kitchen sink, the table
wiped, the crumbs brushed from the floor, and the room aired.

PRELIMINARY PLAN

Let this lesson be a continuation of the previous one, placing emphasis
on the method of waiting on table. The same articles will be required as
were used in the last lesson. In addition to these the pupils must be
careful to have clean aprons for this lesson.

METHOD OF WORK

Have the table set, as a review of the work of the last lesson; then
have four or six of the pupils seat themselves and go through the forms
of serving one another to any simple meal upon which the class may
decide. Family meal service should be explained and demonstrated first;
then service where there is one waitress. Have the pupils, in turn, act
as waitresses and serve all the others, offering and placing the food,
removing the soiled dishes, filling the tumblers, etc.

LESSONS VIII AND IX: GENERAL CLEANING OF A ROOM

SUBJECT-MATTER

Rooms which are in constant use should be swept and dusted every day. A
thorough cleaning of each room in the house will be necessary every week
or two, even though the room is swept and kept in order daily. First,
all cupboards, drawers, and other receptacles in which articles collect
should be cleaned; then all large movable articles should be dusted and
moved out of the room; those that are not readily movable should be
dusted and covered. The floor should be swept with the windows open; the
ceiling and walls should be brushed with a covered broom, and the dust
allowed to settle. The floor should then be wiped with a damp cloth on
the broom.[A] The woodwork should be cleaned with a damp cloth and a
soap that is not too strong. Soda or sapolio should not be used. The
furniture should be carefully uncovered, and everything arranged in
perfect order.

[A] If the floor is of unfinished-wood, it will require a
thorough scrubbing. After sweeping the floor and allowing
the dust to settle, a small portion at a time should be
scrubbed with a floor-brush and soap. When scrubbing, the
grain of the wood should be followed. The scrubbing-water
should be changed frequently. For rinsing and drying the
floor, a cloth should be wrung out of clear water.

The things that are highest should be dusted first, and care should be
taken to collect all the dust in the dust-cloth. After collecting the
dust, the cloth should be shaken out-of-doors, washed thoroughly, and
boiled. The