Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-12-21
THE FLOATING BALL,
Ok
EyUCKLE WASHING MACHINE,
KNICKL

TTAS received the highest premiums at the fair'
II of the Virginia Mechanics Institute, virginia
State Agricultural Society, Maryland institute ah'
all other Fairs where 1t has been exhibited =.
| Christmas being near at hand, when persons hir'
their servants for another year, now is the ume II
SAGE tile lire of Seroant, by purchasing one Oh 'neS
Machines ,,,,, orrrDrn no
THE PUBLIC.
ADVANTAGES OF THIS MACHINE. Clothes are
washed far cleaner far thoroughly than by hano
even when poundingis added. AT one and the SAINT
instant they subjected TO the three-loiu
of Poundiag, Rubbing and Squeezing; those parts
which are the most solled receiving the most vi
whilst owing to the limited resistance offered Dy ln'
floating balls injury IS sustained from Tue opera
ton even by the finest textures. 2 Inc time con
sumed is but VERY SMALL FRACTION Vi tha. 5foho'
in washing by hand. 3. The and tear OF ciothe'
is far less even when no pounding is aaueu W 'ns
rubbing by hand. Persons have done hundreds u
washings with the machine, without ever knowing
button to be torn OF or broken. In nnmDerless ia
stances the experiment has been tried OF putting II
hank notes together with shirts considerably soled
After being washed the time requisite Tor making tht
shirts perfectly clean, the notes have presenteo NJ
perceptible change save that OF being maze ciea an.
| the ink beng little faded. A. The CONSUMPTION
soap IS much less. s. Less fuel is consumed tnan II
washing by hand, when the latter is done Win no
water, and the clothes boiled afterwards. D. al
necessity for boiling is superseded, excepting onio
such clothes the very toulest STATE "hen t
ken to wash. Z. All injury to the hands Is avoided
no bleeding or sore fingers; none OF the clustering
and chapping, and calous, such as washefwomeh
| hands so often exhibit The hands are never I'M
mersed in the water never wet, except 10 the eA,en
necessary in putting the clothes into the sasn ana ID
king them out, and in wrlnging them .. Inc ma
chime is easy TO work. very evsy that the wnoe Id
Dor of working it, lin doing the weeks wash OF
large family) is among the lightest tasks n'o
The daily routine of household duties. Very small
children take part in it any glrl OF or
binary strength, however little USED 10 iapol' Gun III
the whole without fatigue, and with great beneh iron
the exercise; this being of the best KIND ior strength
eping the arms, chest and loins .. The process u
washing with it is most SIMPLE consisting as IL zoe
in the two acts of laying the clothes III the sash, AM
in working this up and down, by giving the Ike mo
tion 10 the lever which the sash is attached to. An
person OF the most ordinary intelligence VIII acqu
a sufficient knowledge OF it by witnessing 1t for le
minutes; and, without ever having seen II at all,
such person can fail TO become conyersant with H. i
halt an hour practice, observing tue printed diret
tlons. For merely washing clothes clean, and ens
bling any one to do wash in time so short, that
can Scarcely be credited BY those who have not wi
messed it, all needful directions would be comprise
in a few lines. But for dong awash In the most pei
feet manner possible, ana III the bretest time possible
a number of particulars must be attended TO, which
although they could be all learned in a few minute
nv seeing cannot be described so briefly. 10. I'll
machine cannot get out OF order IN any way, except
be actually broken; and II cannot De broken IN usn
it, If broken the damage, when hegreatest possibl
can be repaired by any common carpenerln one hou
II Its durability has no other limit but that of II
power of wood to resist decay.
would beg leave to refer to the following gentl
men who have tried the above machine: Rev. w.
Richardson, H. l.. Gallaher Dr. Z. Alexander, j.
Smith, j. S. Wallace Peter Hanger, ST., ID. d. Co
per, John Coyner, IT., and John Taylor, at Wayne
boro', where they are manufactured and always
hand JAo L. IRVINE.
Waynesboro', Dec. A. lS5S.-6m