Springville Herald | 1951-04-05 | Page 9 | Seasonal Tips

Seasonal Tips 'Tis Spring! To thoughts of love some fancies may turn, but we American homemakers are more apt to have soap suds and scrub brushes on our minds. Here are a few tips to help lighten your Spring housecleaning chores. If you do your own decorating, you will find painting around window win-dow panes is a breeze if you mask the window pane with transparent tape first. Thus your brush can whiz speedily over the frame without with-out a worry about getting paint on the glass, for the tape takes the paint, then zips off in a jiffy when the paint is dry. Bathroom tiles will sparkle and shine if you put a little vinegar in the washing water. Have you ever tried those big desk blotters as pads on your kitchen cabinet shelves under glasses? They're colorful, and they absorb moisture and prevent the glasses from sticking. Cellulose sponges are wonderful for washing walls! Have several on hand so that a clean one is ready when one gets soiled. They "wash easily in a mild soap and water. Squeeze them dry don't wring them. An artgum eraser is a handy device for removing spots from painted or wallpapered walls.