Household Discoveries and Mrs. Curtis's Cook Book

Household Discoveries and Mrs. Curtis's Cook Book, (c)1914 — the great household encyclopedia: cleaning, curing, building, baby care, and a whole cookbook bound in.

Sweeping Day

8 pages in this part of Household Discoveries and Mrs. Curtis's Cook Book.

Sweeping Day

UTENSILS FOR SWEEPING-DUST AND DUSTING-HARD-WOOD FLOORS-RUGS-MATTING-OILCLOTH AND LINOLEUM One day in the week, usually Friday, is set…

Sweeping Day: Sweeper

Sweep the stairs with a short-handled brush or stiff whisk broom, holding a dust pan to catch the dust at each step. Triangular blocks, or…

Sweeping Day: Squeeze

Sweeping. Before sweeping dip the broom in hot soapsuds, and have at hand a pailful of soapsuds in which to rinse the broom when it becomes…

Sweeping Day: Select

To Select Brooms. - Select a broom of light-green color and fine straw.

Sweeping Day: Dust

Sterilization of Dust. -The most efficient agent to sterilize dust, by killing germs that it contains, is direct sunlight. Like many other…

Sweeping Day: Floors

Smooth Floors. - Smooth floors of hard wood, oilcloth, linoleum, or matting should not be swept in the usual way. Make a heavy canton or…

Sweeping Day: Waxed

Steel Wool for Waxed Floors.- To scour a hard-wood floor when scratched or marred, or to remove dirt that is ground in, use steel wool…

Sweeping Day: Oilcloth

OILCLOTH AND LINOLEUM To Clean Oilcloth. - Oilcloth should not be scrubbed with a stiff brush or mop, or saturated with water, nor should…

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