The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-04-05
The Art aud seisncs Ct Washing a.
Told by an Exert

A correspondent asks for some ex-
plicit directions for laundry work, the
burden OF which in the household fou-
tine she rightfully deplores- 1t Is a
pity that at least in the cities there
should not be established cooperative
laundFies in which household washing
could be done at minimum ratss- Some
careful housekeepers protest against
this suggestion, saying that nothing
would induce them 70 send the family
washing to Be laundered with pro-
uniscaous lot of soiIed clothing coming
from everywhere. This objection how
ever, would not exist in the properly
managed laundry conducted on by
gienie and sanitary principles where
the clothing was properly disinfeesed-
The French manage these things better
than we; all washing IS done outside,
and In consequence "blue Monday il
eliminated from the household week
However, since washing day in most
families comes once in seven, il IS de-
sirable that it should be met in the best
possible way.
To begin with, the question arises
whether clothes shall be soaked or not
the night before. The best laundry
teachers say that they should not. II
done at ali, it should be in lukewarm
water and without soap, OF, if soap is
used, the greatest care should be taken
To see that no stained article Is put in
the tub of soapy water. Hot water or
soap sets many stains, and often there
may be what is called blind stain,
which is one unsuspeeted nnt.l brought
out by the hot water or soap. To soak
clothes over night in water in which
washing powder has heen dissolved
yellovs, rots and practically ruins
the clothes. OF course, ilannels are
never soaked To sum up, if tempted
TO soak clothe5-don't
The process Of washing clothes taught
by Miss Emily Huntingdon, the do
mestie-scienee expert, provides as first
process the careful sorting Of the
clothes; the table linen, the fine clothes,
the bed linen, the coarse clothes,
and the towels are separated in the
order in which they should be washed
A strong suds is made by cutting the
soap into small pieces and dissOlving
the pieces in warm water. The water
should be warm bat not boiling hot. A
little more soap should be used during
the washing and this on the most soil
ed places Of the articles. The garments
are washed on both sides, care being
taken that the finest and incest clothes
are not rubbed on the board. The Ia
ble linen is washed first of all; then the
fine clothes. Both should be put into
the boiler in cold water and brought to
a seald To put them in hot water sets
any stains. When they have been
scalded, they are drained out and put
into clean, cold water. The coarse
clothes and towels are then washed and
put into the boiler for twenty minutes
Too much boiling make clothes tender.
When the blueing water IS made, care
being taken that il is not too blue, the
fiue clothes aud table linen are drained
from the cold water and put through
the bIueing- water first, the other clothes
passing from the boiler into the clean
water, aud then into the blueing-water.
where they may remain until the fine
clothes have been hung out. Clothes
should not be wrung out and left any
length of time in baskets, as in this
way they become streaked. The hang
ing-Out process, If properly managed,
has direct influence on the ironing Of
the clothes. All articles should be
snapped and pulled smooth and even
and hung up on the wrong side. They
should be dampened at night and roll
ed tightly, the starehed things being
irOned first in the morning. In sum-
mer they should not be sprinkled over
night, as they will sour before morning,
and there is danger of mildew. The
starehed clothes should be hung in the
sunniest places. New York
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