Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 234, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1910 — KEEPING THE CLOSET CLEAN [ARTICLE]

KEEPING THE CLOSET CLEAN

One Solution of This Problem That Confronts Many Is to Paint It White. Usually there nre about the house closets so dark that except at the yearly or semi-yearly housecleaning it is Impossible to tell whether or not they are dirty. They are breeders of disease, even in the best-managed households, for no maid and few mistresses will crawl into' the dark hole under the stairs or back in the kitchen after perfectly invisible dust. One solution of the problem is to paint these closets white, ceiling, floor and walls. It is easy enough to see dirt then, and the other and more useful contents of the closet as well.. If one can keep the hall closet clean, and find the family overshoe on sight, simply by painting the closet white, then, by all means, let us hasten to the paintshop and remove the obsolete and horrible wall paper that usually incumbers these germ hotels. If the closet is still dark after this treatment, try cleaning with the aid of the electric flashlight. There is no danger of fire, and corners can bs closely investigated. All of which is an advantage to the housewife who does not love dirt and disorder. But always, when cleaning day comes, consider first the closets, and most important of all of these is the sloping, dark, neglected closet under the stairs.