Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 290, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1912 — TRY TO DO TOO MUCH [ARTICLE]

TRY TO DO TOO MUCH

ERROR MOST WOMEN MAKBj WHEN HOUSE CLEANING. To Lay Out a System and Do that Work One Room at a Time la Better Than Upsetting the Whole House. Winter, with Its attendant duties in household affairs, means that this woman who has system in her plan* will accomplish more work and have, more satisfactory results than the elv ratlc, makeshift housekeeper, wha cleans because she is expected to do; so, and whose work speaks for her Incompetence. House cleaning should not be a matter to be feared, and It decidedly; should not disrupt the home and verify; the “eating from the mantelpiece’’! joke. The first rule Is to plan the time to; be given to the work and to do one! room at a time. This will insurei thoroughness, and will allow a part of the day for yest, so that a wreck of a woman need not greet the homecomers at night. Most women are en-j thusiastic, and when' one room isj cleaned feel that they might as well | go through the suite. This is the- er-! ror for which they pay later on. The easiest way when cleaning the) furniture which has been covered Is to remove the linen coverings place in a tub of water to which) naphtha or borax has been added.i While these additions are doing thej washing for you the furniture should! be taken out of doors and thoroughly! brushed with a stiff brush. If thej covering be durable, a beating with) a rattan beater should be given. The woodwork should be wiped off) with warm water and a chamois. Paints should be cleaned, and you! have no Idea what an extra coat of! enamel on white paint or varnish onj other wood will do. Wallpaper can be cleaned by wip-j lng it with breadcrumbs. Art guml or kneaded rubber will do this work,| as also will bread dough that has noti much lard In it. Carpets or rugs after a thorough cleaning can be brightened by wiping over the surface with water toi which ammonia has been added. Gas globes are also brightened by; a bath In soapsuds and ammonia. The curtains and other hanging* are easily cleaned, and the furniture moved back. Just a hint: Change the arrangement of the chairs, and the room will seem to take a new life and an added attraction. Then rest! One room at a time, remember. Perhaps U will take two weeks. What of It? Does not a good temper, a rested body, the knowledge of work well and thoroughly done rant “making haste slowly?” Try the slow and sure method this year.