Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-23
THE HOME LAUNDRY
PROPER METHODS FOR DIFFER
EMIT MATERIALS.
Various Ways for Setting coiots Thai
Are to Be Neutrality-suspicious.
Of Proper starehIng--To
stlffen oraandles.

When Washing Prints.-Before q
new print gets its first Tubing set
the colors. The way Of doing this de-
lends upon the color. Blues and
green's are strengthened by vinegar in
the rinsing Of bluing water. allowing a
tablespoonful OF vinegar TO every
quart OF water. Alum water is also
efiicRcious. allowing four ounces alum
to a tub of water. For black, black
and white, deep puppies or grays. salt
Is best. Dissolve pint OF salt in two
quarts OF boiling water. put the gar
ment in while hot and let Il lie several
hours. Then wiring dry and proceed
as usual. For madder tints, soak in a
sugar of lead solution an ounce to q
gallon OF water. Strong black pepper
tea put In the first suds is best for
setting some blacks. Where there IA
any doubt as to the fastness OF a color
or what will best set II, II lis a good
plan to wet small pieces with the vari'
Gus solutions and see which proves
best adapted TO that particular color.
When ready TO wash the calicoes use
clean warm, not hot, suds. rinse thor.
oughly in two clear waters, wiring dry,
starch and hang in the shade. but so
arrange that they will dry quickly.
Never hang a print skirt double over
the line. An excellent expedient is to
fasten the band over a wooden barrel
hoop or hang II from one of the wood.
en- arms made on purpose for hanging
eli I,, - Loo h0 /.
Goes In the second rinsing water with
half n pint of salt to each gallon of
water. Never sprinkle calicoes until
the day they are to be ironed. Sprinkle
lightly, but evenly. Thick prints re-
quire more water than finer muslins.
Roll. tightly wrapping in clean towel.
so thats the outside is not dry, and
leave for an hour before ironing
Laundry Lessons.-At the schools
where fine laundry work is taught
there is no hit-or.miss method In max
Ing starch and applying II to n gar
ment. There is an accurate, scientific
rule for every step. In starching
shirts, for instance. mix three table.
spoonfuls OF dry starch smooth in cold
water, then stir fast into one quart OF
boiling water. Boil for ten minutes
with constant stirring. While cooking
stir also with a sperm candle kept for
that purpose. When this Is not avail
able a little lard. butter, kerosene OF
white wax will do. When the starch
is cooled down so that the hand car
be borne in Il dip collars. cuffs and
shirt fronts into IL, rubbing the starch
thoroughly in, clapping II between the
hands so that II may be evenly dis
tributed through all the threads. FolC
collars and cuffs In a clean towel
spreading out At. Fold the shir
lengthwise, bring the two sides Of the
put between. This keeps the starci
from the rest of the shirt. Then rol
very tight. springling little water OF
the flaps.
Starch for Pettieoats.-Petticoats re
qulre a much thinner starch. Dissolve
half cup of starch in a little coli
water, enough to rub out all the lumps
When smooth pour over 1t eight cup
OF boiling water. stirring rapidly. Adj
quarter teaspoonful of borax and bol
ten minutes. When the hands can b
bornc in It dip in the various garment
in the order In which you require stiff
ness. Wiring out. rub and clap tn
starch in.
To Stlften organdles.-These N
quire a different treatment The bea
starch for them Is clear. thick gur
water. Dip them in wrong side out
rub the gum thoroughly through an
squeeze dry. but do not wiring. Sprea
out as much as possible in the hans
ing. and leave until the surface OF tn
garments feels Imply moist. TAX
down, roll tightly and cover with
clean cloth. Now undo a little at
time and pat and clap between tn
hands until dry.