The Washington herald., 1914-06-17

Care Of a home demands all the brain,
all the ingenuity and all the cleverness
Of which woman is capable II the home
is to be conducted as well as IL can be.
The smaller amount of money and help
that a woman has. the more she must
use her knowledge, skill and cleverness
to make a successful home. In this work
she is today aided with many devices
unknown to her mother or grandmother.
As an instance Of that kind OF the diff
ference then and now in the treatment OF
insect pets. rats or mice
In the old days II bugs were found in
a bed, the bed and every bit OF bedding
were taken out of doors and boiling wa
ter was turned over II. and where pos
sible the bedding was boiled. Now, the
AFFLICTED housewife buys one Of the we'll
known and guaranteed preparations put
up by a reliable concern and rats, mice
and bugs or cockroaches disappear as II
by magic.
Experts Handle the Job.
Or IL she does not want to do the work
herself she puts the determination Of the
vermin into the hands of an expert, who
clears the house OF them swiftly and
without discomfort TO the tenants OF the
dwelling.
In this connection the care OF the bed
ding comes to mind. Any woman who
has ever had to clean her own pillows or
mattresses, or has had to change the con-
tents of a pillow to a new tick. knows
what a difficult and unpleasant task II Is
II she has ever tried to wash woolen
blankets she knows of the trials and
tribulations attendant upon this. Usually
the wool blankets in the hands of an
amateur become shrunken and hard. The
feathers in the pillows mostly fly away,
and II they don't. they are not really
cleaned when the cleaning is through.
The contents of mattress presents an
other arduous piece of work when it Is to
be cleaned IL II Is a wool mattress. II
cannot be properly prepared without q
wool carder II 1t Is hair, more dificul-
ties are presented.
Modern Convenienccs.
But nowadays few women bother with
this work. They send their mattresses
to one place. their pillows to another.
and their blankets to some laundry
which guarantees the work and does II
cheaply beside. Blankets come back soft
and fluffy, pillows smell clean and fresh.
and mattresses have pristine softness.
So too, most women nowadays find II
| more desirable both on the count Of
economy and efficiency to send their
laundry work away to be done. Bed
linen and towels, table cloths and nap
kins are done better at professional
laundries than at home and much more
cheaply. When one does not feel that
| the cost of laundering wearing apparel
is to be afforded. these garments may be
sent for rough dry at & merely nominal
| expenditure and ironed In the house.
The cleaning and renovating Of rugs
carpets, and curtains is another tasl'
| that the housekeeper Of old dreaded as q
part OF her spring cleaning. Now rugs
| carpets. and curtains are sent away and
come back looking like new.
Professionals .Reaay. :
| Neither does the home maker have ts
decorate her walls or paint woodwork a
| Of old. Professionals stand ready to de
| the work much better and with less con.
fusion than she could dream Of perform
! ing 1t.
When she is ready to ht up her hons
| she goes TO a firm selling rugs, carpets
1 curtains. go-carts. and other householt
nttines and tells what she wants and
what price she is willing to pay. Thss,