South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-22
PREPARE BEDDING
FOR WINTER NOW
Get Cleaning Done Gradually
and Task is Lighter Says
Mrs. Coe.
BY MRS. CAROLINE COE.

1t is already time TO begin clean
| ing and preparing for the fall and
winter. Bedding may be gotten in
| order first and later the winter rugs
and hangings. Then will come the
actual housekeeping and by taking
time by the fOrelOck il may be all
done and out OF the way when the
frost comes, leaving opportunity 10 en-
| joy the delightful days of Indian sum-
mer in idleness.
To Make Sanitary Comforts.
If YOU find that your comforts have
! been wearing out and think it neces-
sary to have some new ones before
| fall. let me tell you a way TO make
| them so they Will last twice as long
as the old way Make your comfort
of cotton in the usual way and cover
with white cheese-cloth. Tack ii
down rather closely with white cord,
| then make two extra covers OF dainty
chintz, pink or blue cheese cloth or
whatever will blend with your bed
room furnishings.
pull this over the white cheese
cloth comfort and task il loosely with
baby ribbon. You can have two or
these covers for comforts that are TO
be used on the family beds so that
they can be taken off and Numbered
at least twice during the winter. THESE
comforts are much more sanitary
made in this way and the covers are
easier to wash than wooden blankets.
Take your pillows and have them
thoroughly beaten out doors for two
or three days. This will give them as
good an airing as possible, and you
can do the same with your mattresses
Be sure that you have quilted or
cotton cloth on every bed over the
closely tied bed tidy made of white
mil
clean and will pay for themselves
many times over in the wear and tear
of the mattress and the good health OF
your family Make them of white so
they will show stains and dust and
give YOU no excuse for not keeping
them clean. They should be about
half the thickness of a comfort
Cleaning Cane Furniture.
Now look over your furniture.
Probably you will find a piece or two
that must go TO the cabinet makers
or. better still, you can find some
handy man" who will bring his glue
not. his hammer, nails, screws and his
clamps and come to your house ana
do your work.
For your cane-seated chairs beat
out the dust and turn the chair bot
tom side UP. washing with soap and
very hot water until ii looks clean.
Then rinse with clear water in Whlch
the Juice ofe a lemon has been
squeezed. Put them outdoors to dry
quickly. This method will make an
old. sagging, cane seat taut and like
new.
Cleaning Windows.
Be sure and wash your windows
when the sun is not shining. If they
drv too quickly they may streak be-
fore they can be wiped good way
to clean them quickly is to use Whit
ing and alcohol and benzene, with
enough calcined magnesia added to
make a thick milk, is excellent. Both
these mixtures are much better for
cleaning than soap and water
To Clean Wood Work.
Wash white paint with Il heaNy
suds made Of white soap ard to every
quart of suds add one tablespoonful OF
gasoline.
For mahogany or other polshe1
woods use a mixture of linseed oil,
vinegar and turpentine, equal parts.
Pour some of the mixture on a cioth'
rub the wood well and polish with
drv cloth. on implanted Varnlshed
wood use soap and water and then re-
Varnish.
To Clean Door Handles
Clean plated handles and hinges on
doors nv rubbing with a flannel cloth
wet with kerosene and dipped In
whiting: polish with dry flannel.
clean the woodwork as explained else
where for painted or vanished sur