, 1866-02-06
THE FARM AND GARDEN,

Researches In the Kitchen No. 3-Rad
Soaps and yVorse Washing Fluids
The WrinSeF- Washln- .MachIne-
Further Improvements Required.
Correspondence Of the Chlaxo Tribune.l
CuAaPAtas, H., Jan. 50, 1s6d-
TEE WASH TUB.
We approach the wash tub with reyerance,
| with awe, with wonder and with fear and
trembling. With revesance, for II 1t Is not
more ancient and honorable than the "gol-
den aeece," certain II Is that the "golden
leece' had to pass through It seml-occa-
sionally, or present q dlngy aspect to courtly
eyes. With awe, that 1t is presided over by
Biddy. whose brawny arms might come In un-
pleasant contact With our ears, while search
ing about the kitchen for weak spots In Its
economies with wonder that such 4 mass oi
dirty clothes come to 1t weekly for abl1tion
with fear md trembling, that the ghosts oi
the washing machines that have been 1gno-
ninlously kicked out might rise up against
| us that The soap-men might combine to
make war on us j: and lastly that We shall
have SO little valuable advice to give the
farmers wife and daughters that they will
that we shall have the ii-wlu OF that bogns
genius that has dabbled In patent washing
machines for the last half century.
Calling to our aid that genius that delights
IA the invention Of labor-saving implements,
| and labor saving plans Of operation. wa walk
boldly up to the wash-tub and hail 1t as tho
| eighth wonder, II not Of the world, ut least Of
the kitchen.
THE WEEKLY WASHING
to the falmer'a household ia task Of no or
dinasY magnitude, not 50 IN the city, for there
! the washerwomen are an institution, to be
| called to do the work, the mistress or the
hired girl seldom doing more than to pick up
the clothes. To them the washing day has
little dread, for they know little Of Its real
chimes are In demand for Blddy Is aYersc to
anything "that would be after taking The
| bread from her mouth.'' 1t Is therefore III the
country kitchens where no well skilled wash
erToman can ba obtained, that we hare more
particular need Of assistance.
=. : LABOR SAYING coMFouSDs.
bai whoa
ue IN the saving OF labor, and often very DAM
aging to the i1brica, both to the: color and
strength Of the goods. Nearly all the soaps
now sold are, to say thec least, villainous com
pouods Of grease, soda and cheap rosin.
The good old yellow bar soap Of twenty
years ago Is among the lost arts. Stoves and
cual have made m end OF the old fashioned
soft soap, 60 much priced by the careful house
| wife 10 far as soapt Is concerned we have
progressed backward beyond the memory Of
the "oldest inhabItant."
Cannot some Of our soap makers set up q
good article, that will not spo& Up ha goods
| nor cat them IN fact, return to the old palm
soap, as made With the aid Of wood ashes, sal
| soda, grease and rosIn. II this cannot be
done ID the city, better remove the soap fac
| tories to the great forests Of the Lake 2upe-
| rior region, where the sugar maple will fut-
| n{sh the ashes
GOOD SOAP
| Is the first essential to good washing. There
] Is no timber Ike maple for sonp. Oak, hick
oEy and other woods of our prairie grades are
| indifferent for this purposa:: We ofyer hear
the wives OF or. farmers complain that they
ca--.,ot make good soap, such .as they were
! accustomed to make at theeast, when they used
the superanuuated naples from tho xuyur
| bush.
II We cannot have soap made Of the ashes
from tie sugar maple, let us have the next
best, and call in the aid OF genius or some
honest 6oap-maker to inaugnlnte reform in
this indispensable article or domestic aeon
omy. :,
PATENT WASHING MACHINES
have been strewn along the road OF progress
for tho past forty years. They lie unhonored
in the county. At the beginning of the war
they had nearly disappeared. About that
time the wash-room Was startled with m I'm
proYement that is vast In Its results, and like
Tie sewing machine Mss The gin ot genius
brow Of labor this was ~,
THE CLOTHES wRISGER.
