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Are you careful in coughing or sneezing to put a handkerchief 

 or the hand in front of the mouth to prevent the escape of particles 

 of mucous, and perhaps also bacteria, into the air? 



These may seem like little things, but they may do much to 

 add to the attractiveness and healthfulness of your schoolrooms 

 and grounds, and a little thought on the part of each one will ma- 

 terially lessen its daily care. 



Dusting. — 



What do we mean by dusting, anyhow? 



Is it scattering dust or collecting it? 



With which can it be done best, a feather duster or a soft 

 cloth? 



What will enable the cloth to take up the largest amount of 

 dust ? 



What should be the treatment of the duster after it has been 

 used? 



How long a time after sweeping should we allow before the 

 room is dusted? Experiment at home and find out how long it is 

 after the sweeping of the room before the dust is completely 

 settled. 



Do we raise more dust in sweeping a bare floor or a carpeted 

 one? 



Why do we use carpets? 



What would you suggest as the best method of treating the 

 floor of a bedroom, living room, kitchen, dining room? 



Are there any processes which go on in the home that tend to 

 raise the dust? 



Suggest the time in the course of cleaning when these opera- 

 tions should come and the best method of carrying them out. 



In the schoolroom you will probably all agree that it is best 

 to leave the dusting until the next day. By that time the dust will 

 have settled completely. So in the morning, after the fire has been 

 made, every article of furniture and every portion of the room 

 where dust might accumulate should be gone over with a dampened 

 or oiled cloth, the dust collected and not scattered over the room 

 again. The cloth, if the dust is excessive, may be rinsed out oc- 

 sionally, the water being wrung from it as completely as possible. 

 At the end of the dusting the cloth should be rinsed out well and 

 hung up to dry. Now the room will be fresh and clean and ready 

 for the children. 



Ventilation. — Is there anything else we must watch? We may 

 have the dust all removed from the air, but unless the ventilation 



