The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-18
Tells How to Serve Meals il
Strenuous Times With
Very Little Work.

IIousecleantng and moving are the
sSh housewife g spring portion-house-
cleaning for nearly every one and
moving for a great many" says Mrs.
ANNA =. Scott, culinary expert OF the
tladelphta North American. both
z are looked forward to with no small
dread, especially housekeeping by
the men Of the family And both may
Re made easier for all concerned by
the pplication OF q few simple. com
1nonsense measures
In the first place, housekeeping
\ isn't nearly such a task in these days
Of brass beds, rugs and light furni-
ture. When carpets had to be taken
I'D and monstrous wooden beds and
furniture moved around 1t was job
10 be dreaded.
In the second place, with vacuum
cleaners and the many improved meth
pds and machines for doing all sorts
81 OF cleaning, the time required may be
almost, IL not quite, cut In two.
So, the housewife, who is not wise
ss-.i1oueh to keep her house SO clean
\ chat general cleaning really is not
B need just change of hangings
and, perhaps, a Encouragement OF
rooms for SUNNI er-is relieved OF
4 ugh Of the work and annoyance
Which once attended the really for
nidable Undertaking
The wise housewife keeps her
VI house clean as she goes along. she
does not allow dust or dirt to collect
IN such quantities as to necessitate
4 general upturninE Of everything. OF
&course, when the last cool days have
passed, She wants to take down cur
i "a ms and other hanginSs aud have lin
en- covers put on the upholstered fur
Il ulture. and, IL the family goes away
LOT the summer, to put away certain
things
Points on Fighting Moths.
Then. the winter clothes and the
heavy Blankets and bedclothfng. and
n all such things as furs and heavy
wraps must be carefully aired-I al
Il ways give them a full day in the sun
shine-and after thorough brushing
II OF washing or other cleaning, if re-
auired, wrapped with great care in
strong paper which has no holes IN
Goods that are apt to be attacked
by moths-all woolens and furs-
should be put away with extra care,
and ut fssa good idea to spread a few
! moth balls between the folds before
wrapping. But do not place too
much dependence on the efficacy, Of
\ the moth ball or flake camphor, for
ss1 have known Of instances where
8 Woolen clothing taken out Of summer
s1Rrappsngs, has shown evidences Of
y attack by. moths. despite the presence
OF camphor or tar compounds.
This is due to the fact that the
clnthes we're not thoroughly brushed
and aired before being put away, and
the eggs OF the moths already had
been laid in the goods and Matched az
y ter being put away, tits much the
same ia regard to cedar boxes and
chests. which many persons regard
Ia mistaken idea
They think these boxes will pre-
vent moths getting in Their work on
terial stored in them. whereas all
az do Is TO keen moths from en-
eterfng. IL the moth or the eggs al
ready5are in fFle clothing or blankets
when nut in the box. the damage will
Il be done Just the Same as IL the goods
were il anv other kind OF a box
8 As to housekeeping, one OF the
most irving features for the average
II housewife is the feeding of the FAM
Ivy during the two or three days US
II la1Fvs devoted to this work.
as,1 he wnrry and hard work Of this
feature n Az he largely eliminated BIZ
ssnrnner renaratjon Some women
1 know ask Their men-felk to eat away
% from home during the housekeeping