Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-12-14
THE FLOATING BALL.
KNUCKLE WASHING MACHINE,

TTAS received the highest premiums at the fairs
Of the Virginia Mechanics Institute, Virginia
State Agricultural Society, Maryland Institute, and
ali other Fairs where 1t has been exhibited.
Christmas being near at hand, when persons hire
their servants for another year, now Is the time 10
save tile hire Qfa Srcant by purchasing one OF these
S THE REST INVENTION EVER OFFERED TO
THE PUBLIC.
ADVANTAGES OF THIS MAcHISE..l. Clo,nes are
washed far cleaner far more thoroughly than by hand
even when pounding is added. At one and the same
instant they are subjected to the threeold operation
of Pounding, Rubbing and Squeezing; those parts
which are the most soiled receiving Tue most OF ~
whilst owing to the limited resistance offered by the
floating balls no injury is sustained from the opera
ton. even by the finest textures. g The time con,
sumed Is but SMALL FRACTION OF that required
in washing by hand 3. The wear and tear OF clothes
is far le.,s, even when pounding is added to the
rubbing By hand. Persons have done huhdfeas Oh
washings with the machine, without ever knowing
button to be torn off or broken. In numoerless IN
the experiment has been tried of putting in
hank notes together with shirts, considerably soed
After being washed the time requisite Tor making us
shirts perfectly clean, the notes have presenter no
perceptibe change, save that oil Deing mace anu
the ink being it:le faded. 4. The consumption OF
soap Is much les 8. Less fuel Is consumed than IN
washing by hano, when the latter Is done Win NOT
water and the clothes are boiled afterwards. o. All
necessity for boiling Is SUPERSEDED, excepting o1y
such clothes as al IN the very fouest state when Ia
ken 10 wash T. All injury to the hands Is avoideoj
no bleeding or sore ingers none OF the piisering,
and chappIng, and caious, such as washerwomens
| hands so often exhibit. The hands are never I'M
mersed in the water never wet except to the extent
in putting the clothes into the sash and To-
| king them out, and in wrnging them. .. Inc ma
chine IS easy work, so very esy that the wnoie Ia
| Dor of working it. lin doing the week WASH Oh
large family is among the gbtest tasks involved In
| the daily routine OF household duties Very small
children take part IN III any halfgroWh girl Oh or
binary strength however little used TO labor can 90
the whole without fatigue and with great benefit from
The eyerc,se this being of the best kind for strength.
epino the arms chest and loins y. The process OF
washing with it is most simple, consisting US II does
lin the two acts of laying the clothes In the SASH ana
lin working this up and down, BY giving the IKE mo-
tion TO the lever which the sash is attached to- ANY
nerson of the most ordinary intelligence Will acquire
sufficient knowledge of it by witnessing 1t Tor ten
minutes and, without ever having seen II at all no
such person can fail to become conyersant Win ~ III
halt an hours practice observing the printed drec-
TONS For merely washing clothes clean, ana ena-
bling any one to do wash in time SO short that II
lean scarcely be credited by those who nave not VIII,
messed it, all needful directions would pc comprised
in few lines But for doing wash in the most per-
feet manner possible, and in the breiest time possoe
a number of particulars must be attended TO- which,
althou oh they could be all learned IN lew mhaLes
linz seeing cannot be described so briefly. H. Inc
machine cannot get out of order IN any way, excePlN
he actually broken and it cannot be broken IN using
it, If broken, the damage, when the POSSIBLE
can be repaired by any common one Ioar
hi Its durability has no other limit out tna' VI 'no
mower of wood 10 resist decay.
,vonId beg leave to refer to the following gente-
man Who have tried the above machine: Rev. ". 1.
Richardson, II. l.. Gallaher, Dr. Z. AiehanaeT, Coz.
smith. J. s. Wallace, Peter Hanger, Sr., u; u. Coy
nan LAIN Coyner, r., and John Taylor at "aynes-
her, hore ,bev are manufactured and always on
hand. :, 500 e,,
OTRIBLING SPRINGS SCHOOL,, sTki6-
- LING SPRINGS, AUGos ,be r SGo Of vir.
"a onv College or for business In IL are laugnt
he English Latin, Greek, German, ffene1, Spanish
and Italian Languages; Mathematics, ana The NATURAL
The Principal has had ten years e.. erience In
teaching Classical school, and is aided by competent
The session begins the last Monday in September,
and ends the first Friday in June, Of each year Sa
nenses for the Session. for Tuition Board, Washlhg,
Fuel and Lights Sl62, payable one-half in advance,
the other at the middle of the session. lCharge itoi
the LIST of January to the end of the session. Slco?
This school is at one OF the PieasanSeJ,, hrr chas
places in Virginia. (where are Alum; oupmu,
fvbeate and Freestone Watersj( 1t is Proseroiany
healthy the buildings are new put TWO ". vssapy
large dormitory; II is easy OF access uens SIs
;Ias S.om Saunton, with which 1t Is connected by
M oaLI line of stages. is entirely in the coun-
~. W.. o, from all inducements to vice OF any kind.-
~, ,"rtber information, apply TO the Principal or
PROPRIETOR Stribling Springs, Augusta county, va
p. Ii. WOODWARD Hotel Keeper,
c. KINNEY, Proprietor.
References.
Rev. B. NJ. Smith, ID. d., Union Theo Sem, Va.
N. C. Kinney, Esq, stauntOn, Va.
X. l.. Doyle, Esq,
S. b. Brown, ST.,
Striking Springs, Dec, II. ls5S.-Vind copy.
nR. w. u. YOUNG is prepared 10 furnish and
- make up all kinds OF Chemical and Pharmaceun.
cal preparaons with accuracy and dispatch, at the
shortest notice, at his Drug Store.
Stanton. Dec IA 1888.
ITO PHYSlCIANS.-Syrup of Hypophosphates
i Soda Poassa Lime and Iron, always on manu.
and prepared expressly for Physicians, by o,-yo
Staunton, Dec IA, 1888. DIR. w. b. looNo.
TI1R. VERATUM VIRiDE.-A new and lmpor'
l. tant Medicine TOR all acute nhamma'siy uiseaseS'
prepared with great care by ~ u VOTING
Staunton, Dec IA, 1858. DIX. W. =. -OoNo.