Evening journal., 1913-02-11
HOUSE CLEANING
In LHE PENNSY

The abolition Of the public drink
ing cups at the Pennsylvania Railroad
stations and on trains was only a part
Of the stringent sanitary rules which
are now in force all over the Pennsy
system Housewives complain because
they have to clean house twice each
year, that is 60 over house from top
to bottom On the Pennsy at pre-
Sent every day is a house cleaning
day
Recent orders make It necessary for
the cleaners about the Pennsylvania
Railroad stations to scrub floors and
steps at least once every day. and to
use cloths frequently during the day
TO keep the dust from seats and fur
niture This is not all. If passen-
ger coach is dropped off in Harris
burg, five minutes after II is on a side
track a force OF men is az work with
automatic cleaners. Frequently a
car on through run is given "A
cleaning out before proceeding east
or west This requires large force
OF men working day and night. and
every month thousands Of cars arc
cleaned in the vicinity of the Penn
sylvania Railroad station. At all times
when cleaning cars or working about
the station and Offices disinfectants
are used literally.
The traveller boarding a train shin
ing and spotless, does not stop to
think that few hours before these
cars were returning from a run dusty
aud travcl-stained If he could stay on
board after the passengers are dis
charged he would meet a surprise
Carpets First.
First the carpets are removed. The
housewife takes up hers once or twice
"a year. but one day is the outside
limit in "A Pennsylvania car, unless th,
car has short stops, then it is dropped
off every four days for cleaning
The carpets are taken to n platform
and every particle of dust is removed
by vacuum process Not "a particle o
dirt can escape.
In the meantime in the car com
pressed air has been at work. Th'
blowers" as the men are called, have
turned a stream from their hoses int,
every nook and Granny. The seatl
arc gone over and when the nozzle il
turned on the windows myriad par
ticles of dust and cinders take fligh
from hiding places around the sashes
81 Next comes the mop. The floors o
the Pennsylvania steel cars are a mix
= ture OF cement and ground cork, mucl
easier to clean that wood. After the!
; have been scrubbed, men polish TIT
steel woodwork After the carpet
, are laid there is another carful dust
ing with cloths
So much for the interior, but tn
: outside OF the cars are usually of sucl
/ a glossy red that they would not sta
that way without care. Cars are fire
quently covered with a fine white dus
+ very difficult TO remove. After a rail
the dirt sticks TO the smooth steel
like paint.
Exterior cleaning Is being studies
carefully by the Pennsylvania. rs
perments are being made with dii
. ferent solutions, the principal ingrl
dients Of all being oil and soap. Ever
q solution is tried for three years Ever
q time "a car Is cleaned 1t is recorde
u and when Il goes to shop 10
ovorhauled the experts here compi
a these records 10 determine whic
= solution is the best
j. Housework on dining car is eve
s More elaborate There are silver m
8 kitchen utensils TO polish, soiled line
@ to be- changed and cupboards to
n washed. When this is done the car
o stocked, and everything is rubbed q
n with cloths again before it goes on
s The men who do the work do not Zoe
% as neat as the housewife in cap az
b apron. but let her put her finger an
r whore when they have finished, 81
Will find no dirt.