The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-22
WASHING ron OCEAN LINERS.
Work Which Calls for Hsph powss
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Handling the "wash- On occan Nm
crs. diaing and slccplna dtxe, and rco-
tnurauts has now bcoctns distinctive
branch of modern lennfry work. and
calls for high power Bschinofy, ex-
pensivo washing oQuipmnnt. and por-
feet organization From the otfb-fsvsh-
loned round tub. tiis aYesd vashtDaId.
tho wrNgcr. and tho fDNs of a h,yrnnn
arm. and the hatiron TO cks revolving
washer. tho centrifugal wS6sr extract
or. and tho steam drfvon pssrSic, Va .
long stop. and though the ewnar ara
still In ue. thy arc rSlly the veop-
ons uf n civilization THAI Sriets1 when
the world moved aowr than we OF
tho present day are wont To npvcl
In this connection ono may peint 10
tho Chinaman who. bsnJisc he has not
kept paco with modern tdeas s.nd I'm
provcments, IN gradually loefng his
Identity ss tho laundrymsn af tho pep
pie. and must ultimately be driven
from tho washtub To othsr feds Of
activity.
Tho modern laundry hos rcdurd tho
washing OF clothes and household linen
to an exact scionco. and while ono
may question It's reliability as
regards the handling on delicate
fabrics, Il Is marvellous time-glvor,
and this very feature "a the one which
appeals to tho average American. II is
not dlfIlcllt TO imagine how the wash"
of the household can be "done-up"
quickly. but when II coues To hand
ling tho numerous pieces used by tho
2000 people who compose tho crow md
passengers of an OCEAN greyhound, the
subject gains interest The process.
though simple. Is the result Of much
study.
When transatlantic inner, with.
say. 2000 people ON board. reaches port,
the wash" quickly follows the passcn-
gers ashore. It's size depends upon the
number OF passengers carried and the
length of the voyage. II may range
from 5000 to $4,000 pieces, consisting
mainly of shoots. table cloths, napkins.
towels, ctc. This. To use laundry
term. is plain work" The quantity
matters little tn the laundrymhn. His
first move Is TO sort the pieces, then
counting IL done when they are tied
Into bundles To- be returned.
The separate lots are put into wash
ers holding a solution E soap and wat
er and blulng, heated by live steam.
The washer is n large stationary cylin-
~ IN In nfpfr mn ff.f a IL
cylinder, which revolves first to the
| right and then TO thr left stated
number OF times. 30 that the linen is
tossed from side to side and receives
| the benefit of all OF tho water that Is
forced through the perforationa After
| the washing i9 completed the pieces
arc placed in the extractor. and then
by centrifugal force nearly every drop
| OF moisture In whIrled out OF them.
| The operation consumes about fifteen
minutes. and then they nre ready for
| the rnangle, or, In other words, ready
TO be ironed-the final proonss
The bed of the mansle Is steel
| steam-heatod chamber over which re-
volve several rolleSH, covered with
wool and an outside jacket OF canvas,
| which In waxed to prevent the fabrics
| from sticking To tho machine and be-
| coming wrinkled or torn. The table
cloths. or towels. az the case ney be,
arc fod into one side of tho machine.
| travel under the rollers, and then are
| carried TO the under side OF the bed on
| sheet, which. when tho edge OF the
| bed Is reached drops them into another
sheet for conveyance to the women fol-
| ders on the opposite side to which they
| originally started. In cases where
starch much be used, the fabrics are
| placed IN a dry air chamber. and af-
terward dampened before they are fed
to the mangles.
Some pieces can be washed, wrung,
| and ironed in thirty minutes, while
others take one and half hours The
| wash" from an ocean liner Is 1isual-
| ly returned within twenty-four hours,
but when necessity arises the work
| can be finished In lese than a third OF
that time. Some Of the lanndries ham
ding steamship and railroad work
have a weakly capacity Of 100000
pieces. and the business has become so
we'll systematized that hardly one
piece Is lost or misplaced. and few re-
quire a second cleansing.-New York
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