The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-08-26

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ing Made Easy :" Blue Mo-
used to harass the mother, toi,SC9at the
husband and drive the children out
doors, is now made comparatively easy.
Soak the clothes over night in warm
water with plenty of good washing soap.
The next morning wash them from the
water with q little hot poured I'M into
another of very hot water. If two can
work at this it viii be a much shorter
method. Rub these out and put into a
third tub pour hot water ON these to
scald them. Then wiring them into
tub of clear blued water-an indigo bag
is better than all the patent bluing-and
the clothes will be clean and white. OF
course 1t will not be necessary to have
four tubs two VIII be enough, and if
you have a good wringer it Will not take
long to do out quite a large washing.
There is a great difference III wringers,
anG each time they are used they should
be dried carefully and drop of oil put
on the cogs or wheels. Then If the
clothes are taken down at night and
sprinkled we'll, they viii iron easily. The
best sprinkler is a wisp broom, kept for
this purpose only. This sprinkles eff
fectually and evenly. without pool of
water in one place and none IN others.
TO MAKE GOOD STARCH.
Dissolve two tablespoonful of starch
in little cold water when it Is a smooth
paste, pour IN boiling water slowly, and
stir briskly to keep from Jumping. The
exact quantity of water will depend on
the quality of starch, pint TO each
ounce is fair average; add a good tea
spoonful of salt, drop of bluing, and
half teaspoonful of lard. Mem. For
colored goods put a little alum IN the
starch.) Boil for twenty minutes by the
clock. A clean bright pan and spoon
should be kept purposely for making
starch. Strain if not perfectly smooth
when done, and if il has to stand before
using, cover the pan to prevent a scum
forming, and keep it not 1t should be
used as hot as the hand can possibly bear
in order that 1t may better penetrate the
linen; for the same reason the starch
must not be made too thick. It must
be rubbed in until the linen Is completely
saturated, and none is left unabsorbed
on the surface. In mild weather starch
the clothes from the rinsiug water; IN
cold or windy weather dry them first, as
both wind and frost snap out the stiff
ness. After the linen is perfectlT dry,
and couple of hours before 1t is to be
ironed, mix a tablespoonful of starch in
a little cold water. Add n little salt and
piece of borax, the size of a hazel nut,
dissolved in boiling water. Nix the
starch thus prepared with enough water
to dip the bosOms, cuffs and collars
Fold these parts inside and roll the
shirts up tight IN clean dry cloth
Iron the back, sleeves, cuffs and bands,
then put the shirt on a shirt board and
smooth out the bosom. Rub it hard
with a fine cloth wrung out of hot water.
Iron rapidly with clean hot iron, then
raise the plaits and iron again. It will
be wise for those who are not experienced
to do this first ironing with piece of
thin muslin laid over the surface. In
either case, after the whole bosom is
done, rub the surface with the damp
cloth and iron again, without covering,
repeating this operation until the work
is satisfactory. Do not move the bosom
until the ironing is completely finished
and the linen perfectly stiff and dry.
POLISHING FLUID AND IRONS.
Dissolve two ounces of powdered gum
arabic in pint of boiling water; when
cool stir in half an ounce of carbonate of
magnesia, and after it has settled bottle
the clear fluid for use.
When the shirts are all ironed, put
the first one on the shirt board and
with fine cloth moistened with the
duid go over the surface of the part to
be polished. applying the hot polishing
IRON as soon as possible afterwards If
any parts become too dry before ironing.
moisten them again and repeat the
operation. The polishing iron must be
used quickly and lightly. A nickle-plated
one is best, and care should be taken
never to let 1t become too hot.
TO WASH NICE LACE EDGNGs.
Cover the outside of large glass bot
tie smoothly with soft white cotton
linen or flannel Wrap the lace around
lt, basting each edge carefully with verv
fine thread. Fasten a p9cos-of thin
muslin or net over the. ~ tmsFe Iayora
lace. Soak the bottle in te. -
an hour or two, then wash sWITLiSG, -
until clean, after which law it =. citsn
water for twelve hours, changing it once
or twice during that tine. To finish,
take 1t from the water aud dry by wrap
ping In towel, then dip the bottle into
rice water and roll it in n fresh towel.
While still damp take the lace carefully
from the bottle, and placing il between
clean white cloths, iron until completely
dry.
WASHING NICE LACEs.
Nice laces may be carefully washed,
ana with much more satisfaction. than
II sent to lace renovater or washer, by
making strong soap suds and filling a
s9allow platter full of the soapy water.
linen double the lace twice and lay it in
the water so that every part is completely
covered. Put this out in the sun for a
coupie Oh days, changing the water sew
eral times during the day. Lift it out
r carefully each zach time and do not wiring or
1T on piece of white clot5 IN the bouse.
carefully pulling it before II gets quite
dry. Smoothing it carefully with the
thin blade of fruit knife win improve
Its Ts looks, but never non or starch it.
i;.a i.s ksnd OF lace that should be
little stuff; put the least bit of gum
arabic in the last water. or n little sugar.
Even II you only put it in the soapsnds
a si: ory II, 1t will look very nicely. Gas