The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24
GIRLS IN THE KITCHEN,
HOW two DruNc Little Ones Tried to Help
Thcir Mother,

Minnie" " writes: 81 nm sixteen and
my sister is fourteen. Our mother is moi
strong, and wo want to know lust how to
go to work to do tho washing some timo
when sho il away. She always washes
and has us do tho housowork, and that
IS why wo don't know exactly how to
wash. But if we did it once nicely, she
would let us do it again, and thon sho
wouldn't get SO very tired"
Mnnio shows tie right spirit, and We
gladly give her minute directions how to
proceed, says the New York 7Ii6auac.
First gather all the clothes together and
while the water is heating, sort them
over. Put all the haNdkcrchicfs into Il
paul Of water, and all blood stains into
clear cold water, as soap sets them. Put
tho finest white clothes in pile bv
themselves, the commoncr clothes INTO n
pilo by themselves and the calicocs,
tlanncls and stockings likewise. Yon
can wash the white nanncls first, if you
choose, and the water i'll which they are
washed Will do to soak the stockings in
TIL you get ready to wash them. Flannels
should be put into very hot s0ap suds
and washed, then put into scaldn9 hot
water, with a It'll" hucing in it, and
whom wrunG from that they arc hung on
the line to dry. The water in which they
are srni,lcd Will do ior the first water to
Wa,h th" fin" vottou clothes in. Wash
the h#lttlHrrhic!3 frcm the clear water
and put them i'll soap suds, put in also
the collars, cuffs, shirts and all the
whitcst of the clothes. Wash them out
carefully and put them into the boiler to
scald. While they are scalding, wash
out the next boilcrful, and so on till all
the clothes have been rubbed out As
fast rs the clothes arc scaldcd remove
them from the boiler and put in others,
adding clean water and soap rs needed
till all are scaIdcl. They should not re.
main i'll the boiler long, or the dirt will
he set III them and they will he dingy.
DO not use water very much s0ilcd tc
wash ill., OF your clothes will not be clear.
Keep the different Hortin%s of clothes
separate all the way through, 80 the
white clothes will not he made dinGy by
being mixed with those less white. From
the boiling suds put the clothes into
clear warm water and wash ont all the
suds, then put them into a clear rinsing
water, and then through blu ii water,
Have the clothes thnt need starhinc
separated from the others and make youl
starch, put them through it and hang
them out to dry. BE careful about
making 4 slop while You are wnsIinm
\ careful woman can wash on n carpet
and not soil it in tho least. If YOU have
! only tubs and a wnshboarl with wringcl
| YOU can do the work well. Wash ali thc
| house cloths in your last sudS and hav,
| them fresh and clean. BE sure and turl
| the stockings and wash them thoroughly
Oh both sides, and turn such of the white
| clothes rs need it to be made perfectly
| clean. il is well to havo Il small hag
an old pillow-cnHc will do, to rut thc
collars and small things in when they
are boiled, so they won't get scattered
and torn, and so that they will be sure
to be rimscd through the cIrarcst wutrr
When yOu can organize and conduct n
washing campaign i'll n regular md sue
ces&Eul manner, yoIl have become ac-
complishcd in one very important dircc.
ton. In hanging out your clothes put
all tho sheets together, the pillow sli ips,
the shirts, night wraps, and SO Of thr
rest. When they are dry fold tle shrats
nicely as you take them from the line.
lay the pillow :lips one upon another,
the towels liIlcHiSo, the Siurchcd clothes
all hy themselves, and SO Of the rest
This will make sprinlllimG tho clothes for
ironing nn easy matter. Take in your
liDo and put your clothrapins carefully
| III place. If Your stockings are stiff
when they arc dry. it is n sign they arc
| not washed clean. Stockings and nanurls
can be folded SO smoothly when taken
from the line as not to need ironing.