The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-06-20
WASH DAY SUGGESTIONS.
A Few Rules Good For Every Housekeeper
to Follow.

to Follow.
! prefer Tuesday for wash day for q
great many reasons, writes a woman
who is considered a model housekceper.
Monday morning is generally hard OH
the whole family. Sunday is made a day
Of rest or recreation in every American
home. If it is the former, the routine
work is interrupted and the household
machinery thrown out of gear for one
whole day. On Monday evening the wo-
man who wants to make her washing as
I light as possible, whether she does it
herself Or las it done. gets all the clothes
together and goes over them carefully.
All the table linen is examined for pos
sible tea Or fruit stains. aud if any is
| discovered thc ~c~+'c'o ir l"id aside m Lo
' treated III the sr,.., according t. ;l-.s
remedy that each housewife has in her
mental recipe book. Torn or ripped bed
linen should te mended before it goes
into the wash. SO that the rents will not
DO made larger. Then the white clothes
are divided in two heaps, the coarser
clothes III L and the finer in another,
and put i'll separate tubs. Over them p.c.
pure cold watcr-boiled and cooled, il
the water is hardin which has been
mixed a half %teacupful CT coal oil to two
gallons Ct water. Lift the clothes up
and make sure that the water gets to all
OF them; then throw a cloth over the
tub and let them stand till morning.
Examine the colored clothes for big
grease spots, paint daubs and such tor
ments of the mother Of restless little
ones, and it you discover paint lay the
spot over q basin and pour q little coal
OIL on it and let it stand till morning.
lcn will then be able to rub most Of it
out in the basin.
II 1t IS only a grease spot, much rub
bing on the board would discolor the
fabric, but q few moments soaking in
the coal CT! will loosen it, and you will
have 10 trouble with it. Turn all the
stockings wrong side out, having brush
ed them thoroughly to remove all dust
from the outside. If they are black, YOU
can wash them much easier and with
less rubbing If yoa put them in a basin
OF cold water half an hour before Won
get ready to put them in the suds. New
er use concentrated I've or sal soda or
any Of the washing powders in cleans
ing black stockings if you wish them to |
retain their color to the last. The first
thlng III the morning heat some water
Il pour over your soaked white clothes
SO that the chill will be taken off them,
fasten your Wringer to the tub and after
souSinG the clothes around in the water
thoroughly run them through the wiring
er- Make 10 attempt to rub them with
your hands. # you have a FOUNDER, you
can loosen a great deal Of the dirt, but
1t Will hot come out in the suds any,
way When You arc ready to begin the
Washing, have the boiler full of water
that has boiled, and if it is hard and
to be broken put the soda or what
ever You use in the water while it is
Dolllng and as soon as the scum boils to
the top lift it off. Then you will have
clear water, which is one great essen
tai. into this put half a ~teacupful Of
coal Oil. Use plenty of water and have
pretty hot, but never pour boiling
water G thec clothes. That will set the
dlrt. Let the water cool SO hat you can
your hands i'll it before putting it
Oh the clothes: if you don't, you will
soon have yellow clothes in spite of all
other care. When you find the water ia
the tub getting cold. dip out a lot of it
ma put III clean hot water, which NAV
hen be boiling, as it will cool in the
,nb. II the water gets to look dinxy
rom the dirt, dip it out and put in more
lot water. In this way you keep the
water at the right temperature, and it
gets very dirty. 1 think that if
'ou are careful to do this and skim the j,
water first, using a good laundry soap, I