Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-21

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brush part Of BITS Of ohamois. These are
much easier to use and more efficacious
in drying than cloth and the handle makes
them convenient for reaching far corners
santtarT C-onvenienees.
To cover the broom when It IL required
for removing the dust from polished floors
soft cloth cases come ready 70 slip over
the broom end and tie securely az the top.
These can DO washed and kept sanitary,
and they are less trying to the h~ousekeeper
than wiping the floor up on her hands and
knees. Wsxed floors receive a different
treatment. They are rubbed over with a
specially constructed felt cleaner and pol
isher. While the polisher Is heavier than
a broom on account Of its irou frame, this
very weight decreases the amount OF en-
ergy required by the maid when she has
TO rub the wood with an ordinary cloth.
Pot cloths, dust cloths, sink cleaners and
mop cloths are sold ready for use. The
old way OF utilizing pieces OF flannel and
worn out sheets has been abandoned and
now all sorts and sizes OF ready-to-use
cloths for cleaning purposes are to be
bought for a small sum on the household
counter. When they get too soiled for use
It Is not worth while to have them cleansed.
For a few cents rhey can be replaced Wy
fresh ones. The particular 'housekeeper
sets aside a shelf in the pantry OF a
drawer in the china and tin closet where
she keeps an assortment of such cleaning
materials.
The maid or cook can keep herself neat
and clean without much trouble II she is
provided with an outfit such as department
stores sell. Thick, soft gloves are made to
wear when III ing pots and heavy stove
attachments; thinner ones come for the
purpose of protecting the hands while
sweeping or dusting; then there are rubber
gloves to put on when washing dishes and
asbestos gloves to wear when handling hot
dishes. Caps, gloves and nose and mouth
protectors are made TO adjust before be-
ginning to sweep. The sanitary craze has
invaded the kitchen with considerable force
and no modern ~housekeeper sweeps or al
lows her maid to sweep without having
the mouth aud nose protected from parti-
cles OF dust which are apt 10 be germ
laden.
The face piece Is made Of thin gauge
and does not obstruct breathing. but acts
as a screen for particles Of dirt and dust.
1t covers the nostrils and the mouth only
and fastens in the back with q button or
a string. When thus equipped a maid can
work comfortably and quickly and when
the sweeping hnu duSllnB aIo uunE 1Nt
can shake her garments in the air and be
perfectly sure that she has gathered In
no disease germs.
Enamelled K~itchenwaPe.
Htchenware is by no means unattractive.
1t may not present the glittering front that
the rows Of old-fashioned brass and copper
pots and kettles did, yet 1t Is dainty, clean
and perfectly sanitary looking. Some of
the ware is white with blue ~edgings; other
kinds are gray, dark blue or brown. The
white Is most desirable, and only the best
enamels should be bought on account of
the danger there is TO the health from
foods cooked in Clipped and scratched
enameled and poor wares. These should
be kept ~spotless. When they are allowed
to get dingy and discolored they are unfit
for further use.
German porcelain pantry Jars are one of
the ornamental feature OF the pantry
and kitchen. They come in white, with
blue or brown decorations, and each has
the name OF the ingredient It is to hold.
Some of the sets have German lettering,
while others are in English. Shelves to
hold these jars are a necessity In q
kitchen. They should be arranged neatly
and rather close together and with SOM
idea of fitness. Size Is an important fac
tor In the arrangement. but when several
OF the same size are to go on one shelf a
little discrimination should be used, and
when once a place has been decided upon
for a jar it should always be kept in that
one place. This arrangement will make II
easy for the cook to find in q minute just
the thing she wants. whether It lie Eranu-
lated sugar or borax.
Spice tins are less expensive and they
serve as we'll as the porcelain, though they
are not 80 ornamental. They are highly
enameled and are usually square. They
have fitted tops instead of shallow lids
as the porcelain mes have, and they are
found in a greater variety Of tins.
Light on Kitchen Sink.
The kitchen sink is more important thar
architects are willing to consider It. Al
a rule the sink Is placed in any corner con.
v~enient to the water pipes. and where space
will admit 1t. To be properly built the sinh
should occupy a place under a window. oil
near one. so that there is plenty of liRh'
when washing the dishes. preparing vege.
tables or doing the other tasks which mus
be accomplished in this particular part Of
the kitchen. Then the sink should mo-
be too far away from the dish closet, other
wise the maid IL forced to take many NOR
steps than she should. When the sink II
in the opposite end OF the kitchen from
the pantry 1t makes kitchen work harder
and more like drudgery than It should be
The tables for drying dishes should b,
adjacent to the sink. In many Kitchens
in fact, In the majority Of the rented ones
this necessity is overlooked entirely, AnC
sometimes there Is mo- drying table at all
which means that the dish washer mus
dry each dish separately and then wall
to the end of the room to put It away o.
to a far distant table and leave It till sh,
Is ready to place several OF them In tn,
closet. A dish rack is a great labor save
and reduces the number OF steps to
minimum when this part OF the domesti
work is In progress, Racks are sold Il
the shops to hold dishes OF different kinds
They are either wire or wood and hsv
stout handles so that when filled witt
dishes they can be dipped into q pot o
water and lifted up and down two o
three times, then placed on a drying tabl
or board.
Linoleum Is the best and most lastin.
floor covering for the kitchen II clean
easily and keeps its color we'll Tile
floors are more pleasing TO the eye, ye
they are destructive to any dish droppe
upon them. The kitchen walls should b