Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-06-14

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dlilons Of the laundry, and follows ths
old fashion Of rubbing, boiling, "suds.
Ing" and rlnsing, whose house Il oiled
from morning until mli-afternoou with
soapy-smelling steam, and who finishes
hrr task with hands parboiled by hot
suds, eaten by soap, and rubbed Into
painful and angry.lcoking blisters BY
careless contact With the wash.board,
knows little of the comfort that attends
upon some Of the improved methods ol
performing this weatsomc bat neccs.
cary household duty, or the ease and
npldity with which the family washing
may be done when these methods arr
followed.
That thing has always been done Ia
q certain way counts for nothing with
progressive and Intelligent persons,
when that way Il tedious and tiresome
Il IL wisdom To seek for . better way,
and when found, 10 improve upon u Ia
all particulars, whenever Improvement
IL possible.
Putting the clothes In soak before
washing, WAS one Of the fret really
beneficial Innovations upon the ancient
custom; but this IL often improperly
done. and instead Of being q help !,
more than likely To sect" the dirt aud
stains, aud make the WORK harder than
when the clothes are washed without
any preparation. To do . washing "a
the beat advantage, tao or thres tubs
should BE- provided. f1ll the largest
tub With cold water, and having sorted
the clothes, put those that are the finest
aud least .oilcd Into tho water, thor
oughly wcttlng tn M, and allow then
to remain for ave or ten minutes. fill
the smallest tub about half.full OF
strong. slightly warm sosp-suds, q
which add about half pint of nspbths
stirring Il well; then put In the vel
clothes, frat draining them Of super
iuous water BY holding them over Oh,
tub. l'rcss them Into the su,ls, and
cover the tub with thick cloth. Ire
pare the coarse clothes In the same Nay,
taking care that they are first thorough
~ vet In the cold water.
let them stand over night, aud earl,
In the morning dip the suds from ih'
cleane.t tub, into the boiler, and put u
ON the stove To heat. Rub the clothes
Through thi. heated water, and put
them on Ia boil In the usual way, hut
do not boil them for any length of time
merely let them scald. Continuous
boiling oils the house with steam, and
IL an injury instead ~ q benefit Ia the
clothes. The scalding flushed, put tb'
cloth,. Into clear water, and look then
over 10 see u there are any spots ol
strraks remaining. which, however, u
not likely Ia he the case. Wiring then
carefully. and rinse In water with yer,
little bluing.
II cannot b. too strongly Impressed
upon the mind of the young housskeep
er, that clotbc. should be vet With cold
" alter before putting them In soaI,-suds
Ons excellent hou.ckceper. Whose lines
always show clothe. of dazzling white
ness, put. the entire wash Of white
clo,he. Into cold water for at least 81,
hour. before the hot suds TOT soaking
them IL prepared. She says that II
make. at least Two hours difference In tn
time consumed In washing them. sh'
u.es nAphtha. and rarely spends NOR
than three hour. In putting out . wash
for i've persons. =.
Properly managed, the rubbing shout,
occupy le.. than one-thiri 10 the tim'
ordinarily consumed In such labor. ana
much wear aud tear of clothc. Will h
avoided. Rubbing clothes Looks liz
simple work, but there are many PER
sous Who do IL most awkwsr,iiy, aDc
vast. time and strength Ia q serie. 81
ldawdling movements that are guli'
useless .o Tar a. accomplishing any ~
sult. l. conc-rnoi. The garment 90 h
rubbed should be so folded so as Il
bring the .ollcd part. ouisrmosi. ihc.'
should b. thoroughly .osped. then turn
ed aud rubbed bri.kly over the board
using the inner parts of the hands :,
prs. the cloth against the board
Never wash with the finger. doubled az
unles. you have abundant time, patlenc'
and unlimited arnlca AZ hand Ia hea
knuckle. that ar, certain Ia be skinned
BY such carlcssness.
| u.ing the wrngcr seems 10 b. Yer,
simple affair, but II IL not unusual q
see wringer., when almost new, enilrel,
spoiled by careless handling. j, IL not
nj all necessary that the ihuml-screw'
should b. turned down 10 their utmost
limit In order to press the water frou
the clothes, although this seems Ia II
the opinion Of many laundrcsses. 4
moderate pressure IL much better, ans
care should bc taken that the clothes Il
evenly distributed a. they pass betweer
the rollers. n run In carele-.iy, or In
lump. or punches, the middle will Il
dry while the edges are dripping vet
aud the wTlngcr Will be strained, or thu
rubber roller. torn FROM their fastenings
Tie clothe. are Also likely "a sufiei
serious injury. and buttons are almost
certain 10 be wrcncbcd OF by the great
pressure.
Especially I. care necessary 10 wiring
Ing linen, which !. more likely Ia cracl
under heavy pressure than cotton
fabrics. All clothes, especially ibo.'
made 81 linen, should BE- thorough,
shaken immediately after being passed
through the wringer. Never allow
them To remain In the deep cresses caus-
ell by heavy pressure, ss Il .. difficult "a
remove wrinkles 80 made, u allowed "a
DRY In.
In objection. are made 10 the co.t al
ihi. method Of washing, IL may be sah
that naphtha costs, In city markets.
Twenty-Five cents per single gallon; snd
as one gallon L. Sufficient for at least
twelve large wsshing., the ccst L. the
mer-.t tribe. Tho.e who buy naphtha
by the ounce or two eau scarcely apprc'
ciate the lnexpenslyeness of the article
Car. ms.t however be taken In its use
az IL IL very inhammable, aud should
never ie brought In contact with firr.
There are few theories To which tbs
hou.ekeeper cling. with more tenacit,
than "a her idea of how fsnnels should
be washed. some authorities Insist
upon cool soap-suds, others that Oh,
water should he absolutely cold; and
those who wash their fsnnels In TIL.
way. seldom complain 81 shrinking
All, however, agree that flannel. should
be- washed and dried ss quickly as pos.
sible, and under no circumstance
should they be pressed with very hot
irons. Some Of the best housewives d.
not iron flannel. at all except the bands,
facings, and other portions which srs
made Of cotton or silk. Hot iron.
shrink and shrivel the flbres, aud vii
destroy the garments Ia q very shor'
time. Indeed, very hot irons are In
furious TO all fabrics, whether they BE- OF
cotton, wool. or elk.