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The Art of Manliness · November 25, 2025 · 00:49:34
A Butler’s Guide to Managing Your Household
This rebroadcast features Charles MacPherson, a former major-domo and founder of a butler school, who explains how to manage a household with military precision. He traces the history of domestic service and why butlers and maids are making a comeback. For the average person without staff, he introduces the 'butler's book' as a home instruction manual and shares his golden rules of cleaning — like always cleaning top to bottom and dry to wet. MacPherson also reveals commonly neglected spots (like the dishwasher door edge), a surprising product for shower cleaning, and his recommended bedsheet-changing frequency.
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Highlights
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Editorial
References
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The Butler Speaks — Charles MacPherson
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The Book of Household Management — Isabella Beeton
Misc
✧MacPherson pointed out that the side of the dishwasher door, hidden when open, is a grime trap most people never think to clean.
✧He recommended an unconventional cleaner for showers that he says works better than typical bathroom sprays.
✧This is a rebroadcast of an earlier episode.
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