USEFUL FACTS TO KNOW.
Here are- a few suggestions in regard to the things which a careful housewife . may find it wise to teach the new maid :— Teach her to put as much furniture as possible outside the room before beginning to sweep, to brush the rest and cover it with dust
cloths. i Teach her to soak newspapers in cold water, squeeze them, tear into pieces, and sprinkle on the floor to prevent dust flying. ! Teach her to rub the carpet well after sweeping with a cloth wrung out of clean ammonia water—one
tablespoonful to two - quarts otf water. ; Teach her to wipe the polished floor with a damp cloth and then rub with a dry one. ! : Teach her to cover the soft broom I with a clean cloth, and brush the , ceilings and walls.
11 Teach her to clean the windows : while the dust is settling. • i Teach her to use a flat paint r brush for window frames and f- latches.
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Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 12 June 1912, Page 2
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