Cheating the Junk-Pile: The Purchase and Maintenance of Household EquipmentsPeyser, Ethel R. (Ethel Rose)
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Cheating the Junk-Pile: The Purchase and Maintenance of Household Equipments
Peyser, Ethel R. (Ethel Rose)
Home economics; Household appliances; Kitchen appliances; Kitchen utensils
For the kitchenette to-day the sink brush and dishwashing brush with
their long handles are a boon for the housewife as she can keep her
hands in condition by not getting them into hot water so constantly.
These brushes have various other obvious uses besides.
Don’t use paper to grease pans or glaze cakes; use a pastry brush. Of
course this brush must be made without glue or cement so that it can be
frequently washed in scalding water and the bristles still be where they
should be.
A brush small enough for the percolater tube is to be had. It is good
for teapot spouts, gas burner holes, typewriter interstices, etc.
Among other brushes to which you may need introduction are:
_Wicker-Reed._ This gets in the tiny places so annoying to clean with
mammoth tools.
_Refrigerator_ (or pipe brush). This is a fairy wand to keep off
plumbers from your estate. Almost a pipe-dream in its general
pipe-cleaning skill.
_Hearth Brush._ A good utilitarian tool for those owning not only a home
but a hearth.
_Radiator._ Gets around a radiator as if it loved it. Can be used under
a piano, etc. Good for chandeliers, under oven or gas stove, etc.
_Comb Cleaner._ The same brush company which makes the above backless,
and twisted wire brushes has just put a little comb cleaning brush on
the market. It is like a little lawn mower which travels over and
through the comb teeth.
_Brush cleaner._ This new thing is intended to loosen the soil which
attaches itself to brushes by scraping it off. It is made of bone
entirely.
Remember there are hundreds of brushes and that they are designed for
every kind of thing, and best of all, there are companies who exist just
to fit you out with brushes and who will advise you just what kinds to
get.
MOPS AND DUSTERS
Just a word or two about mops, which are more and more coming to be made
of cotton which, though not technically absorbent cotton, does absorb
the dust. They are not oily, but chemically treated and so will not hurt
the rugs. They should be of wire construction, no parts exposed so as to
scratch. They must be of strong, enduring cotton, reversible, washable,
with an adjustable long handle, usable for ceiling, walls, doors,
windows, pictures, baseboards and floors; good for corners. The handle
should be at least long enough to obviate all back bending.
Of course there is a dish mop for washing cups, pitchers or dishes, and
the light weight wet mop, with long handle, of washable, reversible,
corner-hunting, absorbant cotton yarn.
The duster that dusts and does not smudge is what is needed. The one
that can dust finger marks off polished surfaces, absorb the dust and
can get into difficult places without breaking the back or--more
important still--the heart. These and many other brushes are to be had
for your comfort and for the asking--and paying.
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