SAVING ONE’S HEELS

Shannon News, 16 April 1929, Page 4

SAVING ONE’S HEELS

In housewifery, like everything e appearances are sometimes - deccitfu It is the Martha-like housewivc full of "big noise” and, bustle —i usually are accounted the moßt cient and worthy of praise; but it often their less noticeable sisters r carry the hall mark of efficiency their very lack of noise and;notice. Particularly is this true in meth of work. ,

The bustler runs hither and th.it! never counting time-or steps; work her body rather than her brain, * priding herself upon being “-run her feet.” The really efficient housewife, h< ever, saves herself fatigue in ev possible way, because she knows can do far more by using braimpoi than elbow-power. She has the courage to fl.aunt'tra tion and follow business method? her home. Valuing time and enei as assets in her scheme of domes economy, she sees that these comnic ties are not wasted or unnecessarily pended. There are many short cuts to hoc work.

A charged polishing cloth which ( be procured at any household sto will bo found an all-round help. :

can be used for any brass fixturSs w the exception of 'taps, which are dial tn drip and thus spoil the cloth. H taps should be'-rubbed "with a; lit metal polish and afterwards ains with soapy w’ater. This prevents l tarnish from returning quickly, a

consequently the brass keeps burnist for several days. To make the necessary cleaning pots and pans as little strenuous as p sible, steel wood is a great ally, can be obtained in various degrees texture from very fine to coarse. -Sis O and I will be found to be the'm useful for ordinary household’polishi] Floor polishing can be eliminated the use of non-slip polish-varnish, whj coats the surface with a thin lay feaving a brilliant veneer without ri bing. This lasts for a long time w.i out having to be renewed. Then, again, scrubbing can be lessi ed by covering as many white wo surfaces as possible, either with Bn cum or oil baize. Porcelain topp tables are a great help and most u ful in the kitchen, as the enamel coir clean with a damp cloth, and ho sen bing is necessary. Then, of course, kitchen cabim save "miles” of walking in a sh< time. Everything needful for cot ing operations is housed in the one < vice, and the cook can sit at ease a prepare her dishes without having pay frequent visits to larder or-sfo room.

All these ways are very good, and conjunction with labour-saving to make housewifery a much less burd< some task than it was under the < regime.