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connection with upholstered box 

 springs. They make the bed high, In 

 fact, sometimes objection is taken to 

 them because they make the bed too 

 high. You should bear this in mind 

 when purchasing ibecause the furni- 

 ture dealer cannot be expected to ex- 

 change a spring like this for you. 

 Some people object to them also be- 

 cause of their bulk and weight. Though 

 a box spring may be used without a 

 mattress, it is always adyisaJble to 

 use one. It may, however, ibe a thin 

 (three inches say) "overlay" pad. As 

 to the care of springs little need be 

 said except that dampness should !be 

 avoided. If they are not in use do 

 not store them in the cellar. Better in 

 a dry attic, or upstairs room. 

 Mattress. 

 Felt mattresses. The best known 

 and most satisfactory mattresses of 

 to-day (belong to this class. They are 

 filled entirely with cotton felt In lay- 

 ers, tufted and stitched down to give 

 firmness, along with a springiness. 

 Felt mattresses vary consideraJbly ac- 

 cording to the various grades of felt 

 used. Felt is made from cotton and 



the longer the thread or "staple" of 

 the cotton the better the felt resulting 

 and the greater the life of the mat- 

 tress. 



DISH-MOP DUSTER. 



When dusting or cleaning floors 

 there are always some places where 

 even the finest mop will not clean, es- 

 pecially in corners and under some 

 pieces of furniture and under and 

 around radiators, where much dust 

 collects. To clean these places one 

 of the dish mops, to be found at any 

 ten-cent store, works liks a charm. 



BEFORE VARNISHING. 



Before varnishing furniture rub the 

 wood with fine sand-paper to give it a 

 smooth surface. See that brushes used 

 are soft and of good quality, or var- 

 nish will dry streaky. 



THINGS WORTH KNOWING. 



As much depends on baking as on 

 making. Biscuit and gingerbread re- 

 quire a quick oven. Flour bread a 

 slower one. 



Fruit cake requires more cooking 



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