04/11/2019
Have you dusted your great room yet?
Have you ever pondered why we use the term "spring cleaning?"
Do you ever wonder why clean at all?
Wonder no longer!
During the 1800s, according to the Washington Post, the biggest annual housecleaning took place in the spring because the winter left homes coated with "a layer of soot and grime in every room." Lamps of the time were lit with whale oil or kerosene, which had to be heated with coal or wood, so you can just imagine that mess. Proper cleaning required opening windows to let the soot out, which, of course, could only be done during warmer weather.
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