The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-04
CLASSES IN WASHING.
Soup and Soda Lessons ut the Edfn-
brrSh School of Domestic Econ
omy-NeVv Treatment of SILK Hand
kerchiefs and FIanneIs.

A full laundry course in the Edin-
burgh School Of Domestic Economy
consists of forty lessons-for courses
of ten lessons each-each lesson being
two hours long; though many pupils
coming in for special lessons send us
fine ironing, the washing of flannels.
etc.
The work is taught bv two WAYS.
viz: by demonstration and by prac-
tice. In q demonstration lesson" the
teacher does the work, explaining and
1nstructing as she goes on. The pupils
come in with their.note books in hand
as 10 a lecture in Greek history or a
demonstration in physics. Another
day comes the practice lesson" in
which the pupils do the work. the
teacher overseeing. enforcing the in
etructions previously given, and lend
ing hand where necessary.
There is soap lessen, to convert
crude, hard soap into convenient soft
soap, such as our foremothers used.
"A soap mixture" is prepared by
shreGding fine one pound of SOAP into
three quarts of hot water. This is
boiled and stirred until the mixture is
thick and smooth. The caution is
given that it must be watched while
boiling, as i rises like milk.
There is lesson in sorting a fam
Fly wash" The clothes must be sorted
and laid in cold water the evening be-
fore. The linen and cotton are sep
arated into three classes: Body linen:
bed and table linen; collars, cuffs and
muslins; each class is put to soak in
its own special tub.
All tubs and wringers are such as
are found in ordinary houses and cot
tages, such as teachers in boarding
schools and county council lectures
will have to use.
The clothes are wrung from the cold
water, soiied parts slightly rubbed
with soap, put back into the tub and
then covered with warm water IN
which soap mixture has been dissolved
in the proportion of one pint OF mix
ture to one gallon of water. II is al
ways brought to fine lather before
being poured over the clothes.
Rub the clothes we'll" says the
teacher, illustrating as she talks, "but
don't put the cloth against the bare
hand; rub it back upon ITSELF
10 Doll. the clothes are laid in the
BOILER and covered with cold water, to
when has been added one pound of
soap and one-half pound of soda to
every TOUR gallons of water The soap
ana SODA must La previously dissolved
IN suHlclent hot water. The teacher
explains that undissolved soda must
not be put in the boiler with the clothes
as contact with it will rot the fabrics.
The water Is then brought slowly IN
the boiling poiE' and boiled SLOWLY far
about fifteen minutes The clothes
sre then lifted out into a tub and COW
cred with water from. the boiler. of
you wish your clothes 10 look white"
says the teacher. land especially If II
be winter and they cannot be bleacben
on the grass, let them lie in the wste-
tor some hears
1 was particularly interested in the
washing of little heap of white silk
handkerchiefs and neckties. The mn
pil prepared "a lather in a large white
bowl, allowing one pint Of SOAP mix
ture TO gallon of tepid water. In
this she washed the silk articles gent |
~, one by one. squeezing but not rub