Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
Successful House Cleaning
Suggestions Are Made as to Selection of Brushes,
Mops and busters for Eevery Need-Proper
Treatment of Walls-Kitchen Advice.

Floors may be finished by painting
vanishing or waxing. They can be
kept In good condition with very little
time and strength, but the method must
be adapted to the kind of finish used.
Usually Vanished floors retain their
color and luster better II no water Is
used on them, but II very dirty they
may be wiped with a cloth or mop
wrung out of warm soapy water, wiped
dry at once, then polished with an oheo
cloth or mop. White spots mace Dy
water and light scratches can usually
be removed by rubbing with a cloth
nnoistened with floor oil, kerosene, or
furniture polish. AS soon as vanished
floor can be no longer revived by TINS
method q fresh coat of varnish should
brushed on for the reason that II the
finish wears down to the bare wood II
can seldom be patched successfully.
Waxed floors should be wiped with
soft brush or mop that Is free from
oil. Oil softens wax and should never
which darkens the surface may be re-
moved with a cloth moistened with
turpentine Worn spots on waxed hoors
NAV be touched up at any time with
fresh wax and rubbed. Painted floors
should be swept with soft brush and
busted with q dry or oiled mop. Once
q week they may be wiped with damp
cloth and rubbed with oiled cloth or
o mop.
large pan and fill 1t one-third full OF
gasoline. Dip broom in this and scrub
the soi1ed floor thoroughly. When you
have scrubbed large square of it, take
some large soft rags and wipe the floor
perfectly dry. Then scrub another
square, repeating the same process until
the whole floor has been cleaned. Allow
the floor to dry for an hour or so, then
apply floor wax. During the cleaning
process have all the windows open and
no fire.
After painting a porch floor allow It
to harden and dry for 4S hours, then
with q soft cloth apply a good grade of
floor wax, rubbing it in thoroughly and
following the grain of the wood up and
down the planks. then polish by rubbing
with q clean dry cloth. This will keep
the porch fresh and clean looking for
long time, and will preserve the paint
without any additional applications OF
wax.
The finish to woodwork may be
divided into two classes, namely, paint
which obscures the grain and gives an
even color tone, and stains, by which
the material beauty of the grain and
figure of the wood becomes part Of the
surface decoration Woodwork may be
waxed, which gives very soft, beauti-
full finish. Varnish may also be used on
woodwork, but dull finish is much
more attractive than a high gloss. II
oil paint is used, 1t can be washed with
success. Dull-finished paint especially
may be cleaned if necessary with whit
ing applied with cloth nnoistened with
very hot water. Varnish should be treat
ed lust like vanished floors. When
painting woodwork or furniture, coat
with vaseline all knobs, locks and other
surfaces that you are not painting ana
don't want to splash. The paint can
then be easily wiped on Il 1t Is Splashed
on these surfaces little soap under
your finger nails will also keep the paint
removed with warm water.
Treatment Of walls.
Painted walls may have either water
paint or oil paint applied. Water paint
Is much less expensive, but 1t cannot be
washed and spots very easily. on paints
seem to be more expensive, but they are
really more economical because TINS
paint can be washed and kept clean
much longer. Enamel painted walls can
be washed with warm soapy water.
rinsad. then wiped dry with clean
cloth. Change the water often and use
plenty of clean cloths in doing the work.
Dull-finished paint is harder to clean
than enamel paint. Wash only small
section at a time Very dirty dull
painted walls may be cleaned with whit
ing applied with a cloth moistened with
hot water.
wall paper can be kept reasonably
clean by using a wall brush or broom
covered with a perfectly clean soft
cloth such as canton flannel. but care
must be exercised when using either
one, as heavy strokes rub in the dirt,
which makes streaks, and the paper IS
easily marred. There are wall cleaners
that you can buy that will do the work
very well
Following is a good wall paper clean
er which can be made at home and
used fresh: To eight tablespoonfuls OF
water, four tablespoonfuls Of ammonia
and scant teaspoonful of baking soda
add enough -four to make stif paste.
Mix these ingredients well and then
steam for about an hour. Then divide
the mixture into two parts and after
rolling the paste into balls rub the