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Show HOUSEKEEPING i . i ir Mutt mun i&fflaA-i You would have to travel far and wide to find a male who didn't maintain, usually loudly, that, first, men are completely logical in their reasoning, and, second, that women are completely complete-ly illogical in their reasoning. With that bit of whimsey firmly in mind, I set to work on a campaign. The basic problem was how to pry loose from my husband the wherewithal for . a much-needed, long - desired new vacuum cleaner. More specifically, I wanted to keep our old, trusty upright cleaner for a thorough job on carpeting, carpet-ing, but I also wanted a new canister type lor m the 101 other Jobs a cleaner;' should do. I drew up the following, follow-ing, logical list: Upright cleaner Far and away best for cleaning rugs and carpets. Has brush! power. . Canister cleaner Superior suction and mobility for all the things I can't vacuum now; upholstered furniture (and under same), draperies, curtains, dusting lamp shades pictures, walls and ceilings, moldings, getting get-ting at "hard to reach places,", etc., etc. ' i Concise and to the point, I thought. Jeff also came to the point. "No two cleaners," says he. "No?" No." 'Oh.' ' It was Jeff's turn to be disgustingly dis-gustingly logical, pointing out the idiocy of storing two cleaners, clean-ers, toting two machines up and down, in and around. Just in time, , before my campaign dissolved! into tears, he brought forth a! folder he'd been hoarding for, some unknown reason. It de-' ficribed a why-didn't-someone-think-of-this-before m a r y e 1 . 1 Whirlpool corporation thought of combining the best features of both types of cleaners in one sleek, low machine. The suction power of a canister, the brush power of an upright Jeff proceeded pro-ceeded to waste his time trying to "sell" me on the idea, t He explained about the motor powered, rug nozzle, the super size disposable dust bag, the fact that attachments ride along in a built-in storage compartment, compart-ment, that the Mark XII is lightweight light-weight and so compact it stores In a closet, on a shelf, even under, bed. fJ I According to my feminine reaj soning, my campaign may havd been a dismal failure, but I, ld gi a vacuum cleaner, ,anc ' |