Gilpin observer., 1908-04-02
FOR CLEAN WALLS
PREPARATIONS THAT ARE FOES
TO DIRT.
Not Necessary Constantly to Renew
Paper When streaks Appear
Breadcrumbs One Of the Best
of the Housekeeper's Aids.


The torment of the modern house,
wife is the fatal propensity of her
walls to take unto themselves dirt
and streaks. The worst of it is,
though she be ever so good man
ager, she is helpless before the dread
onslaughts of her bitter enemy.
Up to date, except in a few enlight-
ened communities, she has been un-
able to force smoke consumers on
chimneys, so unlimited SCOT continues
to be belched forth into the atmos-
phere. to the ruin of house and lungs
alike.
She hasn't even the comfort of her
foremothers of keeping the parlor her.
metically sealed to keep out the dirt.
Her dread of germs is too heartfelt to
shut out the great germ-destroyer, sun
light, even in the interests of immacu-
late belongings. So the only alterna-
tive is to choose furnishings and hang
ings that stand cleaning, and then
TO learn how to do that cleaning her.
self
The wall paper is the greatest prob
lem; it will get streaked and soiled
with appalling rapidity Long before
the average housekeeper has money
to replace it, it has become a monu-
ment to careless housekeeping and an
Indifferent city government that will
not fight the smoke nuisance
In buying wall paper it is a mistake
TO choose one so costly that it must
remain on for years. Cheap papers
are now most artistic, and have the
advantage that they can often be re-
newed.
For kitchens, bathrooms and nurs-
cries, it is wiser to have painted walls
or glazed papers that stand washing
with water and a scrubbing brush;
though where the expense does not
count tiles form the ideal wall cover
ing. Old paper can be made to look
more respectable, however, with slight
care.
There are many preparations on the
market for paper cleaning, some of
which are entirely successful and do
not need to be put on by trained
cleaner One of these is a putty-like
substance that is in great favor among
the women who live in smoky cities
and who are more afflicted than most
of their sex in the matter of sooty
walls
Small pieces of the mixture are
broken off and the walls are carefully
wiped down. care being taken to go
always in one direction. This makes
the paper look almost like new, and
can be repeated spring and fall for
several seasons, but after that new
paper is necessary.
A homemade mixture for brighten
ing wall paper is composed of equal
parts of whiting, cornstarch and
fuller's earth used in the form of a
powder. Stir the ingredients well to-
gather and put in a clean pail or big
box. Cover the handle of a broom
with a bunch of clean, soft rags or
cheesecloth to make a small, soft pad
about seven inches long and five
inches wide. Dip this pad into
the powder and rub 1t on the
walls, being careful not to move from
side to side or around, but always per-
pendicularly. After the powder has
been well rubbed on it should be re-
moved with clean piece of dry
cheesecloth.
Grease spots on paper can frequent
ly be removed with stale bread. This
will not hurt even delicate papers. Use
only the center of the loaf 1t is bet
ter to use rather small pieces of the
bread, throwing it aside as it gets
soiled.
A big grease spot can often be re-
moved by making a cheesecloth pad
filed with French chalk, which is put
over the spot and ironed with very
hot iron. Care must be taken, of
course. not to scorch through the pad
and dlscolor the paper.
1t is always we'll to have an extra
roll of paper in case of accidents. One
housekeeper not long ago had the bad
luck to have a large patch torn from
her expensive dining-room paper just
after 1t had been put on. AS the pa
per was imported from Japan and
there was no more to be bought at the
dealers. she had to endure the un-
slightly hole for almost six months I'M
Ill new roll was imported.
Stolen, a Famous German Cake.
Four pounds flour, one and three