Arizona republican., 1908-12-11
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TN every hOusehuld there is some sort K of a closet or lumber room. Into thls B the odds aDd-euds of what uUt are usually thrown he,;er-skelter Indeed. even In the best of well-regdlated house. holds it is rare 10 find one that Is not more or less disordcrly. There are boxes. full and empty. piled in corners or thrown carelessly to one side with the view Of making use of them some day; clumsy bundles of wrapping paper, bags. suitcaSps, trunks. baskets. parcels. old magaIines-in fact. tue o.lds-and ends frCm all departments Of the hurse. - all -huddled prOm.scuouslr together
 This conditicu Is appreciated only ' hen someone of ;he articles k desired cspe- ciilly In the spring and fan. Thra the search for the needed article lecones even more battling than tEHt for tue pro verbal needle in A haystark. And ni this season of the year. vixen the rca' wintry winter things must be taken cut Of moth balls aud rehabilitatcd, it Is most discouraGing To open a dozen packages before the enc desired Is found. Though unpleasant 10 narrate, the average house keeper shows but little fogethOusht in arranging the various packages.
 This does not mean that the pieces ot clothing may not have been folded neatly before they were laid away or wrapped In bundles. They generally are. But, after that, there Is usually no guide to the whereabouts of anything beyond the doubtful memory of some of the house. hold. Naturally. there must bc 0 des- peraie overhauilng In search of some thing wanted, and Ii Is as likely to be at the bottom Of tie pile as at the top. And so. too. with number of things stored in one trunk Ii takes a little more trou- hie in the first place 10 put things in or der and to docket the contents of the trunk. but IL Is well worth while when you come to the unpacking.
 Maybe the housekeeper has but a single closet available but. if possible in any way. a small room should he set aside AS an odds-and-euds roori. The trunks and boxes should be Eently arranged about the sides. The awnings and screens, taken in nfter their summers work. should he piled nently in as little space possible and in a place where 1t Is not necessary to move them first before something else can be gotten at-
 All old papers should he rolled tightly md stuned into big shoebag kept for this purpose. smaller pocket of this same bag can be used as receptacle for old string. always valuable the whole year through. The magazines should he piled closely upon the, shelves, which should run two or three deep entirely around the room. When n sufficient number Of them have accumulated they should he sent 10 some hospital or char itable institution where they cease 10 be old magazines and become sources Of pleasure 10 mnny unfortunates. Upon the shelves may be stored pasteboard boxes, too good 70 throw away. that come In handy so frequently. A tool chest sn.I broken down furniture can be fitted snugly into many rorners.
 On the lining of the top of each trunk it is well 10 paste list of the contents of the trunk For exumpie: simmer pettieoats. botium of trunk: summer helts ard sinrks. inP tray. right siGe All goods wrapped should he labelpd uu the outside nf the winpper and much heltei -skelicI tyiH; aud uni wing of bundles k arnii,rI. IT cstre Hnd fore thought i- exercised. a p'nre can be found for everything ID the uel,lS and ends ruo.n- and everything rGn he fuind iu its place
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