New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-14
Scientific Management
Lighters Housework

Clean the remaining shelves, cleaning
| the bottom one last.
DAILY BUSTING.
Apparatus:
! fannelette buster, a string mop, ana ul
| the room has rug or carpet the
carpet sweeper.
d Procedure:
! Air the room, II necessary.
Sweep the rug or carpet with the
sweeper.
Dust any bare floor with the string
mop. 49,
and all outstanding of wainscotlng, cup
boards. and the like, with the nannelette
buster, and the chairs, tables, and smaller
articles with the finer one.
Use the busters to wipe up the dust,
and do not shake them about. When one
buster becomes dirty take another:
Wipe finger marks from electric hght
button plates.
When busting stairways II may oe
necessary TO use the long-handled cornlce
Avoid letting soiled busters rest on
beds, upholstered furniture, and ike
places.
actly as they were found.
Arrange the window shades before
leaving the room.
Empty, dust and put away the CARPET
sweeper. Put away the string mop, WASH
ing il necessary Wash the busters ana
hang them up to dry.
Dustless busters and mops may be used
instead Of dampened ones.
DISH WASHING.
Apparatus:
Dlshpan, rinsing pan, draining pan ana
basket, diShCloth, several clean, dry
dish towels, boiling water soap ana
washing soda.
Procedure:
Put iron pots and pans to soak in strong
soda water, also put to soak any COOK
ing dishes that need it, Pile one inside
another so as 70 clean the outside also.
This should be done the moment the con-
tents are emptied and before the meal
goes TO the table.
Put the food away, scrape and stack
/ the dishes at the washing end OF the
! table, putting to soak any that need II.
Set out the pans, with the draining
basket in the rinsing pan. Half fill the
dishpan with hot, soapy water, three
quarters fill the rinsing pan with nearl!
/ boiling water.
Wash the glass, dropping each piece
| gently into the basket Put fiat silver
( into the dish water to soak. Lift the
/ basket of glass into the draining pan.
dry the glass and set 1t aside. Use the
softest towels for this and see that the
glass is left shining. Of you prefer the
glass dried out Of cold water, use II, ana
/ then fill the pan with boiling waterD
/ Return the basket TO the rinsing pan.
1 Wash, rinse and dry the silver the same
as the glass. The towels must De uly
Wash. rinse and dry the small china
pieces the same as glass, and put away
Wash. rinse and leave the rest Of the
/ china and crockery 90 drain, while the
/ pots and pans are being washed.
Dry the china and crockery rinse ana
/ dry the pots and pans. Scour the steel
knives and forks.
! Put away all the dishes.
| Empty the dishpan, put rtnsing water
| in II, wash the other pans, Dry with the
! cloth wrung dry, and put them away.
! If the rinsing water Is stu clean ana
warm, scrub the table and the sink with
| il; II not get fresh water. Wash the
/ tea kettle, inside and out, once day.
! when the water is soapy
| Put towels and dish cloth TO soak IN
! hot soapy water. This need be done put
once a day, usually after the MIDDAY
meal.
floor. Empty the garbage pail.
! Wash the towels and dish cloth, Rinse
| the pail out with the suds, and dry with
, the cloth wrung dry. Rinse the towels
thoroughly in hot water and hang TO
dry. in fresh air II possible
Dust the kitchen once day.
Note.-The dishwater should be kept hot and
soapy enough 10 prevent the formation OF a
I grease ring on the pan, and should be changed
: when dirty Keep the rinsing water very hot
/ thus requiring fever towels.
THE FIREPLACE.
4 stove apron, newspaper, dust pan,
whisk. the blackleading implements, and
I a buster.
Procedure.
Spread the newspaper to protect the
/ hearth.
or androus, and move the basket or irons
4 out on the newspaper.
Brush the ashes down the ash hole.
BIacken the fire basket or andirons, and
, Law a fresh fire ready TO light, using
[ the newspaper on the hearth.
Brush up the hearth, dust the mantel
and the fire irons.
| Put away the blackleading implements,
dustpan and other apparatus, and get
| n basin of warm water small SCRUB
! brush and some soap.
/ Wash the hearthstOne and, II necessary,
| the fire irons.
fireplace with red bricks may have
| the bricks redeemed with the reddening
Rcddening mixture-One ounce common
| glue | tablespoonful alum, y pound We
netian red 1 pound Spanish brown, /
/ gallon water. -,
| fire While hot add the alum. Add the
/ Venetian red and Spanish brown. IL too
| light. add more red and brown; If too
/ dark. add water a little at a time until
right. Mix well. Keep in a closely
corked bottle. Apply with paint brush.