summer long too much fresh air can not reach its dim recesses.) Now wash the windows, and then whitewash every nook and corner with common whitewash made yellow with copperas. Don’t be saving, and all vermin will bid your cellar a long ‘‘ good-bye.”” Now move the things back to that end and treat the other end the same way; when all is done, dust or wash out all boxes, barrels, etc., and return to their places, which should b¢ arranged as handily as possible. Carry out all trash, wash down the steps, and you are ready to leave the door and windows open and go to the garret, Open the windows, gather up all papers and place in a box; next, if rags are lying around, pick them up and sort them, putting in sacks (paper sacks are best for woolen; if not torn, will keep out moths), tie each sack with a strip like the rags it contains, clean up all other trash and take down to burn, if of no other account. Now sweep good overhead, hang up sacks and other articles, sweep floor, moving all boxes, trunks, and bundles, then wash floor up lightly, just to remove the dust. If you have seen any signs of mothg they must be attended to, as they will be in the cracks of the floor; it is ne use to try to get rid of them down stairs while the garret is kept for a breed: ing house. Benzine is sure death to moths, but do not use it if there is fir¢ in the house near, for it is very dangerous. If no fire, sprinkle the floor freely with it. The odor will soon escape at the open windows. Or take common Jamp-oil and wash the floor all over; it “smells loud,” but will all be gone in about two days and so will the moths. Now wash down the steps (other wood-work and windows should have been washed before the floor was), and you are done. The time taken will be in accordance with the size of the rooms and number of things to handle. Now for the bed-rooms. If there is a hall, move all the furniture out in it from the rooms, and put the bed out to sun. (Never clean house except in sunny weather; if cloudy in the morn. ing, try to put it off till clear weather.) Take down all pictures, ornaments, etc.; clean them and put them away jn the closets. Clothes, carpeting, and ‘“trumpery”’ stowed away, must be thoroughly dusted and aired in sunshine and wind. Take up carpet, fold it up by lifting one side, carrying it over to the other, and laying it down care- fully, thus preventing straw and dust getting on the upper side. Carry it out and lay it on the grass or hang it on a clothes-line and beat it on the wrong side with canes—taking care that the canes have no sharp points. Then spread the carpet out and sweep well on the right side. There is more art in sweeping a carpet than a novice is apt to suppose. An old broom should never be used, and a new one should be kept especially for the cam pets. Wii. Brussels and velvet carpeting there are two ways to the pile, just bet ye WS a ae 2 yeh ia care giclee cok MRP aE MOY ga hay , 4 f ; oh ig A of ml hh HOUSE-CLEANING. 377 as in velvet, and they should always be swept with the pile. If a carpet ig swept against the grain, it soon looks rough and scratched up. Wash out all grease spots with a little gall soap and clean water, after the dust is entirely beaten out. Take one or two pails of sawdust, wet thoroughly and scatter well over the floor; a very little dust will arise when you sweep it off, and it will not be necessary to clean the floor before washing wood-work and win- dows. If you can not get sawdust, use moist earth instead.

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summer long too much fresh air can not reach its dim recesses.) Now wash the windows, and then whitewash every nook and corner with common whitewash made yellow with copperas. Don’t be saving, and all vermin will bid your cellar a long ‘‘ good-bye.”” Now move the things back to that end and treat the other end the same way; when all is done, dust or wash out all boxes, barrels, etc., and return to their places, which should b¢ arranged as handily as possible. Carry out all trash, wash down the steps, and you are ready to leave the door and windows open and go to the garret, Open the windows, gather up all papers and place in a box; next, if rags are lying around, pick them up and sort them, putting in sacks (paper sacks are best for woolen; if not torn, will keep out moths), tie each sack with a strip like the rags it contains, clean up all other trash and take down to burn, if of no other account. Now sweep good overhead, hang up sacks and other articles, sweep floor, moving all boxes, trunks, and bundles, then wash floor up lightly, just to remove the dust. If you have seen any signs of moths they must be attended to, as they will be in the cracks of the floor; it is no use to try to get rid of them down stairs while the garret is kept for a breed: ing house. Benzine is sure death to moths, but do not use it if there is fire in the house near, for it is very dangerous. If no fire, sprinkle the floor freely with it. The odor will soon escape at the open windows. Or take common lamp-oil and wash the floor all over; it “smells loud,” but will all be gone in about two days and so will the moths. Now wash down the steps (other wood-work and windows should have been washed before the floor was), and you are done. The time taken will be in accordance with the size of the rooms and number of things to handle. Now for the bed-rooms. If there is a hall, move all the furniture out in it from the rooms, and put the bed out to sun. (Never clean house except in sunny weather; if cloudy in the morn. ing, try to put it off till clear weather.) Take down all pictures, ornaments, etc.; clean them and put them away in the closets. Clothes, carpeting, and ‘“trumpery”’ stowed away, must be thoroughly dusted and aired in sunshine and wind. Take up carpet, fold it up by lifting one side, carrying it over to the other, and laying it down carefully, thus preventing straw and dust getting on the upper side. Carry it out and lay it on the grass or hang it on a clothes-line and beat it on the wrong side with canes—taking care that the canes have no sharp points. Then spread the carpet out and sweep well on the right side. There is more art in sweeping a carpet than a novice is apt to suppose. An old broom should never be used, and a new one should be kept especially for the cam pets. With Brussels and velvet carpeting there are two ways to the pile, just bet ye WS a ae 2 yeh ia care giclee cok MRP aE MOY ga hay , 4 f ; oh ig A of ml hh as in velvet, and they should always be swept with the pile. If a carpet is swept against the grain, it soon looks rough and scratched up. Wash out all grease spots with a little gall soap and clean water, after the dust is entirely beaten out. Take one or two pails of sawdust, wet thoroughly and scatter well over the floor; a very little dust will arise when you sweep it off, and it will not be necessary to clean the floor before washing wood-work and windows. If you can not get sawdust, use moist earth instead.

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