Evening star., 1912-07-07
Care of Bathroom and Cellar.

IL 10 part the HOUSE HcSbS. ilioiC az
IN tention than the bathroom, which
is sometimes an unsightly place
DO not use sand soap for cleaning a por-
celain tub or washstand. 1t Will mar the
surface and make it look like ground
glass Then if the porcelain becomes
stained one cannot make 1t white again.
Use ammonia in the water instead, but IL
dirt or grease requires an extra cleanser,
dampen the scrub cloth with kerosene,
and later wash with warm water. If the
tub is enameied, scour with a CLOTH made
of a salt bag which has been thoroughly
moistened with turpentine. and polish
with a clean cloth. Save bags in which
kitchen salt comes for this purpose,
While all the water pipes in the house
should be flushed at least once a week
with hot water. more frequent care should
be given the waste pipes of the bathroom.
They should be scaIded with a strong So
luton of chloride of lime for ten minutes
at a time This will keep the pipes clean.
Some housekeepers add generous
! amount of red pepper to the line. Hot
water in which borax has been dissolved
| is also good for this purpose. II there
| is a rusty sediment in the bathtub, you
can remove it by dipping a cloth into
turpentine and salt, then securing the
| tub 1t will soon be as clean as new.
| Soap left over from the toilet, the laun-
dry and the kitchen is usually considered
| so much waste. 1t is thrown out,
| though probably most housewives have
misgivings as to the extravaganza of not
using the last scrap of an expensive or
| good soap but every small piece of soap
should be saved. No matter to what tiny
4 dimensions it has been reduced, 1t Will
| help to clean the bathtub and the sta
! tionary washstand. This may be ac-
complishsd by means OF substantial
cotton o. woolen bag, which should be
about foot square and made with a
drawstring. Into it are dropped from time
I to time the bits Of soap collected from
the bedrooms, the bathrooms, the iaun-
| dry and the kitchen. The bag Is closely
drawn at the mouth, and the string
| wound about the top and then tightly
! tied. When this bag is dipped into water
| the contents give forth plenty OF suds,
and the whole may be used cleaning
cloth to scrub the bathtub and marble
bowl.
| Keep all bottles wei corked, air the
medicine chest and have a sHsh jar %
uuicklime in the closet 1t VIII aosorp
all odors. Rods are n,ore convenient TOT
hanging towels upon tnan rings or ha!,s'
and the towels dry more GiicKiy on rous,
but If you must hav" n:tis paint theiii
stains on face cloths and towels. Faucets
are easily frightened b. rubbing them
with a little lemon peel.
A bath rug is a floor covering like that
of any other room 1t comes in cotton
and jute, varying in size according TO in
| diyidual fancy A bath mat Is quite a
different thing being about the size and
material Of a heavy bath towel and used
| to stand on when just out of bath. bat
at all other times folded and hunS on the
side Of the tuN or towel rack The ad-
vantage of this mat Is that 1t protects the
usually light-colored rug from the marks
| that shoes would inevitably make on 1t If
walked upon while still wet from some
ope's bath Bath mats of the heaviest
Turkish toweling are being made up In
COMES of a Turkish rug in color and de-
sien They can be washed as easily as
those of solid colors. There is also a rug
of Turkish Dwelling in Delft blue with
ouaint Dutch groups at either end. One
housekeeper not being able to afford a
bathroom rug, took new Turkish towel
hemmed 1t at the ENDS and dyed 1t blue
to match the color scheme of the bath
| room. She used white mercerized cotton
to embroider the word Bath on it.
New houses are built with well ventilat-
ed. sanitary Easements, and the housewife
who possesses a modernly arranged laun-
dry and storehouse Is indeed fortunate
MANY people, however, are living in
houses constructed forty, fifty and more
wears ago. These old houses sometimes
have superior advantages over the new
ones, but never In the case OF the cellar,