The News And Herald

Where carpets cannot readily be taken up and shaken, they may be very much brightened and freshened by being wiped with a mop wrung from warm water. The water should be frequently changed. If the mopping precedes and follows thorough sweeping but little dust will be raised in the room. With the aid of a mop wringer this may be easily done without wetting even the finger tips, and the mopping will be less tiresome than sweeping. A little ox-gall or ammonia in the water will brighten the colors. If a carpet sweeper is used the carpet may be entirely cleansed without raising a particle of dust, though it is well to cover bric-a-brac while the work is going on.