Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-16
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boiler
The clothes after being rinsed are wrung
and soaped all over and placed in the boiler
with clear cold water. A few pieces of soap
may be thrown into the water for suds. At
ter coming to boil the clothes should
boil briskly for five minutes. as to keep
the scum from settling on them. If they are
ont clean they may be boiled longer. Use a
clothes stick to take them from the boiler.
Rinsing Is again necessary after boiling.
The water should be cold and clear. Two
and will remove all soap. Clothes should be
rinsed well before bluing. as the soap and
blue combine and cause iron rust.
Blue water Is made by adding indigo to
clear. cold water. If Jumps of indigo are
used they should be tied in a cloth and
then rubbed in the water until the water Is
the required color. Test by holding In the
palm of the hand or by bluing a small gar
ment.
The clothes should be opened we'll before
going into the bluing. SO they will not be
streaked with blue. The clothes, If quite
yellow, may remain in the blue water a
little while. . The water should be stirred
well every time the clothes are added, as
the indigo settles to the bottom In max
ing the bluing the water should be stirred
each time before the bluing is added. After
bluing the clothes are wrung and then
starched or not. as is necessary, and then
hung.
Thickness Of the starch depends Upon the
article to be starched.
line should be clean and the pins clean
The line should not be left out to get soiled
and the pins should be scrubbed well when
soiled. Always shake the garments well.
hang straight and with the wind.
When dry the clothes should be stretched
and folded carefully. Then they will have
fewer creases and will iron more easily
They are sprinkled, rolled and allowed to
stand an hour or SO, sometimes over night
before ironing. If they stand some time
they will be more evenly dampened and will
iron more easily. Pound them well to dis
tribute the moisture.
Irons should be Of various sizes small
ones with points for small clothing: heavy
ones for table and bed linen: polishing irons
for cuffs and collars. Irons which are rusty
should be rubbed while warm with beeswax
and then rubbed quickly with cloth. Irons
are improved by washing frequently with
soap and water; then rubbing with sand
soap. Rinse with boiling water and wipe
dry. Place on the stove and when hot rub
with beeswax. Wipe with a cloth before
ironing. Irons not in use will be kept from
rusting IL covered with wax. They should
be kept in a dry place.
In Case Of Accidents
Or sickness time is often of the utmost i'm
portance A simple remedy applied at the
moment may prevent long illness. The
medicine chest or closet, therefore, should
have a place In every household It must
be placed out of the way of children, lock-
ed In closet and used for no other pur-
pose. Do not put too many things In it
nor allow old medicine bottles to accumu-
late, or you will be confused. Never get q
medicine in the dark. Always examine the
label and measure the dose. For the latter
purpose measuring glass marked teaspoon
on one side and tablespoon on the other
will be found useful and more accurate
than the teaspoon, which holds an uncer-
tain quantity. Water can be added directly
to the medicine and given to the patient
without using another glass.
In bottles carefully labeled have castor oil,
syrup ipecac. paregoric, essence peppermint
turpentine. witch hazel. aromatic spirits am
monia in glass-stoppered bottle. sweet spir-
its of inter in glass-stoppered bottle, whisky
pint bottle containing equal parts of linseed
oil and lime water (carron oiD, bicarbonate
soda. boracic acid, EPSON salts, compound
Hcorice powder, can of mustard. zinc oxide
ointment. package of absorbent cotton,
package absorbent gauze. roll of old linen
and of flannel, some two-inch muslin band
ages. each fastened with pin; adhesive plas-
ter, pair scissors, ordinary pins and safety
pins, a few large needles ready threaded
There are a number of articles that will
be found useful In case of sickness and may
be kept ready An ice bag, hot-water bag
two-quart fountain syringe, an accurate
clinical thermometer, bath thermometer,
bed or lounge pan and feeding cup In
cases Of broken thigh. paralysis and many
illnesses the patient cannot be raised, and
1t Is impossible to give fluids with any de-
gree Of comfort in the lying position. I
have known the case of a woman in a weak
state who was raised in opposition to the
doctors orders. but, as the nurse said
Just for minute, to give her drink"
that minute did all the mischief. The heart
had not power to continue its work in the
upright position; 1t stopped: the patient
feii back dead. A small teapot makes
good feeding cup. or, If Won are in fba
country. take clean straw and bend one
end gently into the glass and the other into
the mouth. A bent glass tube or a piece of
rubber Nehfns. foot long. may be used