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ling cloths, a jelly-bag made of white flannel, to strain jelly, a 

 starch-strainer, and a bag for boiling clothes. 



In a closet should be kept, arranged in order, the following 

 articles : the dust-pan, dust-brush, and dusting-cloths ; old flannel 

 and cotton for scouring and rubbing ; large sponges for washing 

 windows and looking-glasses ; a long brush for cobwebs, and 

 another for washing the outside of windows ; whisk-brooms, com- 

 mon brooms, a coat-broom or brush ; a whitewash-brush, a stove- 

 brush, shoe-brushes and blacking ; articles for cleaning tin and 

 silver, leather for cleaning metals, bottles containing stain-mix- 

 tures and other articles used in cleansing. 



A cellar should often be whitewashed, to keep it sweet. It 

 should have a drain to keep it perfectly dry, as standing water 

 in a cellar is a sure cause of disease in a family. It is very dan- 

 gerous to leave decayed vegetables in a cellar. Many a fever 

 has been caused by the poisonous miasm thus generated. The 

 following articles are desirable in a cellar : a safe, or movable 

 closet, with sides of wire or perforated tin, in which cold meats, 

 cream, and other articles should be kept (if ants be troublesome, 

 set the legs in tin cups of water) ; a refrigerator, or a large 

 wooden box on feet, with a lining of tin or zinc, and a space 

 between the tin and wood filled with powdered charcoal, having 

 at the bottom a place for ice, a drain to carry off the water, and 

 also movable shelves and partitions. In this articles are kept 

 cool. It should be cleaned once a week. 



Every house needs a store-room, in which to keep tea, coffee, 

 sugar, rice, candles, etc. It should be furnished with jars, having 

 labels, a large spoon, a fork, sugar and flour scoops, a towel, and 

 a dish-cloth. 



