Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-01-04
The FLOATING BALL,
KAlItKLE WASHING MACHINE,

II As received the highest premiums at the Fairs
l of the Virginia Mechanics Institute, Virginia
STATE Agricultural Society, Mar, land INSTITUTE anu
ali Other Fairs where II has been exhibited
Christmas being near at hand, mhen persons hire
their servants tor another year, Is tile time 10
suUe tie hire Of Ser0an by purchasing one OF these
Machines. -
TIE BEST INVENTION EVER OFFERED TO
THE PUBLIC.
ADVANTAGES OF THIS MACHINE-l. Clothes arr
washed far cleaner, far thoroughly than by hand
even when pounding Is added Al one ana the same
instant they are subjected the lhrceutd operation
OF POunalHy, R2bolag and Squeezing; THOSE paris
which the most soiied receiving tie most OF II
whilst OWING To the limited Resistance offered by the
floating balls, iuJur, sustained from the opera
tlon even By the finest textures 2. The time CON
sucd Is but VERY SMALL FRACTION OF that required
IN Washing by hand. g. The wear and tea, OF clothes
is lar less, even when no pounding Is added to the
rubbing by hand. Persons have done hundreds OF
wusllurs with the machine, without ever knowing
n bulun 10 be torn off or bl oxen. In numberess IN
stances the experiment has been tried ot putting IN
bauh notes together With SHIRTS considerably suea.
Alter being washed the time requisite for making the
shirts perfectly clean, the notes have presented no
percepibe change, that OF being made clean, and
1.-The INK being "A ltlie faded. 4. The consumption VI
suu, Is much less .. Less fuel IL consumed thnn III
washing Oy hand, when the latter Is done win bUl
watgI anu tue clothes are boiled afterwards t. All
uecess,t, Tor boiling Is superseded, excepting only
such clothes us ule IN The very nulcst state when Ia
ken to wash. Z. all injury To the hands Is a'e.cvd
no bleeding sore fingers; none OF the clustering
and chapping and caliuus, such as washerwonieh )
hands so often exhibit. Tue hands are never I'm
mersed in the water, never wet except 10 the extent
necessary IL puttin the clothes INTO the sash aEd Ia
king them out aud IN wilnglng them. .. Inc ma
chine Is EASY to work. very ~, that The whole la
bur of " king 1t. Tin doing the Week $ wash pt u
large family is among The lightest TASKS involved ID
the daily routine OF household duties. Very auiaii
children can part IN II any halgrown 2iri 4" or
duary strength however little used 10 labor can do
the whole without fatigue, and With great benefit from
The exc, clse this being of the best snd Tor strength
eniug the arms, chest and Ions. g. The process OF
wushins wl,h il Is most SIMPLE consisting as II does
in the oflayng the clothes In the sash, ana
in working this up and down, by giving the Ike mo-
tlon to the lever which the sash Is attached TO- ANY
person of the most Ordinary intelligence WHY acquire
sufficient knowledge OF it by witnessing 1t for Ten
MINUTES: and without ever having seen II ~ ai no
such person eau fail become cuuNer>ant VAN II, III
halt an hours practice observing The printed GIrec-
tons. For merely washing cloies clean, ana ena-
bling any 10 do Il wash IN time 81 short, that 1t
can scarcely be credited By those who have not wit
messed H. all needful directions would be comprised
IN IA few lines Bat fOi GONG Na-h III the most per-
tect manner possible and i'll the 5rei.st time possible
number oil pal iculars must be attended 10, which,
although they could be all learned in q tew minutes
BY seeing, cannot be described so briefly L. The
machine canuut get out OF order in any Wai except IL
be actual, broAeu and cannot be bioken III using
II GrUhen, the damage, which The greatest possible,
can be repaired bl any common cLrpeilefln one huu
Ii. It's durability has other limit but that OF the
power of wood to resist decay.
would beg leave TO refer To the following gentle
men who have lred The above machine: Rev. W
Richardson, II l. Gallaher, DR.. Z. Alexander, ). \
smith, J. r. Wallace Peter Harger, Sr, ID. ID. Coy
ner john CUyuer, jr., aud John Ial or at "aSnes-
boro where they are muuulac ured aud always on
hand. JAS. T. IRVINE.