Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 301, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1910 — CLEAN THE CLOSETS REGULAR [ARTICLE]

CLEAN THE CLOSETS REGULAR

Apply White Paint With Btifr Brush —For Light Use Reflection From Mirror. A little time should be taken every cleaning day in inspecting the closets about the house that are" slightly or not at all used; generally there is one under the upper stairs or over the cellar steps. These closets are in most instances so dark that it is almost impossible to tell whether they are dirty or not, but it is not hard to tell if they need a cleaning when you try to remember the last time you gave them a thorough cleaning. These forgotten clorets are breeders of disease, and they are often to be found in the very best managed, households, for few housewives and still fewer maids will think of giving these dark enclosures the cleaning they need as regularly as they do the other rooms of the house. The dust might appear invisible when you are not in search of it, but if you flash a light into the low ceilinged apartment it does not take much imagination to picture how amazed you will be. A remedy for this is a can of white paint and a good stout brush. Apply after a thorough cleaning out of dirt and wall paper, if there is any. « For light while cleaning the place the reflection from a mirror will serve; but there will be no blind attempt to find your overshoes the next rainy day if you give that closet two good coats of white lead.