Minneapolis spokesman., 1958-04-18
THIS ~ That
by hazel
underwood

You Are Tireds
During q conversation the other
day several women we're saying
how tired they we're because they
we're Just start,ng their spring
hoiseolcauing
Aary I VII call her, WAS say
ms. = am simply worn OUT Two
weeks ago ! called the rug laundry
and sent my inch from the wall
earpeting 10 be cleaned Then /
had 70 take the draperies and the
curtains down and esn the dry
cleaners and Oh II WAS such bother
trying 70 got in touch with the
shop which ia dry cleaning nay ily.
ing room suite
"fhe wallis and ceilings are 70.
ing 10 be done over az soon AZ
the men can get here IN be =
nervous wreck by the tirno I get
thrul"
The other ladies talked In about
the same manner Looking a. them
and listening 10 them fussing and
numing a. the time u takes 70
run down stairs, put the clothes
IN the automatic then IN the dryer
and running them through the
mangls made me remember what
4 really is ~ be tired
Remember years ago when your
mother or grandmother. na the
case may be cleaned house ? First
she climbed and pulled around on
chairs getting the lace curtains
down Then she washed them In
tub rubbing them clean with her
hands on a wash board, after she
had carried the water. built hot
coal fire and had the water hot.
When she had washed as clean
as snow she prirkrd her fingers
until they we're hurting pinning
the curtains on The curtain street.
chcra How proud she was when
ahn could fold them, and pu, them
ia q long box until she had fin
ished cleaning the house
Next sho would take broom
and sweep and sweep until abe
couldn't get spcck of dust out
of them Then she would get a
tack and get down on her knees
and take every tack out of tina,
carpet and with the help of
small son or daughter, they man
aged TO fold or roll the carpet out
Ia tho yard and up on tho line.
My the nun The youngsters had
pretending the carpet was a tent
They played for a time then their
mother gave the oldest ones carpet
heaters and told them 20 beat
the carpet until abe told them 4
WAS clean Ever "a often the chill
drrn would say. Ma, is Il clean
now She would feel sorry TOR
them but n she took the heater
and quite a Bit of dust came out.
she would set you a cold drink
and say beat u just little bit
longer Then she would have
little surprise for you II would
probably be a home made cookie
and glass of milk but you
thought 4 was wonderful
ff you aro wondering why her
husband didn't help, ne worked
seven days week about ~ or
"a hours ono day he shaved hia
Emustschc of and his children
wouldn't Eo 20 hlm they 5ldut
know h,m' They were IN bed ln
ibe morning when no let and
when he came home They did
not SEQ him too often
I To Evt back to hcr house clean
/ ms, next ahc put cloth on al
hrvom and stretched up 20 clean
the ceilings and walls az best she
rould Aren't yuu tired just read
( ling how hard your mother worked
when sliE cleaned bausetl
Next shs had 10 really scrub
me woodwork and wash ths win
do'ys take the shiuks out ot the
dooF ard windows Jyou douR
know what - meant bv ehinks
m there was crack anywhere
IN thu doors or windows that air
might rumr IN, she took a cloth
ard knife and pressed that ir
the space until she could not feel
any air secping in
That was 80 help keep the house
warm during The winter AZ her
spring house cleaning those chinks
had tN be taken out
! could SO on and on and sel'