The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking

n common-sense. Tuesday has its advantages also, soon to be mentioned; but to any later period than Tuesday there are serious objections. All cl

nd destructive to health and clothes; the air of whatever room such accumulations are stored in being poi

re obliged to use their own hands in such directions, plenty of needy and unskilled workwomen who can earn a living in no other way being ready to relieve us, it is

essary rest of Sunday, gives opportunity to collect and put in soak all the soiled clothing, and s

ch ought always to make Sunday the white-day of the week, that such change should be made on that morning, while the fe

ot. Now put in one tub all fine things,-collars and cuffs, shirts and fine underwear. Bed-linen may be added, or soaked in a separate tub; but table-linen must of course be kept apart. Last, let the coarsest and most

m out into a tub of clean cold water; rinse them in this, and then in a tub of water made very slightly blue with the indigo-bag or liquid indigo. From this water they must be wrung out very dry, and hung out, always out of doors if possible. A wringer is much better than wringing by hand, as the latter is more unequal, and also often twists off buttons. The lines must be perfectly clean. A galvanized-iron wire is best of all; as it never rusts, and needs only to be wiped off each week. If rope is used, never leave it exposed to weather, but bring it in after each washing. A dirty, weather-stained line will often ruin a nice garment. Leave clothes on the line till perfectly dry. I

improve clothes. If washed clean, si

n the hands, without rubbing. Put them in fresh suds, and, if the water still looks dark after another washing, take still another. Boil and rinse as in directions given for other clothes. Starch with very thick hot starch, and dry, not by hanging out, and then ironing, b

g-board, as this is one means of fulling and ruining them. Press and rub them in the hands, changing them soon to fresh hot suds. Rinse in a pail of clear hot w

ree-quarters of a cup of starch, and then pouring on boiling water till it has thickened to a smooth mass, constantly stirring as you pour. A bit of butter is added by many excellen

this distributes the starch evenly among the fibers of the cloth. The same rule must be followed in using boiled starch. Roll the articles in a damp cloth, as this makes them iron more smoothly; and in an hour they will be ready for the iron. In using b

le-cloths should be held by two persons, shaken and "snapped,"

ed before starching, and the

as often as may be necessary to wash it. If a bag the size of each is made, and they are hung up in this as soon as used, such washing need very seldom be. Having these, many dispense with ironing-sheet and blanket; but it is better to use a table for all large articles, and on this the ironin

r in which a little lard has been melted. Never let them stand day after day

current of air a few moments; and in all cases try them on a piece of paper or cloth before putting them on a garment. If through carelessness or

best way, and a word of praise for good points is always a stimulus. Mending should be done as the clothes are looked over, before putting away. Place the sheets from each wash at the bottom of the pile, that the same ones may not be used over and over, but all come in rotatio

there are many advantages in the double cleaning. In a warmer climate, where insect-life is more troublesome and the reign of flies lasts longer, two cleanings are rather a necessity. As generally managed, they are a terror to ever

here, and will rob the o

upply, let it be done before cleaning begins, as m

k the carpet half a yard or so; have the floor washed with a strong suds in which borax has been dissolved,-a tablespoonful to a pail of water; then dust black pepper along the

ng paint, and in all cases a little bo

effectual protections against moths. Gum-camphor is also excellent; and, if you have no camphor-wood chest or closet, a pound of the gum, sewed into little bags, will last

h borax-water, using a cloth we

nd polished with old newspapers; or whiting c

th a woolen cloth; and varnished furniture, mahogany or rosewood, if kept carefully dusted, requires only an occasional ru

is also useful to occasionally wipe off a carpet with borax-water, using a thick flannel, and taking care not to wet, but only dampen the carpet. Mirror

essary, and that the whole work can be done so gradually, quietly, and systematically, that only the workers need know much about it. The sense of purity tr