Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-01-10
SIMPLE WAYS OF KEEPING The
COMMON Tptshtoe oLEANLY.
Means Of Tightening Many a Disagree
able cuty for tie Housewife
Brick Dust, ooep and Soda
Eseop4iaR,

What is usually designated as kitch-
en- work is gone through by the con-
scientious woman as necessary, II
somewhat disagreeabls duty.
It is shirked, whenever possible, by
the careless and incompetent, and -ele.
gated altogether to the hired help
whenever chance or fortune allows.
So long as there are women who SO
stigmatize the work of making ''the
house beautiful" 50 long may we ex.
pect the unsatisfactory hired help
which we at present experience OF
hear so much about. Domestic work
must first be held in higher honor be.
fore we can hope that woman work.
ing for wage will take it up with her
whole heart, or as other than a last
resource.
The great thing 1s to prevent the
work from accumulating, and unless
under special or unusual household
conditions, 1t need not accumulate.
Cleaning a saucepan thoroughly In.
side and outside every time 1t is used
may seem supertluous, but it is the
only way to avoid that big turn up
which is the best thing know for up
setting the comfortable routine OF a
household for the whole day.
Brick dust, soap and coda are all
necessary for perfectly clean pots and
saucepans.
Keep the brick t..iat, plenty OF it. in
can alons with Il soft cloth. Melt
the washing soda ia hot water. and
after you have removed eeery particle
OK food from tho Inside CT the sauce
pan proceed to tlip the cloth into the
hot water. Then SOAP II thoroughly
dip into the brick dust, aud apply il
vigorously inside anu out The soar
aud SODA remove greaAe, the br1cl
dust removes stf,t una roughness
Next wash of With pAeoty ut hot water
and soda, finally rtnnins with clear
Il properly done with q. cloth. This
,nay BE- pretty hard work IT the par
is In u very bad state to begin with
hut once sight IN is easily kept right.
A very short time will 10 the worn
each day, and It will be- found pleas
nre instead OF hardship. OF course
where gas ia us>.d THIS work is much
easier. but even With range much
unnecessary work CAN IL saved by
care and resolution h) not once put
pan away wltn0W cleAn'uI it. The
habit once f>vmei abe r+utine he
comes eaEs.
Another coAaIn>ni little domestic
matter Is emo seldom noticed by the
majority Ct inexperienced people, and
tho neglect at which causes a good
deal Of ext>@. work.. ! al'ude to the
cleaning o. brush handles, also the
handles OF the .oaI shovel and chop
ping ok 4 maid will finish cleaning
;ange and then, without removing
her gloves by washing her hands. will
take the b. ush and sweep, or lift the
Ak and begin to chop wood She ther
leaves these things Just as they are
The next time she uses these articles
she dirties her hands again, and I'm
consciously leaves "ber mark" or
everything she touches.
These fnger marks on handles
chairs and doors arc the hallmark
Of the mex perienced. incompetent ant
careless cleaner. TO remove apply 9
little paraffin OH a flannel cloth.
The use OF ammonia Is a great say
Ing of labor. When scrubbing tables
chairs aud floors a little ammonia in
the water will whiten them in very
| short time. Silver and polished ar
ticles can easily be cleaned if washed
In warm water, to which has been add
ed one teaspoonful of ammonia to each
cupfnl of water. II the kitchen is tiled
In any part, wipe over with skinned
milk once week after washing.
Another method is to rub the tiles
every month or two with linseed oil
and then polish with soft cloth. TIC
clean the kitchen sink, wash it thor
oughly with ammonia and warm water
If common sulphate of iron be dis
solved in the DrOnOrtiOn Of ono nound