This section is from the book "A Manual Of Home-Making", by Martha Van Rensselaer. Also available from Amazon: A Manual of Home-Making.
In every house there should be a cupboard or a closet set aside for cleaning purposes, "with a place for everything and everything in its place." The cleaning materials and apparatus listed under the following directions are not expensive and greatly simplify the cleaning problem. Shelves and racks should be provided for holding all apparatus and materials needed, and as far as possible labels should show where each brush, broom, pail, or bottle is to be returned.
The following list of materials and utensils should be included in the housekeeper's cleaning kit:
Alcohol Alum Ammonia Bath brick Black lead Borax
 
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