Milford chronicle., 1909-05-07
The Care Of the Bedroom

shine during some OF, and better
during all, the day Even if arti-
fcially ventilated and heated, win
dows and doors open to the air must
furnish some of the ventilation, for
there is nothing like quantities Of
good, fresh air. The room must
have sufficient size to accommodate
the furniture easily, with space to
move the same about during clean
ing. Windows on two sides of the
room are a great advantage large
closets for clothes and linen, a neces-
sary convenience wall space for
placing beds, dresser and chiffon
ier absolutely necessary. Hard
wood floors with rugs are preferable
to carpet-cOvered floors from a sani-
tary standpoint Metal beds are
more easily cared for than those of
wood. Closets for linen and cloth
ing should have plenty of air, and
light and be regularly opened for
the admittance of the same. if not
provided with windows for venti-
latlon.
The linen must be Immaculate.
Soiled linen does not belong in a
sleeping apartment, but in the
laundry. The beds need changing
at least once a week during health,
daily, or oftener, during illness
Remove clothes from the bed daily,
allow them to air at least an hour
shake the pillows ana place near
the windows turn the mattress
daily from side to side, and from
foot to head once a week.
The floor of bedroom needs es-
pecial attention. Hardwood floors,
if waxed and polished, an exper-
fenced hand and first class mater
ials to keep them nicely polished
A soft brush will remove all diIt
and other PARTICLES dry mop re-
stores some Of the polish. There |
are innumerable floor wakes and |
polishes on the market but care
must be exercised i'll selection.
Carpeted floors, seemingly, need
less attention than hard wood
They are germ collectors and unless
often. unsanitary. Rugs
are more easily swept, cleaned, and
managed than carpets. Clean car
pets FIRST with stiff broom, follow
with broom covered with cloth
dampened with a mild disinlectant
TO gather up dust particles left by
The broom.
busting is an art. A feather dus-
Ter is used occasionally for places
put of reach. Cheese cloth with
some oil, turpentine, or disinfectant;
becomes an effective dust gatherer,
1ot a dust distributor. After rub
oing with the dampened cloth, a
lean dry one is used for polishing.
All pictures, bric-a-brac, books,
.tc., need wiping with a clean, dry
10th before the room is swept,
hen laid away until the room is
thoroughly cleaned.
Pictures must be kept clean and
he glass polished often. White
,aint is best for bedrooms, but
leeds much care. 1t should not be
washed with soap and water, for
oap causes discoloration. Use
whiting, applied with a moistened
goolen cloth, or soft sponge. Wipe
yith the grain of the wood. Rinse
With a second cloth, and wipe dry
With a third. Finger marks on
yood work may be removed easily
nth powdered chalk sprinkled on
cloth.
Once a week the walls need wip-
lg down with a brush or broom
overed with a soft cloth.
Use wisp or bristle brush on
rindow sashes before washing win
ows. Wash the sash first. Never
Sc soap. Put a few drops of am
lonia in the water. Wash one
ane at a time and dry Immediately.
the air contains much moisture,
.cohol is sometimes used to hasten
le drying. Polish the glass with
clean, dry cloth or tissue paper.
Tinted walls and ceiling are bet
r than papered both for economy
Id sanitary reasons. Walls should
/, retinted at least once a year. In
lecting the color appropriate for a
ON, the exposure should be cen
1ered. Rooms with south or east
,posure take cool colOrs-blue,
cen, or lavander. while those
wing a west or north light, warmer
ITS like pink, red, yellow and
own.
Hangings, furnishing, and tint
2 should harmonic for a pleasing
ect. Hangings in a bedroom
ould be Of material easily laund-
ID or cleaned. Closets need much
.ention so that the destructive