Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04
RatSceuameous Matter'
MADAME BEAvELT's SYSTEM OF
WASHING MADE EASY.

the newspapers an advertisement, neaueu'
"Wsshing Made Easy" of Mrs. beasen
wherein she promises 10 give certain ,w1ua ya,ua-
BILE hints aud Information in regard 10 WASH ASH
ing, for the sum of one dollar Below th III
be found her great secret. which we puoIlsn
thinking il NAV possibly be useful TO mousse
wives. + Bradford Reporter
Madame B. need not enter into long
dissertation the troubles of Washing Day
These are already too well known. Her OBJ
iect is to impart information that will obvla'e
all these troubles, and render Washing Day
as pleasant as any of the seven and at the
same time sarc labor, wear of clothes, tear
ing off buttons, skinning of hands, the cost OF
washboards, machines, pounding barrels, &c'
DIRECTIONS.
Put your clothes 10 soak in soft water, (lust
enough TO cover them,) the night before yon
wish TO wash. If few quarts OF strong
soapsuds are added so much the better
Should the wristbands or binding OF shirts be
veru dirty rub in such spots little soap, be-
fore putting TO soak, THIS is ALL The
RUBBING about the whole washing. After
putting the clothes 10 soak, take three ounces
of fresh unslacked lime, half pound OF COM
mon soda, and half pound of good hard soap
(cut the soap in small peces,) or hall PINT
of strong homemade soft soap, in a vessel oy
themselves, and pour on them one gallon OF
boiling soft water; shake them up ana SIR
them qell, and let all stand till morning.
when YOU must take this liquor and strain 1t,
being very careful not TO have the particle
of settling poured off with the liquor When
YOU get ready to wash, have ten gallons OF
boiling soft water in yaur Kettle or boiler,
into which pour the liquor made from the
soap, lime and soda, (keep out the se,tllngs,)
and place an earhern plate in the bottom OF
the boiler to keep the clothes from burning
--(Some persons also enclose their hnest
linens and cottons in bag before placing IN
the boiler: Madame B. considers this a good
plan1 First rinsing them in warm water
Then put your clothes into The boiler and boil
them half an hour. THE same water will ans
wer for three lots fcloths-) Then take them
out, scald them, and rinse in clean soft water
warm or cold, and your clothes will be as
clean and white as driven snow, and all with
out rubbing or machinery. By this plan the
finest linens, laces, cambrics, &c. can be
readily and easily cleansed. Wooens are
not TO be washed by this method. Madame
b. can safely assert that her plan the easies
mode of washing ever discovered. By II one
person can do the washing Of family o
twenty persons before breakfast, have The
clothes out 10 dry, and the house kept in gooC
order, and the gentlemen of the family, al
well as all about the house, free from wash
ing day annoyances. Should the clothes tt
be washed require more or leas than ten gal
Ions of water 10 boil them in, more or les
soap, lime or soda, can be used in proportion
When there is any difficulty in always pro
curing fresh lime, liquor can be made iron
il which will keep for years, ii corked up
and always be ready for use.
Madame B. would advise her patrons +
divide their clothes into two or more parcel
before boiling, as the coarest, dirtiest AM
most greasy ones ought not TO be boiled wit
those of finer fabric containing less dirt, a
the water in which they are boiled must, c
course partake of lis couients.-The fine
cleaner clothes can be boiled first, or III
water for boiling the clothes in, (conlainin
the liquor of soap lime and soda,) can be d
yided into as many parts as you have parce
of clothes, and thus boil each parcel its PR
per time. When put in soak before washin
the clothes should be separate.
To WASH CALIcoEs OR CoTToN PRINTE
GooDs.- Take pint bowl Of wheat flour al
make it into paste with cold water, The
pour this paste into two gallons of boiling so
water and boil for ten minutes, Then at
enough of cold water, wash the calicoes wit
out soap. After this water rinse the cloth
in clear cold water, and il stiffness is requir
add 10 the rinsing water little -four stare
made as above. By this system of wash
calicoes seldom or ever fade. The quick
calicoes are washed, rinsed and dried +
better They should be dried in the sha
if possible. Bcefs gall mixed with the wa
water improves the colors.