BY the use Of this, at least one third Of the
| labor OF washing Was cut OF forever, and the
| most laborious labor, that Of wringing ont
the clothes, reduced to IN easy and simple
process. This little implement has now be-
fv%r 1o%% rF %hA. $rh
muchs so Us the wash boatd itself It was the
| first gift to the wash-room from the hand Of
| the Ingenious mechanic since the invention of
soap. For up to that time not 3 washing
machine that had been patented had stood
the test all ne believe, without single OK
| ceptfou, had been, or hare s1nce been thrown
| aside. The novelty Of new washing fluids re-
| tained Its standing just long enough to OBJ
/ tain fatterfng testimonials and then faded
| away. Turpentinc, bornx, salsoda and their
compounds have all become obsolete and
pcEished, though presented under thousand
| different names. ....
Something has been wanted that will do
the rubbing to keep the hands out Of hot
| soda and not euvelop the washer In IN atmos-
phere Of steam, SO as to enlauger her when
she steps out futo the open air to hang ont the
clothes 70 do this, the clothes to be washed
and with some cont1iyance to be worked IN
side that will wash out the dirt.
Every WAsherW0man knows that hot eoap-
suds is the best thing to dissolve the dirt, and
for this reason the clothes are boiled. Now. If
h,i,;1o - - w.taFe ~ s1S .an;aI; st,sa AZ
~ +s,,s+ ~ -, a.d ~. ~ gaota. 10y @
extent, depending upon the manner In which
It is done. In the old style of machine this
hr hanI hence 166thIno vas aasne5 Tha r1h-
na u,+ a Jona - d;v".t * oiot,a. nuS ar di1+
am o7easn n h.nd Wsshsn- w. 1.har y. no,9d NJ
- o6ni1ad n tba nar,a most 1sai1,n1 + Ehi1a
in lie machine ali parts must be treated
| o7,ke hence the extra 1ahor rennired serrefi
~ nentraiise thc adyanta1s ~ H. macS;ne s,av
and On the whole nothi1,E was rained. The
Machine That tonF the fifst nre65inm ot ths
iast afats Fa,r wa. nna ~ thase n1n ~: ene
n,S 1iI.o ~ ns,ts e,... ~, be Mt+'a ni,
r+-. ~ aa,e.,.s ~. w. y. aa."s as1.S ,"A1e'
tns se,hSea " "Asaist CONSISTS
IN The use Of 6olllng hot water n tight yes
sci, and 10 10 tue washing with lever OF
crank power. ihefe are seVera! machines
no" u use VAIN Iheee features, al Of which
were represented NJ the last state Fair
these varied u prlee from Twelve TO twenty
i've dollars. The banner" machine Is q
simple TIP with hoats attached to = revolving
| disk 1t Is cheap, simple, and ea2fly worked
does good work, very Important considera.
tion. The "Doty" machine Is Of the fnlling
! mill order, and Is worked with o brake on
wire coil spring. The "Gnlou y haa yecfp-
rocatlng motion, with . wheel inside that
wads up the cloth. This, with little I'M
pEoTement might make good machine.
These three machines are among the best; as
they all have . tight box IN which the clothes
arc confined during the operation o. Washing.
Ihey are passea through ne HfinSef alfect
from the tub, t1nsed and again passed through b
the wr1nger, When tney nre ready to hang out
to dry.
| Unless boiling water Is used IN these ma
chimes, the clothes Will not be well washed,
nor Will there be any saving Of labor, for
they will have to so On to the wash board by
hand.
| To the Doty" machine Is attached con-
| triVanee to assist IN chnrnlng, but It's value Is
| very doubtful.
| Inventors nre no" On the right track IN re-
gard to WORKING n tight boz or Tub, but the
best arrangement ior the tnade gearing has GOT
| been feaeneu, aug t1ere l6 room 1of lmPfpVe-