Care of Mops and Dusters. — Dry mops should be washed and boiled (on the day when the family washing is done), rinsed well, and dried outdoors. Canton flannel bags for broom cases should be washed and rinsed each time after using. Dusters should be washed, scalded, and dried outdoors each time after using. Dusting a Room. — Dust the walls and highest articles in the room first, going regularly around the room. Dust lower articles with cheesecloth duster. Gather or wipe the dust carefully into the duster and tmn over the cloth to fold the dust well inside. Use a clean por- tion of duster for each new article to be dusted. SCRUBBING I. Requisites. Desk pan. Scouring soap. Desk cloth. Hot water. Scrubbing brush. II. Method. •Remove any crumbs ; wash the table or board with a wet cloth. Dip the bristles of the scrubbing brush into water, rub scouring soap on the brush, and scrub well vrith the grain of the wood; wash off the soap ; wipe the wood entirely dry. Rinse the cloth, shake it, and hang it to dry. Grease spots on unfinished wood may be removed with ammonia, or with water and borax. Pour ammonia on the spot, and let it stand a few minutes ; then rinse it oflf with cold water. Completely cover the spot with the borax and let it stand overnight. Rinse it oflf with clear water. Digitized by Google REFRIGERATOR 15 Refriqeratob I. Implements for Cleaning. Scrubbing brush. Small broom. Long-handled brush or stick for the waste pipe. Desk pan. Desk cloth. Plenty of hot water with washing soda dissolved in it. II. Method. Remove all food and ice, take out the shelves and ice racks. Scrub the shelves and racks with the scrubbing brush and put them in the sun to dry. Scrub the floor and walls of the refrigerator with hot soda water, using a small broom. Never put the hands into soda water. Be very careful to clean the comers well. Make a very strong solution of soda water. Wash the waste pipe either with a long-handled bristle brush that comes for this purpose, or with a stick having a cloth wound around it. Now scald the inside of the refrigerator with clear, boiling water and wipe it as dry as possible. -Leave the refrig- erator open until it is thoroughly dry. When it is dry, replace the ragks, ice, shelves, and food, wiping all the food dishes on the outside. Close the doors and wipe the ^woodwork, outside with a damp cloth. A refrigerator should be thoroitghly cleaned once a week. It should he examined daily to make sure that no bit of food, however sniall, is left to spoil, or mold. Caution. — Hot food should never be put into the refrig- erator. No food with a strong odor, such as cabbage, onions, or bananas should be placed there. Digitized by Google 16 FIRST YEAR Removing Stains I. Caused by Fmits or Beverages. Requisites, Large bowl. Cold water. Plenty of boiling water. Method. Fruit, tea, or coffee stains may be removed while yet fresh by laying the stained parts over a bowl' and slowly pouring boiling water on the stain. Repeat the process until the stains are removed. Pear stains often will not come out imder this treat- ment and require " Javelle Water." Cocoa and chocolate stains should be soaked in cold water for ten or fifteen minutes, and then treated for removal as advised for fruit stains. II. Iron Rust Stains. Requisites, Cold water. Lemon juice. Salt. Sunshine. Method. — Iron rust stains may be removed by wetting the material in cold water, applying lemon juice and salt, and then placing the material at once in the sunshine. More than one application may be necessary.

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Care of Mops and Dusters. — Dry mops should be washed and boiled (on the day when the family washing is done), rinsed well, and dried outdoors. Canton flannel bags for broom cases should be washed and rinsed each time after using. Dusters should be washed, scalded, and dried outdoors each time after using. Dusting a Room. — Dust the walls and highest articles in the room first, going regularly around the room. Dust lower articles with cheesecloth duster. Gather or wipe the dust carefully into the duster and tmn over the cloth to fold the dust well inside. Use a clean portion of duster for each new article to be dusted. SCRUBBING I. Requisites. Desk pan. Scouring soap. Desk cloth. Hot water. Scrubbing brush. II. Method. •Remove any crumbs ; wash the table or board with a wet cloth. Dip the bristles of the scrubbing brush into water, rub scouring soap on the brush, and scrub well vrith the grain of the wood; wash off the soap ; wipe the wood entirely dry. Rinse the cloth, shake it, and hang it to dry. Grease spots on unfinished wood may be removed with ammonia, or with water and borax. Pour ammonia on the spot, and let it stand a few minutes ; then rinse it oflf with cold water. Completely cover the spot with the borax and let it stand overnight. Rinse it oflf with clear water. Digitized by Google REFRIGERATOR 15 Refriqeratob I. Implements for Cleaning. Scrubbing brush. Small broom. Long-handled brush or stick for the waste pipe. Desk pan. Desk cloth. Plenty of hot water with washing soda dissolved in it. II. Method. Remove all food and ice, take out the shelves and ice racks. Scrub the shelves and racks with the scrubbing brush and put them in the sun to dry. Scrub the floor and walls of the refrigerator with hot soda water, using a small broom. Never put the hands into soda water. Be very careful to clean the comers well. Make a very strong solution of soda water. Wash the waste pipe either with a long-handled bristle brush that comes for this purpose, or with a stick having a cloth wound around it. Now scald the inside of the refrigerator with clear, boiling water and wipe it as dry as possible. -Leave the refrigerator open until it is thoroughly dry. When it is dry, replace the ragks, ice, shelves, and food, wiping all the food dishes on the outside. Close the doors and wipe the ^woodwork, outside with a damp cloth. A refrigerator should be thoroughly cleaned once a week. It should he examined daily to make sure that no bit of food, however sniall, is left to spoil, or mold. Caution. — Hot food should never be put into the refrigerator. No food with a strong odor such as cabbage, onions, or bananas should be placed there. Digitized by Google Removing Stains I. Caused by Fmits or Beverages. Requisites, Large bowl. Cold water. Plenty of boiling water. Method. Fruit, tea, or coffee stains may be removed while yet fresh by laying the stained parts over a bowl' and slowly pouring boiling water on the stain. Repeat the process until the stains are removed. Pear stains often will not come out imder this treatment and require " Javelle Water." Cocoa and chocolate stains should be soaked in cold water for ten or fifteen minutes, and then treated for removal as advised for fruit stains. II. Iron Rust Stains. Requisites, Cold water. Lemon juice. Salt. Sunshine. Method. — Iron rust stains may be removed by wetting the material in cold water, applying lemon juice and salt, and then placing the material at once in the sunshine. More than one application may be necessary.

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