| Show Asemptied the bollerturned to my weary mother and announced that there would positively be no Monday or Saturday in my home whengrew up Once volced my indignation grew There would be no spring cleaning either My boys and my children would all be boys could work and play out in the fresh air and sunshine all day long andwould be there with them enjoying some of the thingsmissed becausehad stayed in the house to do the washing and cleaning It was decided right then ami there that no one in my home would shake rugs and hang them over the line and beat them hour after weary hour And those horrible upstairs Windows that had to be cleaned by sitting on the sill and pulling the window down between one and the safety of the upstairs bedroom would go dirty or vanish Ifwashed the windows shook with fright If Mother did them stood and whimpered until she was safely in the room again The overstuffed furniture that appeared in front rooms of the time was cleaned by hours of pounding the dust loose with1ittle paddle and then brushing the dirt away It made me sneeze and the furniture never seemed to get completely clean My complaints were endless After days of my complaining over my miseries finally ny long-suffering tired patient mother became weary of my tirades and demanded to know howloathsome chores was stumped would bedidn rid of all those know couldn even guess But some day some way these problems must be solved Perhaps--a miracle Ard 1t happened Entirely without effort on my part hateful tasks of my childhood have vanished andam living in an ageonly dreamed of and desired In my kitchen stands my electric stove soot free efficient and clean The refrigerator keeps things cool days on end without dirty puldles and withminimum of cleaning The automatic washer and modern fabrics have eliminated washday and ironing day woes The vacuum cleaner cleans easily and thoroughly One-story houses andvariety of window styles and window washing equipment have eliminated the hazards of window cleaning have been able to play ball gather rocks and rake and dig with my three boys Now how did even guess-ITA MIRACLE that work out wonder |
