Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-06-28
THE FLOATING BALL,
OR
KNUCKLE WASHING MACHINE,

TTAS received the highest premiums at the Fairs
Ill of the Virginia Mechanics Institute, Virginia
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, is the time to
save the hire oG erpant, by purchasing one OF these
Machines.
THE BEST INVENTION EVER OFFERED TO
THE PUBLIC.
ADVANTAGES OF THIS MAcHINE.-1. Clothes are
washed far cleaner far thoroughly than by hand
even when pounding is added. At one and the same
instant they are subjected to the threefod operation
of Poua1linQ Rubbing and Squeezing; those parts
which are the most soiled receiving the most of it;
whilst owing to the limited resistance offered by the
floating balls no injury is sustained from the opera
tion even by the finest textures. g. The time con.
sumed is but VERY SMALL FRACTION OF that required
in washing by hand. 3. The wear and tear of clothes
is far less even when no pounding is added to the
rubbing by hand. Persons have done hundreds OF
washings with the machine, without ever knowing
a 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 soiled
After being washed the time requisite for making the
shirts perfectly cean the notes have presented no
perceptble change save that OF being made cean and
the ink being little idasa T. ahe consumption thon G
washing by hand, when the latteris done with hot
water. and the clothes are boiled afterwards. g. All
necessity for boiling is superseded, excepting only
such clothes as IRE in the very fouest state when To
z.
no bleeding or sore fingers; none Of the blistering
and cbappipq, and callous, SUCH as washerwomen's
hands so often exhibit. The hands are never i'm
mersed in the water never wet except TO the extent
necessary in putting the clothes into the sash and Ia
king them out, and in wringng them. 5. The ma
chine is easy to work. very easy that the whole Ia
Dor of working it. lin doing the weeks wash of a
large family) is among the ghtest tasks involved IN
the daily routine of household duties. Very small
children can take part in IT. any halfgrown girl of
binary strength however little used to labor, do
the whole without atigue and with great benefit from
the exercise; this being of the best kind for strength.
ening the arms, chest and loins 8. The process OF
washing with il is most simple, consisting as 1t 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 lev which the sash is attached to. Any
person of the most ordinary intelligence wil acquire
sufficient knowledge OF 1T by witnessing 1t Tor ten
minutes and, without ever having seen 1t ut all, no
such person fail to become conversant with it. in
halt hours practice. observing the printed drec-
TONS For merely washing clothes clean, and ena-
bling any one To do wash in time 80 Snort mat
can scarcely be credited by those who have not wit
messed IT, oil needfu directions would be comprised
in few lines. But for doing wash in the most per-
feet manner possible and in the brefest time possible,
number Of particulars must be attended to, which,
although they could be all learned III few minutes
by seeing, cannot be described so briefly. 10. The
machine cannot get out of order in any way exceptit
be actually broken and il cannot be broken in using
it, If broken, the damage when thegreatest possible,
be repaired by any common carpenter IN one hour
H. It's durability has no other limit but that OF the
power of wood to resist decay.
would beg leave to refer TO the following gentle
men who have tried the above machine: Rev. w. I.
ii. L. Gaaher, DR.. O. Alexander, JAY.
Smith, j. 3. Wallace, Peter Hanger ST., d. d. Coy
ner, John Coyner, r., and John Taylor at Waynes-
boro', where they are manufactured and always on
hand JAS. i. IRVINE.
Waynesboro', Dec. IA, 1s5s.-Gm
NEW TOBACCONJsT.- have taken thestore
IN room lately occupied by VIM. Barkman, and i'm.
mediatey opposite the Virginia Hotel, where will be
found general assortment of TOBACCO, SEGARS,
SNUFF, PIPES. and all articles usually kept in a
wholesale and retail Tobacco Store. by prompt ut.
tention to business and determination to give entire
hope to merit and receive ashare ofthe
public patronage. @. ). JENKINS.
Staunton, Feb. !, 1859.
T EATHER.--I have left in store for sale at the
- Hardware Store of Geo. E. Price, large lot OF
Leather oil my own tanning which can recommend
as being of very superior quality 1t consists OF Sole,
Bride, Kip, Upper, Black and Fair Gall, oheep, &c,
&c. all OF which will be sold at favorable rates Tor
Cash, only
Farmers and Shoemakers are invited to examine.
Staunton, July 81, 1858. II. s. GALLAHEk.
@ HALER s CARPET SWEEPERS.-Just received
- a of the Shaler Carpet Sweeper, recommended
rs the best article of the kind yet produced-sweep'
ing both ways and under furniture. Call ana seel
them as every housekeeper must have one.
Staunton, April s, 1s5s-V. Copy.