CLEAN′ING

In domestic economy the best way to clean a house is to keep it clean by a daily attention to small things, and not allow it to get into such a state of dirtine and disorder as to require great and periodical cleanings. Some mistre es, and also some servants, seem to have an idea that a house should undergo regular cleanings, or great washing and scrubbing matches, once every three or six months, on which occasions the house is turned almost inside out, and made most uncomfortable. All this is bad economy, and indicates general slovenline of habits. (Chambers.) For hints upon cleaning, see Carpets, Clothes, .