Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-06-28
Tho Art of Cleaning.

modern invention has come to the aid Of
the housewife in many Q wonderful
cleaning apparatus and device. The
vacuum cleaner, of which there must bt
twenty or more styles on the market, II
joyful innovation, making 1t possible
to clean room without disarranging It
There are also dustless busters, and
new dustpan which has delightful Ions
handle which obvlates the necessity fol
STOPPING.
In the well-ordered home, the house
should be cleaned in its entirety daily
that means, the house should always bt
clean, and the cleaning processes invis
ible. No closet or cupboard should bt
overlooked; special care must be giveI
to cubby holes; and surely it is moi
necessary to insist that there should
never be in evidence faded or neglected
flowers; no soiled towels in bathroom
pantry, or kitchen; no soiled napkins
tucked in side-board drawers; no ugly
burnt-out embers or ashes left In opeI
fireplaces; no trays of cigar stumps
ashes, and burnt match; no disordereo
heaps of back-number magazines OF
newspapers; no soiled and spotted blot
tiers left on desks, or empty candy-boxe!
open on the table! The house We live In
should at all times present an unbroker
orderliness and daintiness. Waste-bas
kets must be emptied daily, and lamps
cleaned and refilled in the morning
hours.
II there needs must be cleaning day
begin at the top of the house, and con
fine your cleaning to one room at 9
time. The approved cleaning-machinei
are, of course, recommended as saving
time and strength.
If the mattress has been turned daily
as 1t should be, and, furthermore, en-
cased in twilled buttoned slip, as II
should be, there will arise no necessity
for the ordeal of mattress cleaning. i
this has been neglected, and one has ne
vacuum cleaner, the mattress must be
thoroughly cleaned without raising the
dust. Wiring out, as dry as possible,
couple of busting sheets. Lay one ovel
the mattress. Now whip it with car
pet beaten until the sheet will hold NJ
more dust. Turn the mattress, and ust
the other sheet in the same way. o.
course, the sheets must now be sent t
the laundry.
For cleaning windows and mirrors,
there are several proprietary articles on
the market, but little soda or kerosene
and little thin starch put over the glass
and allowed to dry will give excellent re
suits when rubbed of and polished with
newspaper or cloth that leaves no lint
In very cold weather little alcohol on 6
cloth is effectual.
Brasses that are lacquered should
never be touched with anything but
soft rag dampened in tepid, soapy water
But unlacquered brass or copper, after
being freed from dust, should be rubbed
with salt and vinegar, and polished will
Very delicate fligree work may b,
cleaned with paste of sweet oil anc
tripoli.
If desirable to remove spots from white
woodwork, rub the spot with dampeneo
flannel dipped in whiting.
White marble may be improved by
treatment with the following mixture
Two teaspoonfuls OF common soda, ont
teaspoonful of powdered pumice stone
and one teaspoonful of fine salt, sifted
and made into paste with little water
Finally, wash the marble with sal
water.
Cut-glass toilet articles should b
cleaned one piece at time, to prevent
chipping, in basin of warm water into
which have been put few drops of am
monia, or pinch of washing soda. Rut
with soft brush, and bury temporarily
in jewellers white-wood sawdust. Put
the silver toilet articles in a basin, and
cover them with boiling water into
which has been poured little ammonia
If very furnished, use paste OF French
whiting and alcohol. Of course, judg
ment must be used where silver articles
are combined with ivory, celluloid, glass
etc. Wash hair-brushes in tepid am
mOnia water.
Chamois-skins, which play such an i'm
partant part in polishing glass, silver
and other metals, may, in turn, be clean
ed by washing In tepid water and plenty
of white soap. Mildew may be removed
by covering the spots with buttermilk
and exposing to the sun. Iron-rust
spots must be covered with salt anG
lemon Juice, and placed in sunshine.
Clean nickel fixtures with paste Of
whiting and alcohol, and enameled tubs
and basins with one of the many ename
powders on the market for the purpose
Empty the refrigerator, and remove
all trays and racks. Now scald it's walls
and floors with soda water, and the trays
likewise, and scour them we'll besides
Leave the refrigerator to dry and cool In
draughts of fresh air before installing
ice or provisions.
To repolish hardwood floors, melt hall
pound of pure beeswax and add a pint
of turpentine and half as much ammonia
Stand the mixture over boiling kettle
in order to keep it warm. Apply to the
floor with flannel cloth, and let stand
until quite cold. Now as to polishing
the merriest and quickest method is to
give the children q lark. Collect from
the ragbag all the discarded stockings
and socks; draw them on over the chill
dren's shoes, start two-step on the
piano, and the children will do the rest
If, unfortunately, your neighborhood
offers no children, your second choice OF
polisher is an adult with a piece OF
Brussels carpet wrapped around brick.
An old.time furniture polish much
used in the South on ancestral mahogany
is made of linseed- oil, vinegar, and tur'
pentine.
If the new cleaning apparatus is out OF
the question, and one must resort to old
time methods in cleaning rugs, pray
have more conscientious respect for the
vital daily interests of patient women
and children, which are woven thread by
thread, into your Oriental rugs, than to
permit an ignorant greenhorn to beat
them to tatters on clothes line.
The habit of replenishing may 60 hand
in hand with cleaning. Do not fail to
refill ink-bottles on desks; renew the
blotter, pens and stationery; arrange
fresh flowers; replace wasted candles
fill match boxes; and renew WORKOUT
sandpaper scratchers; provide fresh
towels and soap. The homemaker who
has the courage to meet faithfully all
these requirements should be rewarded
by an atmosphere of pure delight in her
home, completely satisfying to its every
inmate.-Harper's Bazaar.
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