Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-11-06
L. e II r. II IL
From Aunt FANNY, alias NRs. CAGE; copied
from the Ohio CuItvator.

From Aunt FANNY, alias Mas. CAGE; copied
from the Ohio Cutivator.
But | was going to tell YOU about that great
washing recipe III the last Cultivator. Now.
YOU reac it al over ard What il is good for.
have heard folks say they liked it very much,
that it d great help. But have tried il,
and q 0 no, find it any help to Indeed felt
il a hind rance, and went right back TO my old
way, which to maxi strong suds with good
home made soap, aCOtng d little weak ley, II on
hand put the dirty clothes IN 1t, aud let them
soak night; boil them IN the same water in
the morning, for d half whole hour. as suits
best; then rub them through d clean SUES; boil
them again, feH MINUTES, III cIean SUES; rinse
and hang them out. his moGe requires no
more handbag than the one gwen IN Twelve
trees receipt; saves fult nEch OF the hard
rubbing. and makes the clothes hit-
The washing liquor i very apt 10 give the clothes
II bad color; VIII always ito 50 unless great CARE
j. used IN the rin-ing Try my way, girls. just
onc--I don't say th- cloths "ill not require
some rubbIng-but the stains VIII rub out very
much easier. ana thus save Your linens. If YOU
VII get up at sunrise. and WORK with spirit. you
put out Dig washing ~ u!ne or ten q ciock-
| Gun, aud knU" You are smarter than -
But here let me drop hint: since lime water.
turpentI- sal soda nor even weak lev, viii
not make washing easy If there is not d good
place 10 boil; GOOD supply of soft water pIen-
" Of tubs and otiirr fixtures for doing The work
This, though not exactly IN the house" Ifc's O.
to hint that | hay thought that the hu>lants
were sometimes very careless III fitting up their
part Of the arrangement tor this iabortous work,
which must occupy tMo days in every week,
where there i much If family. ! coula pick
out more than one man, who has been able 10
chew tobacco FOR twenty years, that hA> never
fit that he could prepare cistern; ana ms i.-
ana daug hters have 10 break hard water every
week Of ,ry weather through the y-ar. making
it double labor wash; giving them rough,
half -bA heir ~
And some. too, who 10 not chew tobacco, are
equally careless. Nov. If any one OF them
SHOULD happen to glance over tins article hope
labor, these Ifttle nrgiccts make to his b-lov-a
ones; how out 81 temper ana out OF tune IT must
put them; and no. much his Il comfort Is DIS
turbed, III a roundabout way. Is his own thought
Icssuess aud ~ to work, tie first leisure mo-
least three four good tubs, smooth nice
wash boara. i good @oiling kettle. &c. &c. And
last, not least, some well set post which to
hang her clotheslIn-, for nothing pu.S i woman
SO out Of patience to find her clothes line
down. and II scor. of sheets aud shirts to be
washed over when She is already wear-d be-
yond her strength. These hints Of course, ON
Is belong 10 those that need Them But yen may
be assured that If YOU have all things conveni-
ent, and the washing Goes not 20 off well, that
the trouble viii not be reintGird by twenty Of
Tpvevetree's receipts.
Country ris ali love to sing. Il did when
lived III the country An. most MI of Won
know thut beautiful AIR sung by the Eifjopians.
dance, boatm-u dance so | viii - nd you
Il song: