Lionleum is, deservedly popular" among housewives, and wit), xer will last for years, If renova tion Becomes necessary, it 1s quite fan easy matter to lay it oneself.
When buying linoleum choose in-, laid, not printed with the pattern on the surface, though printed lino:
rum will retain ite. appearance, muger if varnished before use, 'A felt paper underlay is ideal for lengthening the life of \moleum, ut if this 18 too expensive, thick paper or folded newspapers Linoleum should not-be fixed tit) a week or to after it has been'. nid, a It usually stretches an may crease or crack if fastened me down too soon. Hondless tacks talled "brads," are the Dost means of fixing it," or if it is laid over onereto, a special cement may. be sed. If the lino,, extends to each wall, a wooden beading nailed the junction of the floor and tha, wall isan improvement, and cat fasily be removed to take up the Cleaning and Preserving, Linoleum is easily kept clean by: daily sweeping with a soft brush, followed by a rub with an oiled mop. Rarely if ever should water be used, but if it is necessary let the water be tepid, and uso a mild soap; also be careful to dry thoroughly, Occasional cleaning, with equal parts of beeswax and turpentine or one of the excellent polishes now on the market will Tengthen the lifo of linoleum. A. weighted polisher which combines a brush with a polishing pad great help in doing this, Renovating linoleum is a simple operation, but should be done care: fully, Cracks cane filled in with fa paste made by melting some beeswax and grating into it a Little powder from the lino, itself To insert a patch, mark out, with the aid of a metal ruler, the part be replaced. Then, with a shapr penknife laid against the ruler, cut out the worn part. Measure and out carefully a patch the exact dimensions of the hole, insert it and nail down with brads. Afterwards tack down the surrounding Tinoleum. Tf the linoleum has a pattern it is advisable to cut the patch first and than, after care~ fully. matching it with the main part, to out out the worn portion,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.