In every house there should be a cupboard or a closet set aside for cleaning purposes, “with a place for everything and everything in its place.” The cleaning materials and apparatus listed under the following directions are not expensive and greatly simplify the cleaning problem. Shelves and racks should be provided for holding all apparatus and materials needed, and as far as possible labels should show where each brush, broom, pail, or bottle is to be returned.
The following list of materials and utensils should be included in the housekeeper’s cleaning kit :
Cleaning Materials
- Cleaning materials
- Alcohol Paraffin
- Alum Rottenstone
- Ammonia Salt
- Bath brick Soap
- Black lead Turpentine
- Borax Vinegar
- Furniture polish Washing-soda
- Kerosene Wax (floor)
Cleaning Articles
- Apron, stove Flannel, heavy
- Carpet, piece old brussels Flannel, waxing
- Chamois skin or leather Flannelette for dusters
- Cheese-cloth Gloves, rubber
- Cloth, scrub Mitt, for kerosene
- Cloth, soft Waste, cotton (cotton waste may be bought
- Flannel, canton at any hardware store)
Cleaning utensils
- Boiler, for clothes Irons
- Brush, closet Monkey wrench
- Brush, cornice Mop, cloth
- Brush, scrub Mop, string
- Brush, soft Saucepans (old)
- Brush, trap Scissors (for lamp)
- Brush, weighted Step ladder
- Brush, wire (for sink) Tub
- Carpet sweeper Tub, fiber
- Dauber Washboard
- Dish-pans Whisk-broom
- Funnels Wringer
- Ironing tables
* Mary Urie Watson. Rules for cleaning. Cornell Reading-Course for the Farm Home, Bull. 23,
~A Manual of Homemaking
