Middletown transcript., 1909-12-23
RUes RErrER rKAH CARPErs

The modern housewife has come 20 con-
slider q covering for her floors (eiIber car
pet or rugs) an absolute necessity the
year round, and if these are kept In q
sanitary condition, they may be deemed
q benefit and an adornment TO the home |;
otherwise, q plain wood HooF 10 q shous-
and times more preferable.
Although either rugs or carpets may be
managed in way not to endanRer home
sanitation, rDgs are by far the superior
OF carpets. Some Of the keeneF.miDdsd
housewives have recognized shis superior
ity and are disOarding their carpets 10
rapidly as possible while many still cling
tensciouSly to she old fashioned carpet.
The most objectionable feature about
the use of carpet is ths iniEequency OF
lifting and renovating them, which 10 gen.
eraily but twice yesE. II they did not
require stretching and. lacking, this could
of course be done more frequently, and
here lie where she adap liability Of rugs is
most apparent. They require no stretch
ing, no tscking aud whenever she house
wife thinks conditions demand that llis
rugs be renovated, there is no putting of
and dreading she job, 90 wish carpets, for
the rugs can simply be lifted, busted,
aired and replaced in she rooms in less
than half the time one would consume in
taking up and rsnovatinE ths carpets.
But this advantage Of qn;ck handling i-
not the main point Of excellence possessed
BY rugs over carpets. They lie fat Onsbs
door; while carpets almost always have
padding between them aud the floor.
This filling is . yeFitable duet coltecsor,
and, with tbe carpets above, abSoEbs
about all she dust aBd other particles
that settle TO the floor, where she tramp.
ling Of many feet works everything firmly
in. II every housewife possessed the
scientific instruments with which she
could make an explanation OF tbis accunl-
ulated filth collected by carpets, che would
scream in horror at the seethinR mass Of
dissase-germs and microbes haFboFiBe
shere. As they are loosened BY the feet
Of persons passing through the caEpetsd
rooms, these dangerous germs foas iD
the air, and ara drawn into she lungs,
their poisonous eject being didused
through the entire system. Under such
circumstances, 10 10 small wonder that she
death rate from long troubles is 20 ap.
palliDg
Then, rugs possess other points OF eu.
periority over carpets. They are more
artistic in their arrangement and ap-
pearance, with their many variations
and the border effect produced by the
bare floor around the edges. Carpets
are much more troublesome 70 &c, as the
amount Of stretching makes il dificuIt 10
know just what size to get.
Again, rugs are much more desirable
than carpets from an economical stand
point, The seams joining she several
strips Of caFpeting for room are soon
worn until they break, or else they poll
loose in stitching, frayinR and ripping she
carpet. In either case, thsEe 10 3 shabby
looking carpet, lot Of tedious mendiDR
70 do, or a new carpet TO be purchased,
all OF which could be avoided by tile com.
mon sense use Of rugs. THUS We see sLsS
rugs rank above carpets in these four
most important points Of superiority: Az.
pearance, ease OF handling economy aud
sanitation-a combination suficient 20
eDlighten she most Skepsical.