The Van Buren press., 1895-11-16
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1t remained for the practical Scotcia-
to first organize full course Of forty
lessons each in laundry work. In the
School OF Domestic Economy. Edin-
burgh. this is done, each lesson hainK
two hours long. Sometimes the
teacher does the work 10 show the pa>
pills. and at other times tho work is
done by those tanght. It IL especially
interesting to nots the methods which
have received ths Endorsement ct tbs
school az the hesk There, are . grsst
many methods. and almost every eAper.
Bile lanndress has ways OF har own
Some insist on soaking clothes over
nighE Others insist that thisshall NOT
be done. The authorities at Edinburgh
are of the former opinion, and put alf
their white Inca and cotton Clothes
in cold water after sorting thems into
body and bedIinen. and table linen.
and collars and cuffs and muslinA
Flannels and coiored clothes sre
washed BY themselves, Of eourss. With
out soaking previously. The white
clothes are wsung out of the cold wa
ter. examined. soaped and rubbed
where they are especially soiled. Aft
Or this they are thrown into a thick
lather of warm soapsndS This latter
is made by dissolving half pound Of
shredded laundry soap in three pints
of boiling wafer, and boiling the
whole until thick smooth mixture
Is the result One pint Of this
mixture is stirred in every four gallons
Of warm water TO make the lather.
The clothes are soaked and thoroughly
ubbed ont of this lather and then RE-,
moved To the boiler. Where : pound
Of soap and half . pound Of washing
soda dissolved in little boiling water
is added to four gallons of cold water,
the clothes are transferred from the
rubbing tub To the boiler. brought
slowly to she boiling point. and boiled
| fifteen minutes. Excellent lanndresseS
would disagree with the school in
several of these processes Half =
pound OF soda to four gall0ns
Of water Is an enormous quantity OF
a powerful alkalL aud is certainly
hardly needed with pound Of soap.
|
their clothes more than three minutes
Or just enough 10 allow them ~ b
I, we'll scalded Longer boiling tends 70
make white cotton yellow. After boif-
ing the clothes are lifted into . laun~
iry tub and covered with the water IN
which they were boiled, and are lett
covered up in this water for several
hours to bleach. No person who haA
| tried the last method will ever snfer
| from yellow clothes in winter because
there is no grass to bleach then
C is undoubtedly the easisat ard
most successful way to whiten
them, TO cover them with water
IN which they were boiled and Leave
them over night and complete the
washing in the merning. H the clothss
nave been we'll covered in stationary
tub, they will remain warm all night
and can easily be rinsed and the laan~
dry work completed silk handker-
shiefs are soaked for short tipas in =
prepared lather Of boiled soap and
warm water squeezed ont with The
hands and rinsed in cold wAtsr ~
which two tablespoonfels Of alcohol u
added to every quart. They are then
squeezed-nct wrung oat--with NJ
hands ~ dry as possible wringinR
machine does the work perfectly and
laid in cotton. rolled sp and soon
lironed on the wrong side with clQAh
between the iron and silk y. Yrk
hupa