Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-31
WAYS TO MAKE
MOVING EASIER
The Van Man Is Always Hostile, But
He May BE Cnjolcd.

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UT Is quite safe to say that fully one
third Of Now York changes residence
between Sent. and Oct. Ia each
year and equally safe to assert that
one-half of the remainder follows suit,
WHOM the first Of May comes around.
Under any circumstances, moving is a
Il trying event, and there doesn't APP
pear to be any "best way about 1t;
but there are certain ways OF tightening
the burden. Careful preparation is half
the battle,
i is an unwrttten law that an apart
ment shall be redecorated for each new
tenant. For sanitary reason, If for no
other. tho householder should Insist up-
on this. Al this time Of the year, es-
pecially. when the cold and the damp
are In the air. walls should have be-
come thoroughly dry before the tenant
takes possession. Colds and pneumonia
lurk In fresh kalsomin.e, and the odor
OF fresh paint makes many genuinely
III.
Ii the house be an old one it should
be subjected to thorough fuinigaton, to
destroy any germs that may have been
left behind, When circumstances per-
nit. services of professional packer
. SnOull De tIlllSteu, tDI LUey arc OEEG1
the most economical in the end, when
wear and tear upon nerves are taken
into consideration. Movers are busy
men. who have to hurry in order to
keep their van engagements. They have
no time, even If th.ay possessed incina-
ton. TO be careful" so it Is waste of
breath to reason with them. Better
forearm ones self by having all things
50 packed or covered that. with ordin-
airy precaution, they may reasonably be
expected to pass through the ordeal In
safety.
Books should always be packed to-
gether and so closely that there is no
danger of their "shufhing." Many peO-
pie sand them away loose, and are re-
sen,ful when the.r turn up damaged.
Dishes and briG-a-brao are safest
when packed in barrels, each piece well
wrapped in newspaper; for. as surely
as two pieces touch, surface to surface,
Just so surely are they broken. Lamps
und really choice pieces, such as statu-
airy. should be packed separately in ex-
celsior, which comes now especially for
such purposes in convenient rolls OF
varying lengths and widths.
PROTECTING THE FURNITURE.
Highly polished furniture ought TO be
protected, either wrapped IN Old quits
or flannel or corners tied up in strips
are exceptionally pondefous, drawers,
with their contents, may be left IT. |
i,lace, securely locked. The contents,
should completely TIL them,
or they VIII be sadly musscd. Easy
chairs are frequently sent along un- |
protected, but they are likely to be |
thus.
Rugs, carpets and draperies. having
peen thoroughly cleaned and renovated, L
should be sent a day or so ahead of tile
other things. The pictures, too, might
accompany them, or. II this Is not
pra cticable, at least they should be seEt
with the first vanload and put in place 1
before the furniture arrives. t sinpi- +
tes matters q good deal IL the furnish ,
,ngs can be sent together. SO that one /
room at time may be put in order, |
but this is scarcely possible because |
movers VIII hardly discriminate to that |
extent, bundling out. instead, whatever
Is first at hand to nil up the space in
the van. However. If there is one per-
son at the old apartment to direct what !
shall be sent and another at the new |
place to receive them, there need be |
very little confusion.
Furniture thar is not wrapped may be |
carried at once to the room in which
/ belongs The men are willing to do |
less, so there Is y delay. They will /
not, however, stand by While an argu-
nent goes on as to the mast fitting !
place for particular piece OF mahos-
my. On the other hand, furniture that
come wrapped or that has to be rubbed
IN should be left in one room reserved
or the time being for the purpose and !
here made ready.
For the day Or two OF transition.
when not everything in any one room is
n. It's place, most people ind 1t con-
2sTient t. hays meals uutsidiv.F IN |
though, even the matter of
.ating Is little upset by the moving,