Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-10-18

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Edited By Mrs. J.. G.. CONANT.

= 5Housskeepers, especially those Of sev-
eral years experience, are very apt to
entertain decided opinions upon the
manner in which the various duties
about the house are to be performed. -
Suggestions are therefore more than
likely to be received with distaste, IL
made upon subjects concerning which
each one supposes that they already thor
oughly understand. But notwithstand
ing this failing, we shall this week ven
tare to touch upon most common Ia
Dor, and make few
Suggestions for Wasking.-Soak your
white clothes one half hour in the morn.
ing, Cor, III very dirty, over night, In a
tub of lukewarm water, with pint Of
the soap dissolved in it; suds them out,
wiring and soap wristbands, collars, and
dirty or stained places, Now have your
boiler half filled with soft water lust
beginningsto boil, then put in ]. l.common
teacub full of the washing fluid, the re-
ceipt for making which is given below;
stir 1t up and put in your clothes, and
boil for thirty minutes; now suds them
out, rubbing on your hand a little any.
place where there may be any dirt left;
rinse, and all is done. This plan re-
quires no wash-board for white clothes,
saves one-half the soaps and morethan
one-haIf the labor, and does not if,j,ire
the, elothess but saves the wearSand tear
OF rubbing on the board. These re-
ceipts alone are worth ten dollars to any
family. So .is. .5. III
Directions for flashing Calicoes.-Cal-
ico clothes, before they are put in water
should have the grease spots rubbed out
as they cannot be seen when the whole
of the garment is wet. They should
never be washed in very hot soap suds;
that which is4mildlyg warmawil cleapse
them quite as well, and will not extract
the colors SO much. Soft soap should
nevsrbe used fora acalieoes, excep psihgs sfor
the various shades Of yellow which look
the best washed with soft soap, and not
rinsed In fair water. Other colors
should be rinsed in fair water, and dried
In the shade When calicoes incline to
fade, the colors can be set by washing
them in lukewarm water, with beef's
gall, In the proportion of teacupful to
four or five gallons of water. Rinse
them In fair water; no soap is necessary
unless the clothes are very dirty. If so,
wash them in lukewarm suds, after they
have been first rubbed out in beef's gall
water. The teefss gain can BE Kept sew
eral months, by squeezing it out of the
skin in which it Is inclosed, adding salt
to it, and bottling and corking tight A
little vinegar in the rinsfng water. of |
pink, red, and green calicos, Is good to |
brighten the colors, and keep them from
mixing.
DIRECTIONS sfoG gyRasssssg KWSo,ens.-Ifi
you do not wish to have white fiannels |
shrink when washed, make good srtds |
of hard soap, and wash the fiannels in it
without rubbing any soapon. them .rnb |
them out Ia another snds, then wiring |
them out of it, and put them i'm a clean
tub, and turn on sufficie Mt boiling water |
to cover them, and let them remain till
the water is cold. AZ little indigo in the |
boiling water makes the flannels look |
nicer. If you wish to have your white |
fiannels shrink so as to have them thick |
wash them in soft soap suds, and rinse |
them in cold water. Colored woolens |
that incline to fade, should be washed |
with beef's gall and warm water, before |
they are put into soap-suds. Colored |
pantaloons look very well washed with
with beef's gall and fair warns swat@,
and pressed on the wrong side white
damp.
~ Directions for Washing White Cotton
Caoth.-Table cloths, or any white
cloths that have coffee or fruit stains on
them, before being put into. soap-suds,
should have boiling water turned on
them, and remain in it until the water
issceld the spots should tlren be rubpea
outfn it, IF they are put into the soap
suds with the stains in, they will be set
BY II, SO that no subsequent sswasliinx
wifi remove them. Table-cfoths viii
be less likely to get stained up, if they
are always rinsed in thin starch water,
as it tends to keep coffee and fruit from
sinking into the texture of the cloth.-
White clothes that are very dirty, will
come clean easily if put into strong cool
suds, and hung on tho fire the night pre-
vious to the day. on which they are to be
If they get to boiling, it will
not do them any harm, provided the
suds is cool when they are put in if it
g shotatfirst, twill set .theslist in. I e
Washing ,Flaid.-Take pounds Of sal
soda, pound good stone lime, and 21S
gallons soft water, and bring to a boil;
when settled, pour on the clear fluid into
! stone jug and add ounce Of hartshorn
and ounce Of alcohol, and keep 1t tight
y corked. After boiling the lime and
soda, for either the soap or washing-
iuid, pour on water the second time; let
& SETTLE. and again DO,1r off for scr,,h