Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-01-18
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE FLOATING BALL,
or
KNUCKLE WASHING MACHINE,

hNUCkLE WhchtNU mhOHlNE,
ITAS received the highest premiums at the FAIRS
State Agricultural Society Maryland Institute, and
all other Fairs where It has been exhibited.
Christmas being near at hand, when persons hire
their servants for another year, now Is the Tune 10
sare tie hire Of Ssreant BY purchasing one OF these
THE BEST INVENTION EVER OFFERED TO
THE PUBLIC.
ADVANTAGES OF THIS MACuIyE.-l. Clothes are
washed far cleaner, far more thoroughly than oy hand'
even when pounding is added. At one and the same
instant they are subjected to the hreeold operation
of Pounding, Rubbing and Squeezing; those parts
which are the most soled receiving the most OF IL;
whilst owing to the limited resistance offered by the
floating balls no injury is sustained from the opera
ton even by the finest textures. 2. The time con-
sumed is but VERY SMALL FRACTION of that required
in washing by hand 5. The wear and tear OF clothes
is far less even when no pounding is added TO the
rubbing b. hand. Persons have done hundreds OF
washings with the machine, without ever knowing
button TO be torn OIL or broken In numberless IN
stances the experiment has been tried OF putting IN
bank notes. together with shirts considerably soled
After being washed the time requisite tor making the
shirts perfectly clean, the notes have presented no
nerceptbe change save that of being made clean and
the ink being little faded. 4. The consumption OF
soap is much less. 5. Less fuel is consumed than In
washing by hand when the latterls done with not
water, and the clothes are boiled afterwards g. All
necessity for boiling is superseded, excepting only
such clothes as ale in the very toulest state when la
ken TO wash. 7. All INJURY to the hands Is avoided
no bleeding or sore fingers; none OF the bhstenng,
and chapping, and callops, such as washerwomen
hands SO often exhibit. The hands are never i'm
mersed in the water never wet except 10 the extent
necessary r putting the clothes into the sash and Ia
king them out, and in wringlng them. s. The ma
chine is easy to work. so very easy, that The whole Ia
Dor of working it, lin doing the week wash OF a
large family is among the ligh:est tasks involved In
the daily routine OF household duties. Very small
children can take part in it any hafgrown girl of or
binary strength however little used 10 labor, can do
the whole without fatigue, and with great benefit from
the exercises this being OF the best kind for strength
euing the arms chest and ldins 9. The process OF
washing with il Is mOst simple consisting as IL does
in the two acts laying the clothes IN the SASH and
in working this up and down. by giving the like mo-
ton to the lever which the sash is attached TO. Any
person of the most ordinary intelligence will acquire
sufficient knowledge of it by witnessing ii for ten
MINUTES; and without ever having seen 1t at all, no
such person can fail to become conversant with H. IN
half an hours practice. observing the printed dlrec-
tons. For merely washing clothes clean, and ena-
bling any one to do wash in time so short that 1t
can scarcely be credited By those who have not wit
messed IT, ell Eeedtll directions would DE comprised
in few lines But for doing wash in the most per
feet manner possible and in the bretest time possible,
a number Of particulars must be attended to, which,
although they could be all learned in few minutes
by seeing, cannot be described so briefly To- The
machine cannO yet out OF order iii any way eXceptt
be actually broken and ii cannot be broken in using
can be repaired oy a,Y comion carpenter ot,e hour
H. It's durability Las Oiher limit but that of the
power Of wood to resist decay.
| would beg leave 10 refer to the following gentle
men who have tried the above machines Rev. w. ].
Richardson, II l.. Gallaher, DR.. G. Alexander, j. Y.
Smith, j. S. Wallace, Peter Hanger, ST., d. ID. Coy
ner John Coyner jr., and john B. Taylor ut Waynes
boro, where they are manufactured and always on
hand. JAS. T. IRVINE
Waynesboro', Dec. IA, lS5S.-6m
~ IIEHay W. Wooo Agent At Stapnto..
C7TIIBLiyG SPRINGS SCHOOL, STkIB
= LING SPRINGS, AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va
This School is preparatory TO the University OF VIZ
ginia any College, or for business In it are taught
the English Latin, Greek, German. French, Spanish
and Italian Languages; Mathematics, and the Natural
The Principal has had ton years experience il
teaching Classical school, and is aided by competent
Assistants.
and ends the first Friday in june of each year Elk
peuses for the Session. for Tuition Board, Washing,
Fuel and Lghs,) $l62, payable one-half IN advance,
The other at the middle of the session (Charge from
the LIST of January 10 the end of the session, SlO0l
This school is at one ., ;i!C plvasanIeat watering
places in Virginia, (where are Alum, Sulphur Cha
ybeate and Freestone Waters;) it is proverblaly
healthy the buildings are new; but two boys occupy
large doTmtoy; it is easy of access, being but 10
miles from StaunOn, with which it is connected by
ri-weeky line of stages. 1t is entirely in the coun-
try, away frowssJ Inducements 10 vice OF any sind
For further ,noffSation, apply to tbs Principal or
Proprietor, Striblipg Springs, Augusta county, Va
j. HOTCHKiSS, Principal.
P. II. WOODWARD, Hotel Keeper.
c. KINNEY, Proprietor
References.
Rev. B. NJ Smith, ID. D., Union Theo. SEM, Va
n. G. Kinney, Esq, Staunton, Va.
r. L. Doyle, Esq. g
S. b. Brown, ST.,
Striking Springs, Dec, II. 1S5S-Vind. copy.
NOISY CREEK ACADEMY, AUGUSTA
MI COUNTY, VA-The next Annual Session of
this Academy will commence the First Monday IL
September, 1858, and close the 25th OF june 1857
In the School will be taught the English German,
French Spanish, Latin and Greek Languages Maine
MATES, Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, DC; There Is
Chemical Apparatus connected with the institution
TERMS
Board and Tuition, including everything, $lsu-sso
to be paid the lst of September and 800 the lst Oh
February.
For Circulars, &C., address the Principal; at Messy
Creek Va. 7. j. WHITE Principal
June 80, 1858.
REFERENCES.
THE FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
Rev. JOHN A. BRoADUs, Charlottesville Va
PEAcHY R. GRAT7AN, Esq, Richmond, va.
RICHARD NJ SMITH, Esq, Va. Sentinel Alex'a, Va.
Col. JOHN b. BALDWIN, Staunton, va
Maj J. NJ. McCUE, Mt. Scion, Va.
JOIN HERRING, Esq., Bridgewater, Va.
Rev. G. GEORGE, Culpeper Courthouse. va.
Rev. DABNEY WHARTON W estmoreland county, va
Gov GEORGE R. GILMER, Lexington, Ga.
RIbGwAY, June 18th, 1857.
Mr.. 7. J. WHITE was my Assistant Teacher in the
Rdgway School during the last session, and gave me
entire satisfaction. He is emnently qualified to take
charge of School or Academy. His patience and
KILN imparting knowledge, and his discretion and
frmness in managing boys induce me to recommend
him very earnestly 10 all who have sons or wards to
educate. FkANhLlN mlNoh
~ Mr.. A. MAGILL SMITH, who is now standing his
examinations for the degree of A M at the UNIVERSE
ty of Virginia, has been employed.
CTRAY COW.-Strayed from the premises of
= the subscriber, in Waynesboro', on the 2sh ult.,
N;Ib C,oy,s sunnosed to be about wears old color