Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 144, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1911 — PROPER WAY TO SWEEP ROOM [ARTICLE]

PROPER WAY TO SWEEP ROOM

Dusting Sheets Are Essential, Alee al Costume That Is ; Suited to the Occasion. In the first place, supply yourself with sweeping sheets. ' *r.ny times the soiled sheets from the bed are used for this purpose, but that Is not .exactly a clean method. If you do/not have them already, bily the coarse, unbleached cotton doth, double Width, and bind with . Turkey red. Make the sheets big enough to cover the largest piece of furniture you wish to protect. The next thing Is to dress properly for the work. 5-ve a cotton frock which fits easily in the waist and sleeves so that your arms may move unhampered; easy shoes, a sweeping* cap and a pair of loose, old gloves. Carry from the room all small objects which you cannot lay on couches or chairs-that can be covered. Dust them before you lay them aside. Then move out of the room all small furniture which can be taken from the room easily, dusting it carefully also. Now cover with the dusting sheets all the remaining pieces of furniture, using the smaller sheets for the pictures. Remove rugs and the like. Have ready the damp tea leaves or shreds of paper, for ft is not wise to do dry sweeping. The dus' will fly, no matter what you may do. The damp tea leaves prevent It flying about and settling down again in the crevices and corners. Sweep from the corners toward ike center of the room.