Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-05-21
Srrinq House CLEANING.

! remember tragedy that oc-
CURED among my acquaintance
years ago in q town If much
more than average comfort and
culture. The house that / am
thinking Of was a large one IN a
lae street. beautifully furnished
and lifted above narrow means.
Yet IN a single week four children
and their father died in that house
"f maSligBaut diptheria. the only
survivors Of a happy house hold
being a broken-hearted mother
and 4 nursing babe. There Wa
every luxury in that home. but
when investigated by the lo.al
board Of health, the cellar Was
discovered to BE 50 Filed with
deadly miasma that 4 candle
would not burn within it. The
iamliy had been away and the
house had been closed. while
careless maids and an unsuspici-
GUS housekeePer had left the eel
lar hlled with decayine garbage
and other refuse.
II you are going to set about
your house cleaning this spring
IN earnest look to your founda-
tons. Surface dust in the living
room is not half so perilous in it,
nature or so much shame to the
housewife rs a cellar fllled with
rubbish and made a dumpinr
ground for all sorts Of things that
become breeding places for poison
and malaria. One Of the lesson,
l learned IN childhood was to care
a great deal more about the
things that We're out Of SIGHT i'm
the house than about those that
were IN evidence. In these sprir -
days, II the cellar is dana and
wet, have the evil remedied. al
though the expense may be treat
er than that of paint and naper
above stairs. Look well To vour
drainage. Investigate the cess
/ pool that may be a fateful source
OF tonsilItls and scarlet fever. As
an ounce of prevention is better
than pound Of cure, burn all
refuse that cannot be utilized In
some good purpose. When the
cellar Is perfectly dry and SPOT
lessly clean give it thick coat
OF white wash. Never suffer any
decaying matter to Turk in dark
corners, let n the light, ii that be
possible, and at all events let in
the air, and look we'll to vour
plumbing. Be radical in the
spring house cleaning, so far as
the cellar IS concerned. This he
ing done, you may take the rest
OF 1t at your leisure. What j.
the sense OF having a cyclone in
the house, upsetting the comfort
OF the good man, losing vour
temper and wearing yourself 10
shredS over an annual business
mat may be attended to with ease
and dignity, if only you manare
arIght. If you have the old
fashioned nailed down carpets.
you cannot get along as fast or
as comfortably as il YOU have
stained or hard wood floors and
rage As carpets wear out. wo-
men who prize domestic comfort
are replacing them with RUGS for
the greater convenience Of fire.
quent beating and cleansing. II
Is quite possible to engineer a
mouse cleaning campaign. inclu-
siVe OF fresh paint and paper in
sonic of the rooms, so snlootI,Iv
shat nobody shall be disturheS
ana the ordinary routine 90 for.
"afd with little interruption. Won
cannot do it in week hut VI !,
not take a month? Nav Is ~
beautiful CUT Of doers that il =
fooiish waste of the eni,vmaol
one ousht 10 have, in tie frast
arr ana the sunshine, nctt,s9Aol
a good deal OF time OUT OF door,
more time out than in.-Th.
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