The Republican journal., 1869-09-09
A WASHING MACHINE THAT CAN WASH

Thtir are some Kinds Of 1lDOr performed 10y
men and women that we never could believe
the Creator intended for them The exhaust
inc, wearing toll of swinging 4 scythe under
Il july sun ought to BE performed by some
| thing of more endurance than flesh and blood
therefore We believe in moving machines.
! The little experience we have had with the
hand press of printing Offices, makes Us bless
the inventor Of power presses. And in the
affairs of the household, it has always seemed
that The drtldgcry of washing day, with its
wear alike on the muscles and temper of wo-
men, wa a wrong and sin against the sen
and that such labor should be done by ma
chincry, But as was observed in these
columns the other day by DIR. Simonton, the
rubbish corners of houses all ovcrthe count Y
are filled with discarded and tailed-up patent
washers.
| Having faith, however, IN the inventive
genius of Yankccdom, and hearing Of the
merits of Doty's Clothes Washer we decided
To take one on trial This we were obliged
to do ut great disadvantage for the machine
|
fairs is :; housekcepcr of thirty years expert
ence, and rs conservative in her notions is we
are in politics No double extra patent ma
chimes of marvellous powers have obtained
iootholds there without struggle, The Doty
Clothes Washer came "mbchnowncst like
Before there was time TO warn it of the
premises, the tuckman set it down in the
shed. Ii was not warmly received. 1t was
viewed askance. lronical questions were put
touching itS capabilities. But nothing dalmt-
ed, we eoVenanted with the young lady who
manages that department TO give it a fair
| trial. 4 few towels and hundkerchirls were
entrusted to it at first, and these came out
| we'll in an incredibly Sholt time. A soied
Marscilles hcd-quilt was next tiled. a few
minutes and 10! its Wilderness was like the
driven snow. The skcpticism of the house
hold began TO give way. Doly was looked
upon with respect. And when on the rcgu-
| lar washing day, il purified seven dozen ready
tor the line, in less than third the time of
hand-washing, and with scarcely any labor,
I'LL opposition vanished and it was adopted
Us II member of the family. This particular
machine has been subjected to all possible
tests. Ii has been 'set upon by jury OF the
ladies of the neighbolhood, and its labor
scanned One even brought the shirt Of il boy
who had been ON a fishing excursion (and we
well know how dirty that may BED The
plucky little machine rubbed and squeezed
the soil out Of ii in an incredibly short time
| to the satisfaction of the proprietor The
verdict is unanimous in its favor. Washing
by machinery is possible, and Doty is the man
who can do it. With one OF the Universal
Clothes Wringers attached, the trrrors of
washing day vanish like Tam O'Shanter'e
COLLINS when he had GOT over the bridge.
Perhaps the hest testimonial to this machine
was the remark of a washerwoman, vending
her way past the clothes yard at seven in the
morning, ON the way to her task Seeing lle
clothes being put on the line, she shouted,
"Was We up all night at the washing9' Every
iutttering garment was flag of triumph for
Dotv. See advertisement in this paper
The temperance men OF Ohio are running a sepa-
rate ticket this year, and have nominated Samuel