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House Cleaning: Floors

Oil for Floors. -To oil floors, use linseed oil boiled. First remove all previous wax, paint, or varnish, wash the floor clean and let it dry. Apply the oil with a paint brush, keeping it at the boiling point by means of a small alcohol stove or otherwise.

One or two coats of oil, applied twice a year, will greatly improve kitchen or other rough wood floors, HOUSE CLEANING and the addition of a coat of wax will improve the finish and prevent the oil from soiling anything.

An oiled floor should be cared for in the same manner as a waxed floor, without the use of soap, washing powder, or an alkali.

To Color Floor Oil.-Add tablespoonful of burnt umber to each quart of oil to darken it. Or an equal amount of yellow ocher to make it light.

Stains for Floors. - Ordinary oil and lead paints are not suitable for floors for two reasons: they tend to soften the wood, and also to crack, chip, and peel, or wear away in spots that are most trodden, so as to give the floor an uneven appearance.