Evening journal., 1895-12-14
INVENTION.
Evolution of the Manipulation
Of Soiled Garments.
FROM EAaLYDAYsTo THEPREsEET

Ci,sin Of Destruction which Has Led TO
the wonderful Results Of tho Present
Das-John Chinsman's Ussfulness In
America "a almost Ended ~ Reason Of
Yankee Ingenuity and Enterprise.
Cleaning solled garments. particularly
those Of linen, Is rapidly bslng re-
duoed TO science By process
brought about by tho demands Of modern
times Mems minds ara actively en-
geged IN acientldo thought upon the
matter; mems hands are reducing these
thoughts to tangible form and applying
the results Of both mental acd manual
labor 10 those practical purposes for
which they were designed
Thsro has been evolution in washing
Just oa there has been ia everything
else la primitive. times the women
carried tho aoilod garments Of the house
hold 10 the side OF soma clear aud
sWiftly running brook, and there, with
no appliances but mere soap and water,
washed them, relying upon the rays Of
the sun and the currents Of air TO dry
them, as they lay upon tho green sward
after having passed through the purify
Ing process This was the method for
hundreds Of yesrs and is pursued to-day
ln some pprts OF Europe snd many parts
OF Asia and Atrios
But there came a time when the
Caucasian race began to advance In this
as well as In other channels Wash
tubs and wash boards became regulation
household accessories and the use Of
clothes lines and crude hitir0ns came
into being Washday became more
Important than ever in the household,
and its growth in importance was
attended by growth in worriment aud
vexation on The part Of ths housewife,
the men becoming more and more
exaciing regarding the condition Of their
inau. and the social demands more
binding upon the condition Of the linen
worn by the women
Dissatisfaction on the part Of some
married men. Indulgence on the part Of
others. aud the necessities OF uum arried
men, who had no one TO care for their
linen, uere the causes which led to the
springing mp OF that class Of persons
commonly called washarwomen. For
long time this class satisfied the public
demand The washerwoman became th
housewives henefactor aud the single
monS friend der WOfh was OF bho
plalnest, bat it satisfied the people, and
no complaint was made, for In those
days, high CLOSE and hard domestic finish
were thiugs undrsamed Of.
But not many years ago immigration
from China began The industrious and
practical minded Celestial saw and
graspsd an opportunity which presented |
ITSELF forcibly TO him, aud TO him alone
Recognizing the crudeness Of the work !
OF the washerwoman, he set about
hor business reputation and |
occupation, by going into the laundry bust |
ness himself II proved an adept The |
extreme whitenoss of his linen and the |
high gloss which no Impaired TO its
surface recommended themselves to the I,
American people Starting at the
Golden Gate the wave Of Chinese lauu
dry men swept aoroaa the continent and |
in q comparatively short time every city |
aud town Of Importance had one or more |
Ceoatiala washing Americas dirty linen |
John Chlnaman's prosperity turned his |
head. 70 expedite aud lessen the labor
lousness of bis work hs began using |
cleaning substances which destroyed the i
linen fabrie and fherahv cOngummatcd !