The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-23
LAUNDRY LORE.

pons Points Learned la se,eatirs
Coarse of study.
IL remained for the prscticsl Scotch
to frst Organize foil course OF forty
lessons each in laundry work In the
School Of Domestic Economy. Edin-
burgh, this is done. each lesson berry
two hours long. Sometimes tire
teacher does the work TO show the pu.
pills, and st other times the work 10
done by those taught II Is especially
interesting 20 note the methods which,
have received the Endorsement OF the
school as the best There are a great
many methods and almost every eapa-
bie lAundress has ways OF Der own-
some insist on soaking clothes over
night Others insist that this shall nee
be done. The authorities at Edin burgh
are of the former opinion. aud put all
their white linen and cotton clothes
in cold water after sorting them. into
body and bedlinen, and table linen,
and collars and cuff and muslina
Flannels and colorsd clothss are
washed BIZ themselves. of course. with
out soaking previously. The white
clothes are wrung out Of the cold VA
ter, examined, soaped and rubbed
where they are especially soiled- Aft
er this they are thrown into a thick
lathcr of warm sospsud& This latter
is made by dissolving half q pound Of
shredded laundry soap in three pints
OF boiling water, and boiling the
whole until . thick smooth mixture
is the result One pant OF this
mixture il stirred in every four yalicrs
% warm water TO make the latbe-.
The clothes are soaked and thoroughly
rubbed out of this lAther aud then r.
moved TO the boiler. Where = pounA
Of soap and half pound OF washing
soda dissolved IN 4 little boiling water
Is added TO four gallons OF cold water.
the clothes are transferred from the
rubbing tab 10 the boiler. brought
slowly 70 the boiling point. and boiled
fifteen minutes Excellent lsundrczs-s
would disagree with the school Ia
several o. these processes Half a
pound OF soda 20 four gallons
of water is an enormous quantity "a
q powerful alkali. and Is certainly
hardly needed with n pound Of soap
Very few Of our best washers boi!
their clothes more than three minstex
or just enough 20 allow them 10 BE-
well scalded. Longer boiling tends te
make white cotton yellow. After boil.
ing the clothes are lifted into laun.
dry tub and covered with the water in
which they we're boiled. and are left
covered up in this water for several
hours TO bleach No person who has
tried the last method =iIl ever suffer
from yellow clothes Ia winter bse.a1s
there n no grAss 10 bleach them
i 10 undoubtedly the easiest and
most successful way 70 vhIten
them, 20 cover them with waisr
IN which they were boiled and leave
them over night and complete ths
washing in the morning. II the clothes
have been we'll covered In stationary
tab. they viii remain warm ali nighs
and can easily be rinssd and the lsnn-
dry work completed six hasds~r-
ehisf. are soaked for . short time IN .
prepared lsthsr o. boiled sssp .sa
warm water sque~xed ost wish tho
hands aud rinssd IN cold water IN
which two tablespoouful Of alcohol 10
added 20 every quart Thsy are th-n
squeezed-no. wrung out-wtth tas
hands an DRY az possible. vrinrins
machine does the work perfectly, AID
lad In cotton. rolled sY. ana sooa
iroped on tho wrong AIDE with a eiS1h
between tas ron and silk ~ Y. Trs
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