| Show POLISH WAX FLOORS WITH HEAVY BRUSH should be cleaned thoroughly once every week prepared Pr pred by the united states department of agriculture waxed floors should be swept with a soft brush or mop entirely free from oil oil softens wax and should never be used on it la in any way about once a week a waxed floor should be given a more thorough cleaning with a cloth wrung out of warm soapy water jer or better still moistened with turpentine or gasoline water dulls and whitens a waxed floor and though the color and luster may be restored by polishing labor may be saved by using turpentine or gasoline for they dissolve the films of dirty wax on the surface and leave lt it bright both these liquids however are very inflammable and are not to be used in a room where there Is nn an open flame of any kind also they should be kept in a tightly corked bottle from which a little Is poured onto the cloth as needed parts of the floor that have the barde hardest t wear should be refinished q sr W ira i I 1 small eloy can manipulate brush very easily vath a coating of wax and therk polished or occasionally after cle illi ing the entire may be given a very thin coat of wax and ed with a weighted bruah or wool en cloth under moderate use homeer ho weer a floor needs waxing only two or three times a year applying too much wax ax Is a common mistake the surplus simply lies on the burtyce in a soft bat coat that collects dust and Is e easily marred white spots made by wa water ter will generally disappear it if they are rubbed with a woolen cloth or weighted brush brub if necessary a little wax was may be applied oiled floors should be swept with a soft brush find and dusted with an oiled cloth OT mop occasionally they need a more thorough cleaning with a cloth wrung out of warm soapy water followed by polishing with a cloth bolst moistened with kerosene or a good floor oil water and soap should be used very sparingly on oiled floors the united states department of As A |
