Evening star., 1925-04-24
System in Housecleaningg
Work Done in This Way Is Best Because 1t Saves
Many Steps-Various Methods Which
Are Employed to Advantage.

! The outside of all stoves should he
wiped frequently with cloth, soft
| paper or cotton waste. Grease may
| be washed off with soap and water.
| Rubbing the stove with soft. thick
! cloth moistened with a few drops of
! light lubricating oil when the stove is
| cold will keep it in good condition,
although not polished. Many house
! keepers consider this sufficient treat
| ment for cookstoveS especially and
| prefer il to blackinS. because sub
| stances spilled can be more easily
| washed of, and fatironS and the bot
! toms of pans and kettles are cleaner
than if stove polish is carelessly used.
| Washing nickel trimmings on stoves
| frequently with hot soapy water and
| drying them with a soft cloth or paper
will usually keep them in good con
| dition. Securing materials are liable
| 10 scratch the surface.
Coal and wood stoves should be
cleaned inside frequently and thor
ouehly in order TO save heat and fuel
and do better cooking. Ashes should
be removed every day, and once a
| week the SCOT should be brushed from
the bottom of the stove covers. All
flues should be cleaned regularly, es-
pecially those under and on top of
the oven. through which hot air must
circulate to heat il. When the burn
ers on gas stoves become clogged they
should be taken out, brushed, placed
in large pan and boiled in water
TO which washing soda has been add
ed in the proportion of one-half d
pound of soda TO one gallon of water.
the burners rinsed and brushed, wiped
with paper or cotton waste. fitted back
in the stove and dried thoroughly by
lighting the gas. The tray under the
burners should be removed and washed
frequently.
Cleaning Tools.
No matter how carefully the house
cleaning is organized ii cannot be
done easily and quickly without suit
BILE cleaning tools and materials
The ideal arrangement is TO have
complete set stored in orderly fash
ion in a convenient well-ventilated
closet. Whether few or many kinds
are needed, il is economical TO buy
well made, durable tools and keep
them in good condition. and grouped
together if possible. The first cost
OF tools of good quality may be
little more than those of an inferior
grade, but substantial ones will give
longer and better service, and are
| more economical in the end. Before
buying an expensive cleaning device
be sure that it is a standard product
marketed by a responsible firm or
dealer, and that it will meet your
needs.
The following list gives some of
the desirable cleaning tools. You
may not want them all. but you
can choose from the list: Brooms
and brushes for cleaning carpets
and rough surfaces, soft hair
and floor coverings. a wall brush
of lambs wool, heavy brush
for polishing wax floors. whisk
broom for general use, scrub brushes
for cleaning unfinished wood. sinks,
and other places, paint brushes or
special brushes for cleaning uphol-
stery, reed furniture. and carved sur
faces. a radiator brush for cleaning
| between radiator pipes, a refrigera
tor brush, mops. dishpans, busters,
soft cloths, carpet sweeper or vac
uum cleaner, carpet beaters, pals
and buckets Brooms, brushes, and
mops should be hung by strings or
screw-eyes fastened 10 the handles
so that the weight does not rest on
the straws, bristles, or strings. Car
pet sweepers also should be placed
So that the weight does not come
on the brushes.