Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01
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LAUNDRY WORK.
49, Tho snndar Gazetlel

VI OF AnN DNhNhN Nfte'tf'ff
10 wash or not to wash is seldom the
| question.
Civilization so emphasizes cleanliness
az 10 make plentiful and regular iaun-
deriHg imperative.
But the wisest woman Of US may wen
/ ponder the how and wherefore 81 clean
clothes Soilcd garments may duly go
through the suds, the boil the rnAng
water and yet they may come our
almost as far from clean az they went
| in Indeed, their cnse u often worse
Every skilled laundress knows that
| Il SIS much easier TO wash garment IN
the original dirt than TO make u Wnite
| and cleal after II has come straked
and grimy from the tub.
The reason Is not far to seek. wise
man has defined dirt M matter out Of
place" What Ia called dirt upon
our clothes Is q mighty varied assert
ment Of matter spread usually on
the outside hhros Of textile atuifs. Soap,
water aud rubbing well applied VIII re-
move IL. IN applied the result Is 20
''set the dirt" by carrying Il 80 deep into
the texture as TO make It's removal very
Dirt is got rid Of in two ways-chcmi-
cnlly and mechanically
IN the first the water diss0lves IL out
Of the fibre; In the second the particles
nre expelled by rubbing, kneading or
pounding.
The t0ilure upon body and bed linen
has always more on less Of oil from the
skin. With this soap unltes 10 form
| compound soluble In water especially
hot water; hence the efficacy In boiling
IN soapy water
On The other hand, acid or milky or
| TASTY spots are hardened by the action
of nknlics aud heat Often, too, they
are discolored as we'll Therefore every
/ thing soled iu such manner ought first
| 90 bc well sonkcd in clcur. cold water,
before dropping &c into suds Without
such precautiou the last estate Of table
| linen. Chidrcn's garments and many
other things is apt TO be worse than the
| first. Fruit stnius In particular, readily
removable. after the cold soaking. be-
come darby indellible ut the touch Of
! soup.
| Chemically. soap IL "a salt. the conn
/ pound of fatty aud rcsinous mater with
m alkaline hane. I'm a perfect soap
| tho ingredients balance exactly. Many
| of the cheaper soaps have u rcsinOus
| or else nm alkaline excess The effect
| Of nlkali upon fibre OF M sorts IL 10 eat
| " and destroy It. That Is why mnny
| washing powders play such havoc with
| orr wardrohes. They do take out the
/ dirt mo doubt Of that--but take so
! much Of the garment along with 10 MS
! 10 make the triumph of cleanliness
! denrly bought
Soda, potash, bornx and am.
monin are the chief Of our chemical
| allies win the fight with dirt.
! The two first are used chiefly iu
the fom Of soap. Borox Is used to some
| extent as q component of soup. but
moro largely IN the form of powders
| Ammonia is used In liquid state and IL
| certainly most valuable detergent.
H. IS impossible TO make clothes thor
| oughly clean with soap aud hard water
| since the lime of the water combines
with the nlkuli of the sonp throwing
! down q hard powdery procipitotc, aud
! sotung FREQ n grpuy, gruy white mud
| 20 ilpnt ON top OF the suds aud smear
Whatever iF in them When hard wntcr
! must be used for washing. first soften
ii Wien lye, using u cup fun moderately
strong To = large tub of water. Lye
| irpm wood ashes is hest aud can be-
mnde la country Kitchens. months
| supnly 40 time aud bottled for USE
! Dissolved pearl ash or washing soda
! is generally used IN city kitchens Never
put In soda or pearl ash In Jumps or
powder. The tiniest Rcck remaining
| Wdis5Olvcd may mean disnNer To the
very garment YOU wish most 10 keep
whole and sound Dissolve nm hour be-
fore use over night is better and safer
| The perfect lnundress b. q compound
of mind and muscle.
SHE gam ruh us hard ng fate when IL
| i8 really necessary set in general she
saves her energy and her garments 10
Wnstctul ana expenditure. She knows
that what Us saved la soap Is more Than
loss u timc-uls0 that YOU cannot
gather clean clothes from dirty suds no
matter how white and strong the foam
ON top of them
Her tub is as fun OF suds as Il will
hold without too much spasling over.
vet 10 BIS not SO full of garments that She
cgnnot freely sousc and lave each
piece.
She knows, too. that the dryer they
nre Wrung the less dirt goes with them
into the boiler Or the next tub
she takes up nothing Ut hnphn2ard
tuggnr now at sleeve, now n neck
hand, now groping blindly for "tho
dirty place ON the shcet' Instead She
folds tue dirty spots outside before wa
ter touches the garment and when they
have been sufficiently soapcd and souscd
aud rubbed, she giycs The garment a
vigorous plunging and treating IN cxten-
80. She keeps her luthcr full strength.
Changes II often.
She knows that the quicker colorcd
things IRE washed aud dried the
brighter they win be.
Above al the crown aud cap.sheaf
of her practice Is her belief thar thor
ough rinsing h the secret of fresh.
clean smelling garments
MARTHA MCUIIOCH WILLIAMS