Show CARE FOR FLOORS IMPORTANT TASK TASI Sized Good-Sized Boy Can Do the thc Polishing PrepareS Prepare by the United UniteS States Statu Department of Agriculture If It you have a sized good-sized boy in your family enlist his help out of school hours to recondition the floors If It they have been varnished they should be swept with a n soft brush a n mop or a broom covered with a cot cot- ton flannel bag and then rubbed with witha a cloth or mop slightly moistened with floor oil or kerosene The oil gradually grad grad- dries out of varnish after it has bas been applied to wood and unless restored re re- re- re stored by an occasional rubbing with an oiled cloth the varnish becomes exceedIngly exceedingly ex ex- hard lIard and brittle Use only enough oil to moisten the cloth or mop In general says the United States Department of ot Agriculture varnished f floors retain their color and luster I j r rc 11 c 1 i 4 I Enlist the s Bov Help With the tho Floors better If It no water Is used on them but 1 if very dirty they may be wiped with a cloth doth or mop wrung out Gf of warm soapy water wiped dry at once and polished with an oiled cloth or mop mon Waxed floors should be swept with witha a soft brush or mop entirely free from oil oUr Oil softens wax and should never be used on it any way About once a week a waxed floor should be give a more mom thorough cleaning with a cloth wrung out of warm soapy water or moistened with turpentine or gasoline Occasionally after cleaning the entire floor may be given a very vely thin coat of wax and polished with a wel weighted brush or woolen cloth |