St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-03-30
HANGING OUT CLOTHES
1ask That Il by No Means - Essy a IL
Seems.

s~k That Il by No Means - Easy - Il
Seems.
Although the hanging out OF the
family washing appears to be an easy
'ask' nevertheless. it is not BY any
means as easy as it seems. Some wom-
en- give little thought to this work,
caring very little how the clothes are
put out as long - the washing II I'm
ished and they get dry In good season,
out the majority Of housewives are any
thing but careless IN this matter. TO
oe sure. they Ill like to. have the
clothes dry Is soon - possible, but no
good housekeeper will risk the tearing
or soiling Of any article Of tho wash-
ing Tor the sake Of it, drying . little
sooner in consequence. Il Il poor
economy to hang thin muslins or any
OF the fine clothes out In a sti6 wind.
thinking that the time saved In their
drying quickly. will compensate for
any rough usage they may get while on
the line. II the clothes are not torn as
nrst, it does not take many such dry
e>A6c w wear tucu OUT
In putting out the clothes-line, II the
housewife has to do this work, 1t
should be drawn quite tight, - the
weight Of the clothes will loosen e q
great deal. To be sure, where poles
are used. it need not be drawn quite q
tightly as though these were not used.
Have the clothes-pins clean If you wish
clean clothes, or you may be wonder
ing what made SO many black marks
on many Of your clothes To keep the
clothes-pins fit for use. they should be
boiled once in awhile in suds, taken
out and dried. and kept in = covered
basket or bag. Before putting the
damp clothes into the basket, put .
clean cloth or towel in the bottom Of
tho basket, 10 keep them from coming
in contact with any dust there may be
there. Before putting the clothes on
the line, with damp cloth wipe along
the line. for it is very important that
the line be perfectly free from dust
ere hanging the clothes on it. Where
q line has been left out for any length
of time, it is quite certain to need .
good wiping before it is fit to receive
the clothes on it.
In hanging out the clothes do not
hang one article in front and another
of the same kind back, but keep each
kind together. Do not hang sheets
double. that is. half on each side, nor
singly, with just enough Of the sheet
on the line 10 give the clothes-pin .
good hold. A third Of the top part 9
the sheet should fall over thos1inA
This will bring the narrow hen naar.
est the ground. If it is hung 90 that
the broad hem is nearest the grouad.
it very often gets soiled when you pass
back and forth among the clothes.
Hang pillow cases wrong side out by
the bottom corners. never by the hens.
Napkins aud handkerchiefs should al
ways be hung by the two upper
corners. 1t is not good plan to hang
either of these articles by one corner.
although very frequently this is done
where room is required for something
more important When they are hung
in this way. they should be taken in
when slightly damp, and ironcd imme-
diately, for if left until perfectly dry.
it will be difficult to get the mark of
the clothes-pins out of them. White
shirts may be hung by the shoulders.
up or down. but il hung in . wind IL
is safer to pin them by the shoulders.
Colored shirts and Aannels always
hang by the shoulders. and the colors
will not be SO likely to run. II Is es-
pecially important that the flannel
shirts should be hung in this way, SO
that the water may not settle about the
shoulders. When partly dry, the posi-
tion may be changed If liked. In hang
ing out white skirts. it il a good plan
to hang first by the binding. then when
the bottom is dry, they can be reversed.
The usual way is to hang by binding and
flounce, but as the lower part is usual
" starched. the clothes-pin is sure to
stick to it, and when removing from
the line, If it does not tear the flounce,
it leaves a mark that will be very hard
to press out II hung by the binding
until the fiounce is dry. then hung by
the fiounce. it will dry even and be
much easier to iron. DO not hang del
icate-colOred articles in the sun TO dry,
or they will surely lose color.
Print dresses that are liable to fade
hang in the shade, and if convenient
hang from one line across to the other.
Fasten the shoulders to one line and
the bottom Of the dress to one oppo-
site, usang two clothespins on each.
Always turn wrong side out and hape
in the shade. Turn stockings wrong
aide out and hang BIZ the toes. Aprons
may be hung BY the lower hens un-
Less. there is lace 1t the bottom. vheA
they should be saasRenasd BY the bina-
ing. n hung ~ Ne 1ace edge ~
clothes pin win nark or tearit Never.
if it can be avoi1sd PAT out colored
clothes Of any kin1 - . damp day.
Do not put shee1s. tablscloths Or any
Of the larger pieces near The pole,
house or fence, II you do not care to
have the corners frayed- Leave the
fannels out until the last; there is no
danger Of their getting too dry. When
the clothes have all been taken from
the line, take in the line and cut away.
Do not let the line remain out in all
kinds of weather, for frequent wet
tings not only loosen it. but wear it.
and very frequently a line neglected in
this way breaks when least expected.
Keep the line on . windlass and it will
he FREQ from snarls when wanted for