The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-07-10
rARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Washinx Flannsls.

An Engli6h journal gives the follow
ing practical hints on this subject:
ssTak6ias much good washing soap
- seems requisite; pare 1T up fine, pour
oHor some boiling water, and let 1T
stand till the soap in quite dissolved,
16krfng Il occasionally. II left to
Geand for some hours. it will be found
1edbs s thick jelly. Add to this suffi-
eien$ warm water to wash the Aannels
ny one. Knead them about
WNl1att but do not rub any SOAP ON the
1ahiaAlsband do not rinse them In
plAain MAter,s but have ready another
LteerssWaFm and vel blued, In which
rinse out the fannels. Do not wiring
tAAnsat al tightly. A wringing ma
Ckfne does them much more effectuallv
0tasaa the hand. The freer from water
ySls oan get them tho softsr they will
~ Ha1g them out, II fine, immedi-
sicily; ifsnots dry them In front Of the
1ro. MslAfs to stand wet, the laanels
inyarishly shrink, The great mistake
tasyashings dannels is. lst. washing
tAelm in too hot water-they should
neyor b put In water hotter than YOU
oan comfortably bear your hand in;
~, rinsing them in cold water instead
AgOod warm lAther; and. Sd. letting
0em lie insthe tub instead of at once
hangingthem QUIT dry. Many per
eons oh3ectEto iannels being ironed.
Ior. my own part / always run q cool
iron over all shirts, petticoats, etc.,
with gathers o plaits in but not 9th
en-. Those that arc to be ironed /
fDld up for an hour or two when slight
ly damp. The remainder I shake out
several times when drying, which
makes them softer, and takes out the
CDeascs. ] never use either soda or
any kind of dry soap in washing blank
0to or ilannels, as it has q tendency to
dlseolor them; but / use more than
twice as much blue as I should do in
MaShsn linen OF calico. though
great care must be taken to mix The
bh1eswen in the lather, or it will be
stEeRky. Golored iannels should al
Weys be washed last, and be rinsed in
asplain, warm l6ther without blue.
On Friday we washed fourteen blank
ots..gwith the use of . machine, follow
ilg the directions given above, and
they Q beautifully soft and white
not having shrnnk at all. / may add
that blankets should be taken down
whom halt dry, we'll shaken, and then
hung up till quite dry.
Claims OF Agriculture.
Davenport Denocrat.
g is IN interesting fact that, equally
iA~aprOsperity and misfortune, the CON
ditsen Of the country is directly ASSOC
CtAted with that great, silent interest
which: makes the least show in legisla-
ton. The claims of certain manufac-
tQEerss are forever dinnedi in the ears of
congress; the claims Of agriculture are
rarely heard Of. Yet the soil is the
foundation upon which all interests
1.-The crops are good, the whole
country reioices, and every vocation
claims ito share in the blessing. III
the . are short, the whole country
repines and lAngaishes, aed every vo-
cation 10els the misfortune.
Astaaopsapd millionsworth OF man
ufactures In the midst Of q poor crop,
would only aggrayate the calamity,
for whepsfoOd is scarce and high, the
people cannot afford to spend their lit
tie money for other things. But q
thousand millions worth of breadstuffs
opens the closed mills all over the
country, sets ssilent wheels in motion,
and proyokes the industry that gives
employment and subsistence to a mil
lion idle II trade is dull and
prOfitless, IL ID because something is
wrong with the farmer; II trade is
brisk and remunerattye. it is because
matters are going we'll with the far
mersas gSN9s sxsS @
il the merchant; and manufacturer