Evening star., 1926-03-26

The kind of furnishings house
has and how the house itself Is ar
ranged and finished have much great
er effect on the work of house clean
ing than many persons realize. In
MANY cases just a few changes Will
soon pay for themselves In time ana
energy saved. For instance. a dura-
bile waterproof finish or a covering,
such as linoleum. for the floor In the
kitchen and pantry and other rooms,
IF liked. with removable rugs or
smoothly finished floors in the other
rooms, will prove to be an economy
Doing away with superfiuous shelves
and holdings, filling up cracks ana
crevices in which dirt lodges, and ar.
ranging adequate storage places VIII
also help. =,
FREQUENT cleaning saves time and
strength in the long run and is also
better for the house and its 1urnlsh-
ings. because the fabrics and finishes
receive less rubbing and wear. II dust
is allowed to remain, II may De ground
in or covered with a grease film. IN
either case it will be harder to remove.
Also, the fine particles OF dirt rub
against the fabrics and finishes and
tend to wear them out. Different
kinds of surfaces and furnishings
must be treated in different ways to
keep them clean and prolong their
usefulness.
Cleaning a room according to a
definite plan will save work, because
the different steps in the process Will
not need to be repeated. When rooms
near together are to be cleaned on the
same day il is often easiest to get all
of them ready, then clean them all,
and finally put them all in order.
Sweeping and busting should be made
as dustless as possible. for the object
is to remove dust, not to scatter It.
When sweeping. the strokes should
be firm and even and taken in such
a way that the broom or brush Is
kept on the floor most of the time and
not flirted through the air. Have a
vacumm cleaner If possible and use
nothing but duStleSS busters for dust
ing. Small pictures and bric.a-brac
should be busted and removed from
the room or placed in a pie and GOV.
cred. All draperies and curtains
should be taken down or pinned up.
Furniture. mirrors and pictures should
be busted and covered. Walls and
ceilings hnd baseboards should be
brushed and busted. Floors and
floor coverings should be cleaned ac-
cording to their kind. Spots should
be removed from woodwork and win
dows washed.
When a room is cleaned with a
vacuum cleaner. the order OF pro-
ceeding is different. The room Is first
busted then the vacuum cleaner is
used on upholstery, hangings. walls.
and carpets or rugs, and finally the
floor is busted. BY this method of
cleaning fewer articles need to De
moved, no dust is scattered, and more
dirt is actually removed.
Cleaning Implements.
No matter how carefully the house
cleaning is organized. il can not be
done easily and quickly without suit.
able cleaning tools ana materials. Ihe
ideal arrangement is to have COM
plete set stored in orderly fashion IN
q convenient closet. Whether few or
MANY kinds are needed, 1t is pest 10
buy we'll made, durable tools. ana Keep
them in good condition and grouped
together if possible.
The first cost of implements of good
quality may be d little greater than
those of poorer grade. but substantial
ones give longer and better service. SO
are more economical in the end. Be
fore buying an expensive cleaning de'
vice or one used only OCCASIONALLY,
such questions as the following should
he considered: viii it be used enough
to Justify the cost? How much care
in cleaning and storing will 1t re.
ouire? Will ii really save time ana
energy? Will it make some especially
disagreeable task less unpleasant! >,
A few we'll chosen implements win
give better service and will require
less care than a large collection
bought at random. Have the cleaning
closet located where it can be quickly
cached from any part of the mouse.
Walls and Furniture.
Ordinary ,plastered and papered
Walls and ceilings should be cleaned
with a wall brush, and light. over
,anping strokes should be used, as
heavy strokes rub the dirt in. III
ing in bathrooms may be cleaned by
washing with warm, soapy water.
rinsing, and drying thoroughly. or
when necessary q fine scourer may
be used. II water is allowed 70 re-
main on tiling. it viii injure cement
of the kind in which the tlies aie
set. and thus loosen them.
Oiled floors should be swept with
q soft brush and busted with q dry
mr. oiled mop. Occasionally they may
no washed and afterward Wlped WIN
an oiIv mon. Vanished and shei-
lacked surfaces should ordinarily oe
busted clean with soft brush OF OF
cIoth then polished with an olieo
mon or soft cloth moistened WIN
a few drops of light luoriHstins dS;.n Tns Oh.
lemon oil or furniture polish. Inc
oil or polish should be well runoeo
In and any surplus removed with
soft cloth The appearance OF oadlS
worn. varnished woodwork may De
imnroved by rubbing it with a sood
grade of floor wax. Waxed surfaces
may be cleaned with a soft, dry aust, I
er. or. in the case Of fiours, with
soft brush or a mop free from oil. II
very dirty, use cloth moistened with
turpentine or gasoline, but not
there is a fire or lamp or candle IN
The room, as these are very imam
mable.
busting furniture thoroughly and
often helps to keep 1t in good con-
dition. In addition, the WOODWORK
should be rubbed occasionally with
furniture polish or wax, or oil, ac.
cording to the original finish. and