Sweeping. Put away or cover all food before beginning to sweep the kitchen and pantry. Brush off the stove and around it, dust window sills and shelves, and put away all things not belonging in the room. Use a short-handled, bristle or twine brush in the corners, mop-boards, and ledges, and wipe the walls with a long brush. Sweep with a bristle brush or a broom ; hold it close to the floor, taking the dirt along with short strokes, instead of tossing it into the air. Sweep toward the centre and go back frequently to catch any fluff that may have blown back. Brush the dirt into a 7 8 SCHOOL KITCHEN TEXTBOOK dust pan and burn it at once, if possible, opening the pipe damper that the odor may go up the chimney. If you^use a gas stove turn the sweepings into the refuse pail, not the garbage pail but the covered pail for papers and other dry refuse. Floors that are carpeted all over, or with large rugs that cannot be moved easily, may be cleaned daily, or when dusty, with a carpet sweeper. This takes up the dust without scattering it, provided the brush in the sweeper is clean, and makes the weekly sweeping much easier. This brush should be washed frequently. Go over the bare places between rugs with a dry mop, using a short-handled twine-mop for corners and under desks, bookcases, and radiators. Then go over rugs with a carpet sweeper, pushing it with the nap of the rug. For a thorough sweeping of a carpet where more or less dust is unavoidable, first dust the small things on the mantels and bureaus, lay them on a table, sofa, or bed, and cover them with cloths made for this purpose. It makes needless work and confusion through the house to remove the furniture into other rooms before sweeping. If you learn how to sweep without raising much dust and how to take up and hold dust, instead of scattering it, you can sweep a room without disarranging the furniture. Small pieces of furniture may be put together at one end of the room, or moved just enough to allow one to sweep around where they stood, and be replaced at once. Sweep a small place, take up the sweepings with a carpet sweeper and put things in place as you go along and if suddenly interrupted it will take but a minute to remove all traces of your work. Brush any stuffed-chairs with a small corn-broom or bristle- brush ; wipe and cover with dust covers, of which one should have a full supply made of old sheets, cheap muslin, or cheese cloth. Wipe back of pictures with a dust cloth and the walls with a bag on a broom or a long-handled wall broom. Take things in turn as you go around the room from the highest to the lowest; fold the dust into the duster and thus avoid scattering it. SWEEPING AND DUSTING 9 Close the doors into other rooms and the windows, if the wind blows into the room. Shake out the curtains and draperies and brush the screens.

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Sweeping. Put away or cover all food before beginning to sweep the kitchen and pantry. Brush off the stove and around it, dust window sills and shelves, and put away all things not belonging in the room. Use a short-handled, bristle or twine brush in the corners, mop-boards, and ledges, and wipe the walls with a long brush. Sweep with a bristle brush or a broom ; hold it close to the floor, taking the dirt along with short strokes, instead of tossing it into the air. Sweep toward the centre and go back frequently to catch any fluff that may have blown back. Brush the dirt into a dust pan and burn it at once, if possible, opening the pipe damper that the odor may go up the chimney. If you use a gas stove turn the sweepings into the refuse pail, not the garbage pail but the covered pail for papers and other dry refuse. Floors that are carpeted all over, or with large rugs that cannot be moved easily, may be cleaned daily, or when dusty, with a carpet sweeper. This takes up the dust without scattering it, provided the brush in the sweeper is clean, and makes the weekly sweeping much easier. This brush should be washed frequently. Go over the bare places between rugs with a dry mop, using a short-handled twine-mop for corners and under desks, bookcases, and radiators. Then go over rugs with a carpet sweeper, pushing it with the nap of the rug. For a thorough sweeping of a carpet where more or less dust is unavoidable, first dust the small things on the mantels and bureaus, lay them on a table, sofa, or bed, and cover them with cloths made for this purpose. It makes needless work and confusion through the house to remove the furniture into other rooms before sweeping. If you learn how to sweep without raising much dust and how to take up and hold dust, instead of scattering it, you can sweep a room without disarranging the furniture. Small pieces of furniture may be put together at one end of the room, or moved just enough to allow one to sweep around where they stood, and be replaced at once. Sweep a small place, take up the sweepings with a carpet sweeper and put things in place as you go along and if suddenly interrupted it will take but a minute to remove all traces of your work. Brush any stuffed-chairs with a small corn-broom or bristlebrush ; wipe and cover with dust covers, of which one should have a full supply made of old sheets, cheap muslin, or cheese cloth. Wipe back of pictures with a dust cloth and the walls with a bag on a broom or a long-handled wall broom. Take things in turn as you go around the room from the highest to the lowest; fold the dust into the duster and thus avoid scattering it. SWEEPING AND DUSTING 9 Close the doors into other rooms and the windows, if the wind blows into the room. Shake out the curtains and draperies and brush the screens.

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