Show LAY CARPETS some on clean inn 1 then the right way to treat a good carpit ie to lay it direfully cire fully on a soft bedding of thick layers of newspapers or of brown paper the ink on la disliked by the clothe enoth which will mold carpets with such linings as n i laco unsuitable tor khe laying of Us eggs thus thi k fold of newspapers laid evenly will not only a menns for using up oil pa pers ghe a thick tor the floor but relieve the housewife of one source of worry moths in her lest carpet the papers should ie renewed each time the carpet Is taken up the bloston trai cler it la beet to havo the carpet cleaned and gelald by cleaners from any furniture shop yearly as this ilan which ie cheep enough prevents much straining and havoc made with the carpet in tab ing up I 1 eating cleaning and putting down again in ordinary cleaning the carpet as a rule la very badly treated I 1 y the usual cari et brushes w aich are far oo 00 to use on good carpets when a carpet Is swept by a vigorous hand wielding one of these brushes quite half the contents of the dustpan will be pure nap ant unsparingly from the carpet this Is very bad policy indeed but the usual carpet brushes arc for the threadbare look of nearly all floor coverings V brush like a clothes brush kept for the purpose of carpet ing n be a good investment the carpet must be brushed the way of its aap too this Is an item seldom considered at all by a sweeper but it la important asap dragged dally the wrong way weakens and Is pulled out lard by yard the carpet should be gone over with the brush and all stains not ed dally grease marks should be scraped with knife to remove all loose i articles then fullers earth rubbed 01 er he place will absorb any oil left han the fuller 8 earth Is swept up a sponge dipped in ammonia water will rub out any remaining stein |