Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-05-02
WHEN CLEANING
YOUR HOUSE
Some Suggestions For Making
This Annual Event as Easy and
Effective as Possible.

I'll the weather Il settled. If
the work Is done systema tically its la
Dor will be Iessened.
| Closets should he cleaned first and
rubbish thrown away. Wash the
shelves. Pour boiling water over a
pint of salt and when it is dissolved
pour the solution into the crevices to
keep out insects When cold it will
harden. Paint cracks with turpentine.
Bureau drawers also should be
cleaned out Boxes and trunks should
be overhauled and useless things
| thrown away.
The attic should be overhauled some
pleasant day. The cellar also should
have it's turn.
After the closets are cleaned take
| down draperieS and curtains. Wash
such as may 6e Numbered and dust the
others thoroughly.
Beds should be taken apart and
cleaned. Air the clothes and clean
springs and mattresses thoroughly.
Wash such covers as you can Wash
the parts OF the beds with tar soap and
! paint the crevices with turl'entine. II
you do this insects will not trouble you.
Kitchen chimneys require sweeping
three or four times a year. the Others
according to how much they are used
By practicing the following method the
sweep is not needed nearly 50 often as
otherwise
Mix half pound Of flowers Of sui
phur with half u pound Of powdered
saltpeter and occasionally when the
fire Is bright and clear throw in ar
ounce Or two. This plan removes with
out trouble or dust good deal Of the
accumulated SCOT
All extra blankets can now be looked
over. repaired. washed and stored
To mend these darn all the thin places
with fine wool Of the same color.
But actual holes will require patch.
ing. Keep old blankets for this pur.
pose. Herrisgbone the patches round
with wool
When the edges get shabby work
them over In blanket stitch with wool
to match the ends
For washing blankets take a very
large tub. soft water and washing
powder.
Half Oil the tub with warm water.
the temperature being 10 degrees G.
Put in the washing powder. lay In one
or two blankets. move them about in
the Iather. squeezing and pressing
them.
Repeat this process in a second
soapy water.
Then rinse we'll In clear. warm soft
water. Put through the wringer after
folding carefully and seeing that the
rollers are quite iooae. Shake the
blankets we'll before hanging them out
When dry stretch them on a clean
kitchen table and rub all over with a
piece Ut clean rough flannel
Air most carefully and store with a
few camphor squares between them.
When you wash lace curtains first
shake them free from dust. then place
them overnight iw n bath of warm wa.
ter In which hOrax has been dissolved
two tablesyhnnfnls to four gallons of
water
The next day squeeze them well.
then pnt through the wringer.
Now make lather with. warm soft
water and washing powder. Move
the curtains about gently. pressing
them. hut do not rub. Should the cur
tains be very dirty this washing will
have to be rrIH'ated In fresh soapy
water M before Then rinse them in
warm water. then again In a generous
supply Of cold.
II is very little expense or trouble
and a frst class safeguard to add two
ounces Of alum to each gallon Of rims
ing water This insures the curtains
against catching on fire.
The curtains must he starched wet.
then dried very quickly.
To do this pin them out on clean
sheets laid on floor In an unused
room. When nearly dry take them
up and iron them round the edges
well pressing ont the points.
Then hang them ont In the air to
dry ShOnld thar not he possible they
must he dried OF by ironing quickly
all over
Lace. muslin and net cushion covers.
table rpntprS dOilits. sidebOard cloths.
etc. may b~ treated In the same way
Embroidered ar sWtted muslin must
he ironed on the wrong side.
All these, clean things should he care
fully folded up In white or blue paper
and PIT away IN drawers to he taken
ont when the house is in order.
To clean the carpet. after we'll
sweeping II. wipe II over with cloth
wrnng ont Of n pail Of warm water
to which nave been added two table
spoOnfuls " ammonia Turn and rinse
the cloth often This cleanses the car
net and freshens it up wonderfully.
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