Evening star., 1935-05-14
Spring Cleaning Rites
Robbed Of Their Sting
By General Cooperation
Women Should Find Casual Way, Approach
Task Without Topsy-Turvy
Touch.

trifiing cost. However, perhaps I am
just lazy, or simply discouraged too
early In this battle between mankind
and the insect world! Also, am not
at home enough, on account Of my
work, to be able to give the time to
the storing job to do it properly. But
I do know that with all the splendid
sprays, moth-repellant fumes, and
mothproof bags, covers, ETC., that are
on the market, an excellent piece Of
protective work can be done by the
efficient woman.
Rugs and heavy draperies may be
handled in just the same manner as
clothes-either with a storage con-
Germ or properly attended to at home.
All the overstuffed furniture should
be given a thorough brushing, or 60
ing over with a vacuum cleaner, and
the slipcovers that were laundered
and put away last Fall fitted into
place. (By the way, did you know
that you can now have slipcovers
made with upper faStenings, instead
of the old snaps, which were always
popping open, or causing gaps in the
placket, as 1t wereO
X
WASH your paint with waterless
paint cleanser-it Is easier both
on you and on the paint. Go over
mattresses and box springs with
brush. or vacuum, and spray them
well with some mothproofing liquid.
Get as much sunlight and air on
everything as you can. Wash the
walls and floors of all closets with
disinfectant, and spray them. and
any clothes they contain, with the
mothproof solution.
When actually starting on room,
push all the furniture into the center,
take down all pictures, and go to work
on the walls and ceilings with soft,
long-handled brooms, wrapped in dust
cloths. Before hanging the pictures
again, wash them so that the glasses
shine, with no smudgy flngermarks to
mar the surface. Clean the floor all
around the walls, and then. when the
furniture is pushed back into place,
attend to the center.
The furiture itself. if painted, may
be washed with the waterleSS paint
cleaner-if of mahogany. or some
similar wood, it should be wiped down
with a little mild soap and warm
water, and then rubbed well with a
good furniture polish, or wax. Turn
out all bureau or table drawers. wash
them we'll with disinfectant, spray with
mothproof liquid, and line with fresh,
clean white paper Shelves may be
treated in the same manner. Books
should be busted carefully, one at a
time, the shelves washed. and the
books returned to their proper places.
WINDOWS must be cleaned before
w the screens and awnings are put
in place-usually a man must be hired
to do this, as it is too difhcult and
dangerous for a woman.
To tighten the Summer work, polish
all brasses and silver, and put them
away in newspaper, with bits of gum
camphor scattered through them, and
they will emerge bright and shiny
in the Fall. Bath rooms should be
well secured and the metal polished
and this is the time to get rid Of all
those dingy, old medicine bottles left
in the cabinet from Mary's whooping
cough and Juniors bronchitis.
AS for the kitchen and pantry
that is another story, which We shall
have to take up at some other time
there Is no space left today!
II you wish advice on your indi-
vidual household problems, write to
Betsy CasweIl, in care Of The Star,
inclosing stamped, self addressed en-
veIope for reply.