The Washington times., 1918-05-25
By LorettO C. Lynch.


"A every good housekeeper plans
a cleanup week. From the tiniest
apartment to the largest house
good cleanup" IS quite necessary.
Around the first day Of May. when
90 many folks changed their resi-
dence. a moving man said 10 me-
IF people had some idea Of the rel
alive value Of things. they'd get rid
Of 30 per cent. of their belongings
and cut their moving bill in half.
He ought to know. for he has
moved the furnishings Of many
homss in his time. And IT has been
nv observation that many many
peopIs have utterly useless things
in their homes.
For years a woman 7 know has
busted and cared for an utterly
useless clock. It can't be made 10
run. It IS ornate to the extreme
It is q prize dust catcher. Thou-
sands Of times in the by-gone years
has she said to one or nnother'
-oh, no. that is not the correct time
I'll md out the correct time for you
from the telephone operator
why IN the world do you keep
,h., useless clockT- In desperation.
Z asked one day.
Il got It for a wedding present
-.,1t.5 And knowing her quite
we'll I dared say: You keep 1t
then to remind you OF a most un-
fortunate marriage to a perfectly
ussleaA worthless, faithless man
whom you have been forced to
leave IN order to maintain your
Sslf-respsct."
That chair that occupies space IN
your living room-yeu know the
o1e I mean-Its legs are 'unsai7'
eood-lookinE chair, too. But every
time a visitor attempts TO sit on Il,
yov have 70 gently lead him to an
other chair and then spend ten min
utes explaining why he shouldn't SIT
on that one" Have It repaired or
get rid OF II
Have you ever tried making an
Inventory Of your household sffeetsI
IT.. lots Of fun. and you'll be sur
prised when you attempt to estimate
thu present value Of certain things
that you have boarded for years OF
how little real money value they
are. II does one good once In
while to call IN a secondhand dealer
and ask him how much he would
give for the broken armchair or q
NOW and again" set OF dishes, or
the sIlk scarf that deSscrates the
piano.
Take one room at q time. Go over
Il very carefully. About the most
fnsiEnificant, as well as the largest
thing ask yourself this question: ''IS
this useful, usabls. ErtiStically or
namental, or all thres7"
That question will help you weed
cut" the things that have no riEht
70 occupy 1pASS-
A repair list will also assist you
Look over the screen DOOR and
wIndowa Are they IN good oondi-
tion7 Do they need q little mailing.
nsndInE or pAintinEf
II you find your awnings worth
less, don't hesitate, II you can afford
It. to place your order with = rsll-
able shop 70 have them replaced
During one cleanup day DO not
neglect = thorough cleansing Of your
refrigerator. Slime. dirt and disease
Iurk IN seIdom-cleaned plGceE Wash
fng soda and boiling hot water will
greatly assist you in putting your
RGfriEeratoF into sanitary condition
Garbage cans have = way all their
SWn Of inviting and hGrborinE diG-
OasS breeders, and during cleanup
week special attention should be
given garbage cana 5cRld and boil
IN strong soda the garbage oGnH,
and II they are too filthy TO respond
20 an earnest cleansing, for the sake
" your health, throw them away.
The gas range or coal range OF
0n-burninE range should be thor
OuEhly SverhauIed And 81. after
every effort has failed to put these
into 100 per cent condition, you will
End that the oven does not bake
properly. before you spoil any more
precious food, try TO replace your
range. Many Of the companies will
allow you 70 rent q gas range OF
purchase one On the inGtAlmsnt
PlAA.
Many otherwise good housskssp-
OTG are cooking on very dirty gas
ranges every day because they do
not know how to take them apart
20 clean them. Any gas company
will be glad to send a representa-
tive TO show you how to take the
range apart and how 70 get the
most out Of It
II you burn electric light, con-
GidsT getting rid Of defective OF
even good lamps Of high candle
power and replace them with lamps
Of low cAndle-pOwsT in many parts
Of the house. The bathroom and
other hooks and corners might have
lamps Of lower CAndls-pOwsT. This
will effect quite a saving. both in
the nAtiOn's coal supply and in the
individuals household expenses.
Clothing - another thing thGt