Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 229, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1913 — KITCHEN FLOOR NEEDS CARE [ARTICLE]

KITCHEN FLOOR NEEDS CARE

Constant Scrubbing May Be Don* Away With If a Few Simple Precautions Are Taken. The kitchen floor, which needs such constant scrubbing, often causes much trouble, as soap and water soften the wood and increase its tendency to splinter. If it is splintered much it must be scraped smooth and then with care it ought to do nicely. Have the floor clean and smooth, the cracks filled (i£ a close grained wood, it needs no filler), then rub a thoroughly crude oil or one of the special preparations that are manufactured for the purpose. Oil slowly hardens and darkens k floor, so that grease and stains do not sink into the Never wax or varnish kitchen or bathroom floors. The slipperiness of the wax may cause a nasty fall and in any case it is a waste of money, for the water that has to be used in both kitchen and bathroom will ruin the looks of either wax or varnish. After the fluors are once in good condition it ,; u not a difficult matter to keep them so.