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Show Ihe KTGm ((). 1921, Wtern Newspaper Union.) Follow true course of your life but keep your eyes open for all beautiful beau-tiful eights and the ears reFpnnsive to all harmonious sound, as you go steadily stead-ily forward. HOUSECLEANING METHODS. I Frequent cleaning saves time and furnishings, as it is better for fabrics and woodwork to be I '"'T'irl lightly cleaned often. ? Dust in fabrics tends to f I S wear them out and when 111 dust is allowed to re-Mn re-Mn mBln " is oflcn ground VSJJ 'n or covered with a film rajiJ f grease; in either case 'l 's hard to remove. -f-j5s Ordinary walls covered ""vi with paper, or plastered, are best cleaned with a cloth-covered broom or a wall brush. Light overlapping strokes should be used ; too much strength will rub the dust In or streak the walls. Renew tire broom cloth or bag when it becomes be-comes soiled, turning it or using a fresh one. Cotton batting is good to clean places over radiators that soil more quickly. The pastes and powders pow-ders said to. be good to clean walls are best used by an expert, and they often leave a wall with streaks. Washable papers should be wiped with a damp cloth too much moisture will loosen the paper. These washable wash-able papers, if treated to a coat of varnish, may be treated more like a varnished wall. Rough wall surfaces, like burlap, should be cleaned with a vacuum cleaner or by brushing. Painted walls may be washed with soap and water, rinsed with clean water wa-ter and rubbed dry. Enameled paint is dulled by using soap. A woolen cloth or canton flannel cloth used with hot water and the wall then rubbed with a dry cloth Is the safest treatment. treat-ment. Calcimlned walls cannot be touched, as they streak with even a broom bag. The only treatment Is to have them recalcimined. Tiling may be cleaned with soapsuds, soap-suds, drying and polishing with a dry cloth. Varnished and shellacked surfaces should be thoroughly dusted before using a soft cloth or a bit of furniture polish, which should be well rubbed in. Waxed surfaces are washed with warm water to remove the film of dust, or use a cloth moistened with turpentine or gasoline, being careful of fire. If the waxed surface has been dulled by water, use a weighted brush to polish. |