EDITOR’S TABLE. EDITORIA L CIIlT-CHAT. Hms on Houss-Cusmao.--Cleaning should be done by rule. Walls in general may be kept clean by sweeping with a clean broom kept for the purpose. or aTurk‘s head. Paper of course cannot be scrubbed. but it may be wiped with a
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It seems an easy task to sweep and dust a room; some people, however, get through it with less difficulty than others. The best way is always to have a good supply of tea-leaves when swooping a carpet. then draw the dust from under the furniture on all sides toward the centre, where it0
soft duster, or rubbed with slices of stale bread, which will
may be swept up into one heap. and without raising great
take ofl' the dingy coat that forms upon it, cspccialiy in smoky houses. Paint should be more often swept than scrubbed, for too frequent scrubbing causes it to decay. Use as little soap as possible, and wash it off with plenty of clean water to prevent discoloration. Rubbing off the dirty patches from paint with a soapy flannel as soon as they appear, will, in most cases, save the necessity of ton frequent scrubbing. The same caution is to he observed with regard to floors; if too much soap is used the boards are apt to turn black, for which reason many persons scrub with sand and clean water only. In bed-rooms, those parts should be first scrub— bed, early in the morning. which are under the bed and most hidden, so that they may have full time to dry before uight. if the floor remain at all damp, the room should not be slept in. In frosty weather two days will be needed for the drying, unless there be a brisk fire in the room; because the ntface freezes before the damp has had time to evaporate. and it will look dry though it is not so in reality; a fact to be remembered by people who are liable to take cold. Ir.
clouds of dust if the broom be kept low and moved slowly.
Some people swccp a drawing-room or parlor with as much violence as they would a turnpike road. The window can tains should be tucked up above the floor while the sweeping is going on, and it is a good plan to cover the best articles of 3 furniture with old sheets kept for the purpose. By observ y ing these precautions, the fresh appearance of a roomand “ the things in it may be preserved for a long time. For dusting. various kinds of brushcs are rcquircd. and wash leather, linen, or silk dusters; and it is important to remem her that the dnstcrs should always be as cican tut possible. In dusting lllllnilP-pit‘Cf'S or furniture standing against a wall, great pains must be taken not to touch the wall with the dustcr. or there will be a dirty stripe made on the paper, growing blackt-r every day, and quite spoiling the appear ance of the room. There is a right and wrong way of doing evcrything. and the wrong one is never to be chosen. inciting-glasses. gilt frames, and most ornamental article! should be dusted with a leather brush. or with a soft silk duster. Gilt will not bcar much rubbing; but ifthe gliding
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very moist or rainy weather it is best to defer the scrubbing
be really good it may be washed about once a year with 8""?
until favorable weather comes again, especially in nurseries or rooms where a number of children sleep. Spots of grease can be takcn out of floors by a paste made
and water and a sponge. being wipt-d dry immcdiatrly ni'lcr ward. Strips of yellow gauze ent-cum", prt-aervo pietun frann-s from the attacks of flies and other insects. Looking
ot’ fullcr’s earth and pcarlash—say n quarter-pound of each.
glasses or mirrors should be seldom wcttt-d. as the nppliav
stirred into a quart of boiling water.
tion of water, by altering the temperature, injures tbl
A thick coat of this is
to be laid o'er the min. and MI for ten or twelve hours,
silvering, making it look spotted and dim. Tn.- slightest
and then washed oil“~ with clean water, using sand also if necessary. Or if the spots be well soaked and rubbed with
possible damping should be given, and not more than can be at once wiped off. A little whiting dllh‘it'ti on from a
turpentine, and afterward washed with soap or pearlash. they will disappear. Should the stains be numerous, the coat of paste should be spread all over the floor and left till
muslin bag gives a bright polish at finishing. Very large glasses are sonictimcs cleaned byasponge slightlynmistencd with spirits of wine. doing a small patch at n time. The
next day. Ox-gall and fnllcr's earth boiled together is capito] stuff for cleaning floors and carpets; it makes the colors
best possible method. however, of cleaning mirrors is by rubbing them with burnt cnndlo-snuffs. Some pcrsons use
Old ink-
the same for windows; but whatever be the method adopted,
stains are not easily got rid of: tho bcst things for the pur-
of woollen goods come out quite bright and lively.
windows should be cleaned so frequently as ncvcr to lock
pose are salts of lemon. or diluted spirit of salt, or strong dirty, vinegar. Water in which soda is dissolved will sometimes Carpets should be taken up and beatcn at lcast once I remove wine stains, and if this fails chloride of lime may be year. If instead of being nailed down all round tb’! 7001". "1°4— , the cdgcs were left so that the dust could be swept ire Of late years the use of marble for household purposes ‘ quently from underneath, the accumulation of dust would
has greatly increased, but its handsome appearance cannot be greatly diminished. When the floor is 01¢ 01- m.- boards be preserved without painstaking. Marble mantlc-picccs, 2 have wide cracks between them, it is a good plan to cover it bcarths, tops of sidcboards, tables, wmdistands, &c., should l entirely with paper. before laying down the carpet.
be kept clean with as little Wetting as possible. When washing is really necessary, soap and water only should be uscd. with a sponge and flannel, after which the surface is to be Wiped thoroughly dry with soft linen cloths. Washstand
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tops are Orton spoiled by the water which is left to lit! on
Old
newspapers pasted together are very suitable: the p89" makes a smooth surface. and prevents the air rising through the cracks, and thereby preserves the carpet. It is only by regular cleaning that carpets, as well as other woollen arti clog, can be preserved from moth,
them every day. Stains of grease, oil, or smoke are removed by covering the spot with a paste made of powdered pipe- i
— nowg‘s Dnitwigm-Roou Diana-This is the title of l
clay and fullcr’s earth mixed with strong soap-lye. A thick 2 quarto volume, containing about one hundred peg"! 6‘ coat is to be laid on. and a moderately warm flat-iron placed music, especially designed for social cvcning parties. “'0 over it until it dries, after which it should be washed ofl', observe all the popular and fashionable qundrillcs or will All rvMJ/c" ‘I IJ‘M. w
and the operation must be repeated until the stain has on tirely disappeared. The stone-work about a house should
lions. fancy dances, &c., &c., with every variety of the latest and most approved figures and calls for the different chaugut
be cleaned once a week. or oftener, according to its situm
The music is arranged for the piano-forte.
tion and the use made of it.
B. Peterson 8: Brothers have it for sale in Philadelphia;
The practice is to whiten it
Price $1.00. T
with hearth-stone after the scrubbing, or with a wash made , Hubbard W. Sweet, in Boston; and Firth, Pond & 00" in of whlting)8nd pipe-clay laid on with a flannel. New York.
