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SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
Little Things Worth Remembering 
The stove should be cleaned with crumpled newspaper 
whenever the kitchen is put in order. All ashes should 
be neatly brushed off. 
In lifting ashes from the ash pan with a shovel use a 
newspaper to cover the pail into which the ashes are 
poured, so that the dust will not scatter over the room. 
Don’t dump them and raise dust; and never pnt hot 
ashes into a wooden box or barrel. 
Watch the floor of closets and see that no dusty corners 
are hidden out of sight. 
Air and dry soiled clothing before putting it in the 
laundry basket. If damp clothes are hidden away they 
will mildew. 
Learn to make out a laundry list and to check it when 
the laundry comes home. 
Save soap chips and use in a soap shaker. 
Get all the help you can from older housekeepers in 
your neighborhood. Ask them how they do things and 
why. Your mother may know something better than any- 
body else does. 
The Girl Scout asks questions and learns why things 
are done as they are. She may think out a better way 
some day, but first she must pay attention to the old 
way. 
Sing at your work; it goes better so. Besides, joy 
belongs with housekeeping and your song helps to keep 
her there. Always sing if the work drags, but let it be 
a lively song! 
Making Things Clean and Keeping Clean 
Making things clean is a most important duty of the 
Keeper of the House. But don’t forget, Girl Scout, that 
keeping things clean is a constant duty. You know many 
a body who “cleans up” with a lot of stir once in a 
