The Van Buren press., 1859-08-10
THE METROPOLITAN
Washing Machine.

ITNHIS wonderful Machine is remarkable for the
| following properties which it is warranted r
possess. 1t does not wear the elothes. and never
breaks . button. 1t cleanses thoroughly the most
pie, very strong and durable, and can hardly gel
out Of repair. It Is light and portable. and when
not IN use takes more room than the common
| wash tubs. A common hand can with ease and
perfect safety to the clothing. wash faster and bet
ter than -four washervomen can by hand.
This machine hes been greatly improved since
1855, and is now perfect. It nov operates much
more easily, and weighs only between 60 and 70
pounds. all put up, and when taken down-which
can be done In one fourth Of . minute-is 90 light
thata child l2 years of age can move it about
| Almost all the certificates have received ars
from persons who had not the benefit of the i'm
proved pound- when they gave their certificates
from all can judge myself. and from the opin
ION OF large number of persons who have used
this machine nearly two years, believe the saving
Of wear to tie cloth over any other process Of
washing. is, al least SO per year. in every faniy
OF SIX prsons, and in that proportion. and in som.
families 1t is much more than in that proportion
Why all other .NaeA;nes Fail
s because they rub only the surfaces of the cloth
taking it for granted that the clothes are soled on
ly upon the surface and that the dirt .,ust be rub
Sed off ~ one would clean . board.
Washing By Hand Is Wrong,
because the rubbing of the surface of the cloth ia
wholly unnecessary and is great waste of strength
as well as q great injury to the fabric.
OBSERVE that the cloth soiled is always soiled
through and through, and that it cannot be cleans
ed without being washed through and through.
The Reason schy the Metropolitan Succeeds
is because it forces the water powerfully through
the fabric, between the pestles, and the action Of
the water displaced by the pounder carries the
clothes from the outside to the centre Of the Tub,
presenting continuous fresh surface of elOthes to
the action Of the FOUNDER, thus washing every
portion of the clothes thoroughly and equally.
No Buttons can Be Broken
because the spiral springs upon the small pestles
relieve the least unequal pressure perfectly that
glass vals Of good strength, silver thimbles lead
pencils and the like, have been in clothes that were
Without these spiral springs the cloth would be
destroyed, and all the buttons broken. The side
springs combine
The Bon and Arroso Principle,
throwing up the FOUNDER perpendicularly, and then
upon the same principle assist in throwing it down
giving an immense power to the operation, SO that
with the thumb and finger. . person accustomed
to its use, can give heavier blow than she could
with both hand with the FOUNDER unshipped. With
the old spring pole SO often used over the pound
ing barrel, no one could guide this heavy FOUNDER,
as the end of the pole describes the arc Of aercle
The Posoer Of this Machine
is such that the most filthy horse blanket or the
draest carpet is thoroughly clesnsed without much
fatigue to the operator.
The Skill required to Operate Il
is no more than is required to sw eep WELL to knead
bread well, to make beds we'll, or to wash dishes
well /; nor one fourth much as is necessary to
learn the use of the axe seythe, augm, hoe. spade
and shovel and who would think Of letting man
condemn these tools, and work like the savage, be-
cause he was not born with a knowledge of the use
OF them When men don't know the use of these
implements we teach them, and none Of them is
more valuable than this WasHISG MACHINE
Tie Time Required to Learn to useu
varies from one to four weeks nearly all do verv
well the second washing. Very many work It
finely during the first operation, while some per
sons require four five washings to work lit with
ease A failure has never occurred where fair
trial Of four weeks has been given. With the i'm
proved machine persons viii require more than two
trials to work it easily, if the directions which
are simple, are observed.
The Time and Labor Saved
is more than one-half Washings which require
all day BY hand, are by this Machine generally
done in less than half day. The clean
sing process is done in one fourth the time The
cleansing, rinsing and wringing and hanging out,
taken together require less than half the time
and no person can possibly rinse we'll by hand
as with this Machine. Very many persons say
that the Machine is worth its cost for rinsine
alone.
The Durability Of this Machine.
is very great don't see why it should not last
for ten or twenty years, with only repairs of poun
der and rope, which would be very trifiing. The
whole cost Of repairs upon all the several hund-
taken together, don't amount to two dollars. and
many of them have been IL constant use in larg,
families.
WARD d SOUTHMAYD, Agents.