discarded stuny bed curtains. heavy win
dow draperies in sleeping rooms, and eX-
cess furniture There are few carpets seen
in bed chambers. and that assists in the
determination Of dust, every housewife
with an instinct of neatness considering
her duty unfinished Till she has removed
the layer of dust which gathers thick in
less than twenty-fOUr hours. The dry
mop Is well enough when il Is kept clean.
hut both the washing and drying are DIFF
. icult, so bags slipped over the broom and
held in place by a tape have replaced
them in many households.
There is no excuse FOR not keeping
these clean. for they can be made Of the
cheapest Of outing flannel, which washes
as easily as cotton cloth. Two viii last
week with nothing more than a shak-
ing out the window. and the cost is too
small TO be taken into consideration. A
/ baE-cOvered broom has two advantages
it cleans corners and does not mar the
furniture. the latter appealing strongly
To women who have q real affection for
their belongings. All neat women abom-
-h.4ff
furnishings or not, and it is difficult TO
WELD a mop without sufficient care to
avoid occasional raps.
I heard Of a new and quick method of
cleaning windows the other day An
energetic young matron watched her
hired man laboriOUsly scrub the panes in
one of the windows Of her living room
till she lost all patience, and volunteered
10 show him "A quicker and easier way.
As the compensation was the same. what
ever way he did the work. he seemed will
ing enough to be instructed and was
genuinely surprised at the result of a few
minutes use Of a moist wad of tissue
paper and a dry one 10 polish off the
glass. And there are no dirty cloths to
wash and no lint to wipe away" she
exclaimed.
IL is not easy 10 convert housekeepers to
new methods They get into ruts ana re-
fuse 90 be helped out. and that is the
strongest reason for the mOnotouy of
domestic labor. Whatever saves strength
and time is worth considering. Of course.
and progressive men and women realize
it. Open bedroom windows, free access
TO every ray Of sunlight that seeks to
enter a house and q sensible degree of
/ cleanliness are more general than they
used To be. but not quite so popular as
they should be. and why women should
refuse to take all that modern science and
invention will give them as aids to better
/ home-making is not easily explained
1 believe that it is quite possible to do
the work in a gOod-sized house and have
time and strength for enjoyment There
are clothes washing machines and dish
washing machines. soaps that do away
with rubbing and boiling Of clothes, and
wringers to help dry them. There are
mangles to relieve the ironing, and kitchen
cabinets TO save steps. Why, the devices
/ for easy housekeeping are numberless,
and only feminine Obstinacy stands in the
way of their universal adoption.
BETTY BRADEEN.