Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-06-12
poiNTs ON WASHING CLOTHES.


i"u"uiy y III ohe case lhe clothes arc
Dolled as our grandmothers boiled
themi III the other they are not
DoiIeu' Inc latter method, when Is
tle newer one Is errone"usIy called
the cold process method though
warm not coid' water Is generally
used sometimes even not water Is
eihPioNed' Inc temperature OF the
water anu the question Whether the
eiothes snail be boiled or not depends
upon the laundry soap used. Ihere
are many varieties or laundry soap
III the market to-day whlch contain
F"raHlhe OF haphtha' ana II ls not
necessary 10 use anything Dut warm
WINTER "ith these soaps, MoSt mousse
NeePerS' however ma II more agree
ap'e 10 neat water quite not Tor
"ashihg IN WINTER ana easier TO
WISH III warm water no matter what
soap ID used' says the New YORK
lrlpuhe'
Oiu,'le houSeAeePers VINO nave es-
'ao''She" ana riglu lueas OF the prop
er hethou OF "ashlhg clothes arc
"''eh' II" u"uot shocked "heh they
see no" nerehct the modern woman
~ III Washing according 70 ola ways
lhey eahoht deny that her clothes
"re "h sweet ana "hite as their own
anu 'ney Aho" she uoes her Work
o"S'er Una" 'ney 40. III Is ohiy ie"
generations SINCE the oiunhe pouhu-
llk Itl Whh hDhnbOIltus NO bflt
P"uhub cI"theS ho"' ahn' II the truth
""s' "e 'o'u' very ic" persons hre
ooi'i's '"eir ciotheS to-uay' ohly
''" ~" uee o'u i"Shioileu so"PS oi
o.'ons "i"",i nature, Wn'en ueiiiahu
'""' NV .'"'"os S""'i ne poiieu'
n'se ""''i'er VI PeoPie use some va
'"'y VI H'"P WHICH VIII uo us pest
WIN III warm VI no' "ot D",iihg
""'er, ""en e'o'neS "re ooiieu'
"'''' '"ey nave oe''' "nsheu WIN
o"e vi 'neS. ,o"Pa containing l'"r"i-
NV VI ""l"'""' '"ey "re NO, "S
""''V u" '"'y "'e ''oii H"' SuoJee'
W. "'i"nB ""'Pei"tu'e'
~" S""''"''oe "o'n'i'eu from cruuo
Vnsolene benzine or nanbtbn nre
generally included in this country nm
der the mama nnnb,ba and ora Local
'e' NV '"'i'e n"P"t'", ""u are iochl-
- 80" ',,s P"'"",'' III N's'"' ~ IN
nv, o"' .'''i P"'"'i'"e WA
been s,,cces.fulIv used for veors In
England In washing clothes and only
lately In laundry sonns I'm this conn.
try.
When clothes are washed nv tho
"cold process" the method to hc MIR
sued is an easv one 10 thor. 10 ma
regular SUNNY of hot ,vatar 4, tho
house. let the boiler he Allied carly
In the morning by some man ~ tho
family. II Ia too hard work FOR n
woman. Shave n bar of tho nrnner
kind OF soap. Put the sbnved sn,n
in two quarts OF vnter In n ~, Not.
tie. and set Il ON the stova ,vbera
Il will melt. hut mot boiI Wber tho
breakfas is cooked. the winter In the
boiler will be hot enougb +, ,yasb
with. Divide IL betyccn t,yo l.r,o
washtubs set ont ON n stand fnr
work. Divide the soap which b,s
been melted also between them ond
stir IL in. Put the white cIotbes 1,
the larger tub of sonnv hot water
and let them soak for half an hour,
while breakfast Is served, At the end
Of this time rub the white clothes
through this water and wiring them
INTO the second tub, from which they
must also be rubbed aud wrung into
inother tub or n clothes basket. to
be rinsed. Wash the eoarser cottons,
Ihen the ilnnnels, and then the cal
'"'s 'hr"uRh these TWO waters, and
my e"cI set ny itself Meanwhile,
'nip'y th. tups' or let some strong,
ln'', bodied man do IT, and have them
'iied again with warm, but not very
lo'' water To rinse the clothes in.