Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-02-21
FOR PROPER SWEEPING
MATTER THAT is OF coNsIDERA.
BILE IMPORTANCE.
Practical Plan Should Be Devised aad
Lived Up To, and the Result viii
Be Found Eminently Salts
factory.

There is an art in sweeping a room,
hands. Some housekeepers sweep
dust into hall, or from one room into
another, and then wonder why their
house is so soon dusty again. First.
dust all furniture that can be removed
and set it in the hall. Clear the room
of all loose articles and open the win
dOws to give a free circulation of air.
Dust that goes up must come down,
and 1t will settle on ones hair and
clothing as we'll as on the furniture.
Rugs retain more dust than any other
household articles, and children con-
tract diseases by playing upon dusty
rugs,
Notice whether you are using the
best method in sweeping. Never
sweep toward door or corner, but from
the edges toward the center with
short. quick strokes. bearing down on
the broom and lifting 1t back instead
of dragging. Do not push stuff along
with the broom, for this will break OF
splints. and a broom will not sweep
clean with uneven splints. The ma
iority of women always sweep with
the same side of the broom to the
front This makes the broom lop-
sided. so that 1t cannot be used in any
other way and the points of the
splints get bent all one way, and they
get together at the ends and cannot
take hold of the dust as they should.
The correct way to use broom is
TO hold the handle vertically, $50 that
all the splints in the face of the broom
will take hold at the same time.
Every day the broom should be turned
around so as to sweep with a differ
ent side In this way the broom wears
evenly. To preserve brooms, dip Ihem
for three minutes in a pail of boiling
sOapsudes once a week, and occasion
ally in salt water to make them
tough and pliable. A good broom hold
er may be made of two spools nailed
to the wall about two inches apart.
The broom can be easily hung upside
down between the spools
Ideas of busting are many and
sight, others what might be seen, and
a few dust everywhere AS ordinarily
performed busting simply whisks the
lint from one place to another. To
begin right, draw the shades to the
top OF the window, and with steplad-
der and cloth, or long-handled brush,
dust walls, cornices. pictures and
cords, and wipe the carpet or rug
breadth by breadth with a cloth
wrung from water with a little am
monia or salt In it.
Dustless dust cloths can easily be
made at home by soaking squares OF
old flannel in parahin or floor oil over
night, and wringing them out tightly.
If they are washed in lukewarm wa
ter they will last indefinitely without
resoakinE. They viii gather up every
particle Of dust. and leave a nice pol
ish on furniture and floors
Excellent busters are also made OF
cheesecloth dampened in q mixture OF
turpentine and kerosene Old stock
ings can also be utilized for the pur-
pose, as can also worn. knitted under
wear.
The unbeaten white OF an egg
stirred into cold water cleans polished
surfaces well. Work in small sec
tons. dry quickly and rub until bright
Cloths must be soft and clean. Wood
work that has been stained only
should be cleaned with a cloth slight
ly oiled and busted with a dry cloth
White spots made by water or heat on
vanished furniture are removed by
rubbing with spirits of camphor. The
very best buster for the highly pol
ished wood Of pianos. etc, is a good
| chamois skin dipped In clear water
and wrung very dry so that it feels
merely damp. A little ammonia in the
water helps TO remove finger marks.
Bare floors are cleaned like any other
woodwork Waxed foors should be
washed before rewaxing. but rarely
at other times.