The sun., 1910-06-12
DUSr AND GERNs IN PIANOs.
Also Moths. Owing 70 the NewIert ~ the
Average Amerieaa FamIIy.

After the high shelves in dark closets
the worst place for dirt in a well ordered
house h the interior Of the piano
The piano maker when he sells a new
instrument warns the purchaser 20 keep
u not only closed b,Ft covered when not
IN actual uae or being aired. though hs
well knows that in nine hOuaea out Of ten
where music u not q sacred thing his in 4.
functions will he disreRarded. A list N
things taken cut Of the ordinary domestic
piano Of commerce a. the periodical
clesnings would hardly be believed.
FAMILIES Of living mice have been found
BY the piano cleaner. and perhAps families
Of even larger animals. A piano tuner
found IN an instrument up IN a rural nan
Of The brOnA nearly a quart ~ hickory
nuts carried IN by squirrels. The family
had wondered why the instrument refused
TO respond 10 q touch on the KEYS.
Juat plain household ius, is AIKEN ou,
Of the piano by the quart v the claaninas
arc not ifeauont and q bacteriological
analysis Of piano sWeepings would proha-
bly, reveal the germs Of several dissaaaa
Piano tuners and cleaners catch thea.
diaeasea sometimes. Modern methodu
Of cleaning have not been fully applied
to the domestic piano and the cleaner or
tuner h seen laboriously brushing the
felt hammerp 20 remove the thick coating
of dust that soon accumuiates. Piano
tuners have discovered that they are nore
subject TO colds in the head than AVERAGE
folk. and sons have hit upon the scheme
OF wearing cOtton ih the noatria when a,
work. The effect h greatly 20 reduce the
frequency Of such colds.
Normally careful housewives often
wonder why their precautions are insufB.
Gent 10 exclude moths from the houas
II they would examine the piano th.v
would somstimes hnd = solution Of the
mystery.
Moths are attracted By the oonRsnia,
gloon ana abundant felt inside a piano;
perhAps they are fond Of music Al aDv
rate the piano y 4 great broedinS 49,.
for theae household peHts ana What ~
careful housewife nvea IN clOthiRr 49,
Often loees u piano fslts by the Tavares
o. Ne moth. a long negls.ytpd plano
nav ne 20 riddied by moths ~ 20 ren1iira
complets renewal Of destructij sle nar,s
MOthera o. RrOwing daughtera rroap
IN spirit and stop their eags when thsv
9ohoid oosen young folk gathered about
ne piano singing college songs and raR-
ume music 70 The hanging hcoompeni.
ment of On unskillesi player. but tie rs~,'it-
ant DAMAGE from mere rouHh handling
ISIS nothing compared 10 the min grn"~bt
by dust Nnd insects when the e.rsisss
voung folks 90 away having the i1sty,,.
s,',. ni,.nt we ooen for the entrnnoe Of any
thing with wings or legs
Germans. Who seem % have An Inn,t.
resDect for almost any sort of rnu~iSsl .
lnatFument. are ahOcked at the tre. t,,,ert
given n TIE piano In the ordinary Auseris
nan household where therN Are rhilfwar /
nisno n an orderly German houaehod
WI - ~ ehnOgt nerfect condition ~
% both t1ne and cleanlineas tonS o.
ne ubano installed IN an American ho,,se.
hold Rt the sane Tina d tlSnhleus dUvt, 4
and moth Ftddled he conarientioi,s co..
nan housewife Who should And the pisno
open on oomla& down In the morning .
would naturally suapeut saule u,au1i,S-,
q ne family of having been az ne inss~,-
mont an night