Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-05-28
DURABLE TOOLS ARE
BEST FOR CLEANING
Implements Needed for
Keeping House in Order.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultures)
Did you ever count up the various
tools-bruShes, brooms, mops and so
on-that are desirable to keep the av-
erage house in good condition, to say
nothing Of the special implements that
may be wanted at housekeeping time?
OF course no one person is likely to
have complete set of such tools, nor
would the requirements of one home
be quite the same as those of another,
but an effort should be made to have
those which apply to ones chief needs.
Well-made, durable tools should be
chosen, aid they should be kept in
good condition and stored in an order
ly way in a convenient, well-ventilated
closet Almost all cleaning implements
can be hung up or set on frames de-
vised for keeping them off the floor. In
buying tools one must know that each
will be used often enough to justify
the cost, that no particularttools will
require too much care, that each really
saves time and energy, or that certain
ones will make some disagreeable task
less unpleasant.
The bureau of home economics of
the United States Department Of Agri-
culture has made the following list OF
suggested tools from among which the
housekeeper may choose according to
her needs:
Among brooms and brushes: A corn
broom for carpets and rough surfaces,
such as concrete, brick and stone. A
soft-hair brush for smooth floors and
floor coverings, such as wood tile, lin
oleum, oilcloth and cork carpeting. A
wall brush of lambs wool or loops of
soft cotton Irvine or soft bristles. A
bag Of cotton flannel slipped over the
broom may take the place of wall
brush. A weighted brush with short
bristles for polishing waxed floors
Under no circumstances should this
brush be allowed to become oily, but it
may also be used in polishing oiled
floors if carefully covered with piece
of wooden carpet, heavy flannel or bur-
lap. A whisk broom for general use.
Scrub brushes of various sizes for
cleaning unfinished wood, sinks, etc.
A long-handled scrub brush will be
found especially convenient for floors.
Paint brushes or special brushes OF
various shapes and sizes for uphol-
stery, reed furniture and carved sur
faces. A radiator brush, for cleaning
between pipes. A refrigerator brush,
with flexible wire handle, for clean
ing the drain pipe. Long-handled
spiral brush or tongs and prepared
soap paper, for cleaning water closets.
Both wet and dry mops will be
needed. The wet mop is for floors that
are to be washed with water. A con-
venient kind has soft, loosely woven
cloth fastened to the handle by fiat
metal clasp. A mop wringer fastened
to pail saves the worker from much
STOPPING, keeps the hands from the
water and removes more water from
hand wringing. The dry mop may be
untreated or oiled. In the latter case
| 1t holds the dust better and renews the
finish on painted, vanished or shell
| lacked floors, but should not be used
on waxed surfaces.
The dustpan should have firm edge
coming in direct contact with the floor
and be shaped on the handle side so as
to keep the dirt from falling out. A
long-handled dustpan does away with
some STOPPING and is considered con-
venient by many.
busters should be soft and should
not shed lint or rawlings. If dampened
or oiled, they hold the dust better. SILK
and chamois are excellent for use on
highly polished surfaces. Cotton waste
and paper are good substitutes for
dustcloths In cleaning dirty, greasy
surfaces. Feather busters should moi
be used. for they scatter but do not
remove dir