Rules for Cleaning 1339 



To polish woodwork or floors with kerosene 

 Apparatus: 



The kerosene can, the kerosene plate, a kerosene mitt, a handful of 

 cotton waste (or an old soft cloth) , and a soft woolen or flannelette cloth. 

 Procedure: 



1. Put a very thin layer of kerosene in the plate and dip the mitt into it. 



2. Rub a section of the wood hard with the mitt, being careful to clean 



out the corners thoroughly. Immediately rub as much kerosene 

 off the section as possible with the cotton waste or old cloth. Then 

 proceed to clean the next section. 



3. When all the wood has been cleaned and the first section has stood 



for an hour, polish it finally with the woolen cloth. It will be all 

 the better to stand three or four hours before the polishing. 



4. Put away the kerosene mitt, plate, and can, and burn the waste. 



5. Wash the polishing cloth in strong soapsuds, rinse carefully, and hang 



it to dry. 

 Note. — In all wood polishing rub with the grain of the wood. 



. To clean woodwork 



Apparatus: 



A fiber tub, two fiannelette dusters, borax, and warm water. 



Procedure: 



1. Put a level tablespoonful of borax into the tub and half fill the tub 



with warm water. The water should be comfortably warm. 



2. Wash a section of the woodwork with one duster, and immediately 



rub dry with the other duster before proceeding to the next section. 



3. When two do this work together, better progress is made when one 



washes and the other dries the wood. 



4. A stepladder is necessary for high woodwork. 



5. When all the wood is cleaned, wash out the dusters carefully and hang 



them up to dry. 



Note. — A steel wire brush, such as is used by painters, will expedite the cleaning 

 out of corners and angles when the woodwork has been badly neglected. 



To dust woodwork 

 Apparatus: 



One or more damp flannelette dusters. 



Procedure: 



1. Begin at one corner of the room and dust the baseboard of wain- 



scoting. Do the doors and windows as they come. 



2. Use the dusters to wipe up the dust and do not shake them about. 



When one duster becomes dirty, take another. Go over every 

 board of the woodwork, and be careful not to slur over the corners 

 but to take the dust out of them. 



