Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-05-17
CARE OF FLATlRoNS.
How TO Keep Them IN Good Condition.
and Always Ready for Use.


and Always Ready for Use.
It Is so easy to keep the hatirons In
good condition that there is little ex-
cuse for any housewife neglecting
them, no matter how busy she may be.
Any woman can easily tell at q glance
when these articles are well kept
Some housewives will have in their
possession irons that have been their
mothers before them, and though
they have been in constant use for
wears, are still as firm and smooth as
any one could wish. Other women.
with the same kind OF irons, would,
by neglect and carelessness. in year
or two render them unfit to use
| Where there are many starched
clothes to be done up weekly, it is q
| good plan to wash the irons once q
| week, but where plain clothes and
only few starched are to be done,
once month is enough to wash the
/ irons. Take some clean ammonia
soap suds, and with cloth wash the
irons well, afterward wiping with
dry cloth, then put on the back of the
stove 10 clean place to dry thorough
w. To clean the irons always have
piece OF course sand-paper, or hand
full of coarse table-salt on piece OF
wrapping-paper. in which to rub
them
Always have the top OF the range
perfectly clean ere putting on the
!; irons. and never, II it can be avoided.
! allow them to get too hot Ii such q
thing does occur, cool them by setting
up on end on the hearth. Some
women, when in hurry, cool irons by
plunging them into cold water, which
is very poor plan, and those treated
4 in this way will soon be ruined.
i Never do this or allow it to be done
! with your irons. unless you are pre-
) pared to purchase a new set There
o is also the danger of scalding from the
u steam that suddenly arises when the
> iron is first placed in the water. Soms
= housewives black and polish thu
= handles and tops of their irons tn
n same as the stove, but it is scarcely t
II be commended. as there is always
danger of smearing the clothes.
D. Don't keep the irons on the stow
when not in use. for ii is sure to harm
re the temper of the iron, and don't, If
~ can be avoided. have irons on tn
u, stove when cooking, more particular
60 ly when the article cooking is on
re that is apt to flow or boil over, Q
III while frying After taking an iro
as from the stove, when wanted for U.S.
Id first rub it over a piece of heav
ne wrapping paper kept for that purpos'
III then rub the smooth part with clot
e. in which is encased a bit OF wa:
- Rub the iron well over a clean clo'
and then it is ready for the clothe
off In ironing starched clothes, if any
-er the starch sticks TO the iron alwa
he scrape it off with knife ere putin
ed again to heat on the stove.
IN. 1t is not always the best plan
eli keep the irons on mantel or OPP
10 shelf, although it is the usual way, t
80 they are sure to be dusty when wante
1t is much better to keep them In
dry, closed place, so they may alwa
be ready for use. An old lady OF o
mt acquaintance always used the low
his oven of the range, which is called t
Der sot closet, but in her range, at lea
all was misnamed, as it was very c'
ley place, and was just the kind of
vel ceptacle for any thing that was to
'rm kept dry, such as irons.-bos'
"a Budget.