Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 294, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1913 — NEED FOR CARE IN SWEEPING [ARTICLE]

NEED FOR CARE IN SWEEPING

Effective Removal of Dust Without Unpleasant Results Requires Care in Operation. Sweeping should be_ a process of complete and carefur removal o’s dirt, its purpose being to geather the coarse dirt witli the attached dust, and its alm to scatter as little of this dust as possible into the air, in orderrto prevent a transfer of dirt from one place to another. In order to sweep carpets and rugs effectively a somewhat inflexible, stiff broom is beat, because it reaches into the depressions and among the fibers to dislodge the dirt, says Mother’s Magazine. If the broom is too dry it will snap and throw off a great deal of dust, consequently it is always best to have the broom a little damp so that it will hold the dirt down and keep it all together. The raising of dust is always more or less of a problem. But with short, light, wiping, overlapping movements, and then by the stopping Of the broom on the floor Instead of in the air, most of the inertia of the rising dust current may be overcome. In removing the gathered dirt from the floor to the dustpan, which is another occasion for dust to find its way back to the carpet, if a newspaper dampened can be fitted over the dustpan and made to stand up as far as possible at the back and sides a surprising amount of flying dust will be collected in this way. —Mother’s Magazine. '