Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-04
LAUNDRY FURNISHINGS.
EQutpments for Facilitating the Renew
ton Of Soiled Clofhing.

Equipments for Facilitating the Ben0va-
tion of Soiled Clothing.
The ideal home laundry Is the one
that is most conveniently arranged for
carrying on the necessary work. and at
the same time is so Constructed As to
have due regard to the health and
comfort of the workers. The labor Of
washing is so great, and ofttimes SO i'm
furious to health. that any contrivance
that may facilitate its accomplishment.
either by 1essening manual labor or
simplifying the process, should be at
tended to by the careful housewife
who aims to merit Solomon's descrip-
ton of the virtuous woman eswho
1ooxeth well to the ways of her house
hold, and eateth not the bread OF idle
ness"
The room itself need not Of neces-
sity be spacious, but must be con-
venient, we1l-appointed and we'll
lighted. If one would rout dirt from
its entrenchment in seams and hens
and folds, good strong light is OF
primal Importance. The floor should
be of cement or hardwood, the tubs
stationary and porcelain and porcelain
lined. In setting the tubs pay especial
attention to having them high enough
to suit the officiating priesteSs- Moth
ing is harder for the back than tub
or sink so low that the bending pos
ture must be continuous. The wash
board may be q fixture or adjustable.
The former is apt to be kept cleaner;
the latter can have the angle adjusted
to suit the garment being cleansed.
and is therefore more convenient.
The traps are much better left ex.
posed, in order that they may be east
ly reached IN case of necessity. The
hole where the water is discharged
from the tub should be Of the same
size as the waste-pipe, that the water
may scour the passage as it goes. The
best faucets are those that can be
turned with one motion. and when the
water does not come with such q rush
as to deluge the person and endanger
the temper, if not the life, of the re-
cipient.
A little cupboard that can be locked,
or high shelf above the reach of the
children, is laundry necessity. Here,
carefully labelled. should be kept the
preparations for the removal of obsti-
nate stains-dilute citrlc acid for IRON
rust or mildew, oxalie acid for ink,
fruit and wine, and ammonia for fan
nels and dish-towels- Soap should be
bought by the quantity and spread out
to dry, as it will go much further than
when used fresh. Here, too, can be
kept the bluing-the ultra-m2rine. for
the more brilliant Prussian blue is
very apt to contain iron in solution,
which rusts the clothes.
Then comes the laundry table, Of
pine. with a drawer for holding the
beeswax tied in cloth for rubbing the
irons, the cheesee1oth cover for the
table when starehing. case-knife, =
spoon for stirring the starch. the hold
ers well inter1ined with flannel to save
the hands, and the rest for the sad
irons OF these there should be IN
abundance. A polisher for the shirts.
an iron. two heavy irons and three
lighter ones, for which you pay from
three to four cents per pound. The
range is next in order, with . copper
bottomed wash boiler, after which
naught remains to be provided save
the clothes-basl<et, the wringer, the
bars, the skirt and bosom boards, the
clothes-line and pins.
Thus the room and its equipments
being perfect, each after its own kind,
there need be NO reason why the work
done under such favoring conditions
should not be crowned with success
Emma Paddock Telford, in Harper'z
IA Ear