Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-17

~ the home-maker in any
y V cleanliness campaign is
that prescribed by Benjamin
Franklin for his own conduct 200
years ago. The son of soap
maker, and also a dealer IN soap
at one time, Franklin exhorted;
Tolerate no uncleanliness in
body. clothes. or habitation.
It's still a fine modern motto.
Take, first, the point OF pro-
tecting the home against insect
pests. flies in particular AS
everyone knows. flies and other
vermin are among the most culp-
able Of disease carriers. and revel
in dirt and filth Nothing at
tracts them more than the sour
odor Of an unwashed refuse can.
or any smell Of decay or neglect.
With equal ease they plant their
germ-faden feet upon the garbage
can or upon the rim Of cup
about TO be lifted up for "A drink.
What is true OF the fly is
equally true Of other insect pests
the whole numerous tribe Of
ants, reaches, beetles. bugs. fleas
for them. simple and cheap
soap and water cleanliness is the
ounce Of prevention SO often
\ worth a pound Of expensive cure.
Once a woman remarked 20
me, in speaking Of one OF her
neighbors: "Oh, Mrs. L she's
nice. but she's just carpet
sweeper housewife Asked 10
explain more fully what she
meant. she went on 10 say that
Mrs l. just "tidied-up" the
house. but never gave II a real.
thorough or vigorous cleaning
SSAe-Haff- ttii1t-etecr11rrz- Ia
floor-coverings, but never lifted
the rugs entirely -HP, lard them
on the grass outdoors or summed
them oH-a line wiped M un-
der them or again. she seldom
turned the mattresses of her beds
from tnp-to-bottom or from one
side 10 the other, or let bedding
sway IN the breeze and sunshine,
or. she did not 60 20 the trouble
Of removing all garments from
closets and allowing both 10 air
for a day; or, she kept her food
staples largely in paper bags,
and was careless in leaving off
canister lids in her kitchen.
Probably it's Mrs. L-or other
"carpet-sweeper housewives" like
her who write worriedly 10 the
household department 20 learn
what 10 DO about the beetles or
flcas infesting her carpets, the
silvcrfish insects which have pos
sesscd her attic or the conven-
ton OF ants in the pantry AL
insect pests dislike % be moved
or disturbed. or subjected 20 sun
shine or cool air and there is
no better way 10 keep them In
check than 10 give them the
quick, easy suds-soap treatment.
A good way 10 treat the whole
house 20 an uplifting facial" IS
10 think Of the work or job as
fine, healthful exercise Many
women spend several dollars in
steam bath. or perhaps IN a
gymnasium or other reducing
parlors. when they can have SINH
lar results In their homes for
nothing
Thus. do the upstairs one
morning, turning mattresses,
shaking bedding and then mop
ping up the floors with a good
suds-and soap solution, using a
long handled mop, II you wish.
or going to 1t In what the GYM
nasts call the bear position 49,
that is. on all tours there's moth
ing like that humble posture for
contracting the abdominal mus
cles and giving the figure de-
sired by all women The writer
knew an exceptional trained
nurse who confided that one way
she kept herself in trim for her
arduous duties was 10 scrub all
the floors in her apartment once
week in the knee position
then take hot bath. a cold
shower and vigorous rundown
after which she felt like the pro-
verbal million dollars.
On some other bright. airy
morning. similarly clean tn c
downstairs.
Or. plan TO shampoo" your
tufted chairs or other pieces, or