[LMB] Tealeaves and carpets (was: Re: OT: its a sign...)

[Raye Johnsen]

--- Alexandra Kwan <litalex at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> On 8 Aug 2007, at 7:54 AM, Raye Johnsen wrote:
> > * In Victorian times, they used to scatter damp
> used
> > tea leaves onto carpets and floors; the leaves
> would
> > gather up the dirt and dust, and so when they were
> > swept up the carpets would be cleaner than if they
> had
> > been simply swept.
> 
> Wouldn't that stain the carpet...?

I've no real idea, as I've never actually done it
myself.  (Thank goodness for vaccuum cleaners!)  But
it wasn't a case of dropping clumps of wet tealeaves
to sit on the carpet; the maid would take a tin of
nearly-dry leaves in one hand, the dustpan and brush
in the other, kneel down, shake the tin so the leaves
scattered like pepper on the carpet, then sweep it all
up together.  The leaves were actually on the carpet
for no more than a minute.

Raye




       
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