Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-07-19
THE FLOATING BALL.
OR t.
kNUCKLE WASHING MACHINE,

TWAS received the highest premiums at the Fairs
Il of the Virginia Mechanics Institute, Virginia
State Agricultural Society," Maryland Institute, and
all other Fairs where II has been exhibited
Christmas being near al hand, when persons hire
their servants for another year. is the time TO
saoe tile lire of SrUant, by purchasing of these
THE BEST INVENTION EVER OFFERED TO
THE PUBLIC.
ADVANTAGES OF THIS MACHINE. 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 threeold operation
of Poundiag, 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.
ton even by the finest textures. 9. The time
,umed is but VERY SMALL FRACTION of that required
IN washing by hand. g. The 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
hinton TO be torn off or broken In numberess 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 clean, the notes hGve presented no
percepibe change save that of being made clean and
the ink beng little faded. 4. The consumption OF
SOAP IS much less b. Less fuel liz consumed than in
washing by hand, when the latteris done with hot
water and the clothes boiled afterwards 6. ALI
necessity for boiling is superseded, excepting only
such clothes as III the very oulest state when
ken 20 wash z. All INJURY to the hands avoided
no bleeding or fingers; none of the bistering,
and charming and callous, such us washerwOmen's
hands So often exhibit. The hands are never i'm.
mersed i'm the water, never wet except the extent
necessary E putting the clothes into the sash and Ia.
king them out, and in wringing them. s. The ma
clnne easy to work. so very e"sy That the whole Ia
bor of working il. lin doing the weeks wash of a
large family is among the lightest tasks involved in
The daily routine OF household duties. Very small
children Gun take part IN II any haligrown girl of
binary strength however little used TO labor. do
luttn and han a,
the exelclse this being of the best kind for strength
eninp the arms chest and loins. 8. The process OF
wishing with IL il most simple consisting il does
in the two acts laying the clothes III the SASH and
10 working this up and down, by giving the like mo-
ton 10 the lever which the sash is attached to- Any
person OF the most ordinary intelligence will acquire
sufficient knowledge of 1t by witnessing 1t for ten
minutes and, without ever having seen II al all, no
such person fail to become conversant with it, in
halt an hours practice observing the printed drec-
TONS For merely washing clothes clean, and ena-
bling any to do wash IN time so short, that 1t
can scarcely be credited by those who have not wit
messed it, all needtu directions would be comprised
in few lines But for doing wash in the most per-
feet manner possible and IN the breiest time possible,
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 get out of order in any way, except
be actually broken aud il cannot be broken IN using
it, If broken, the damage when heRreatest possible
can be repaired by any carpenter IN one hour
IL. 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 machines Rev. W. I.
Richardson, II. L. Galaher, Dr. g. Alexander, j. Y.
Smith, J. s. Wallace, Peter Hanger ST., d. ID. Coy
ner, John Coyner jr, and John Taylor. at Waynes-
boro', where they are manufactured and always on
hand. JAS. Il. IRVINE.
Waynesboro Dec. IA, 1s5s.-6m
NEW TOBACCONIST.-lh have taken thestore
~ 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 at
tention to business and determination to give entire
satisfaction hope to merit and receive aShare OF the
public patronage. G. $. JENKINS.
Stanton, Feb. !, 1859.
T EATHER.-I have left in store for sale at the
- Hardware Store of Geo. f. Price, large lot of
Leather of my own tanning which can recommend
being of very superior quality IL consists OF Sole,
Bride. Kip Upper, Black and Fair Call, Sheep, &c,
&c. all of which will be sold at favorable rates for
Cash. only.
Farmers and Shoemakers are invited TO examine.
Stauutop. July 81. 1855. H. s. GALLAHER.
Q HALER s CARPET SWEEPERS.-Just received
- otof the Shaler Carpet Sweeper. recommended
as the best article of the kind yet produced-sweep
ing both WAYS and under furniture. Gall and see
them as every housekeeper must have one.
GEO. E. PRICE.
srsunton, April 5, 1857. Copy.