Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-05-29

Modern Diaries, For Instance. Require
Sanitary Washing of W1-kers' Suits.
How One Laundry Could Be Used by
a Number of Families.
The modern clean, convenient and
hygienic dairy barn means a great deal
Of additional work for the farmers
wife and her helpers, for suits MUST
be washed. and there is a general In
crease In laundry and similar work.
1t is only Just that these added bur-
dens should be offset by more conven-
fences and labor saving devices. In
general II is not true that the farm
home has kept pace with the rest OF
the farm in the adoption OF farm meth
DDS OF labor saving devices and other
cOnveniences-
widely known dairy commissioner
who had given the matter considerable
thought suggested that q laundry such
as he had IN mind could be used By a
number OF families in a neighborhood
on the payment OF n small fee. Such
ideas Of cooperation applied TO rural
life are interesting as well as valuable
and an Indication Of n means by W hich
the farm housewives labors may be
lessened In a number OF ways A CO
operative bakery or laundry seems as
practical as the cooperative creamery
which is now so common in the middle
west
The suggestion is as follows:
A laundry provided with stationary
washtubs. with washer and wringer
Tor power use. is an innovation. But
hw Oh
farm be provided with modern appli-
ancesl The farmer no longer reaps
with a sickle OF even with a cradle.
He rides his pillow and often his cult
vator. He rides his grain drill. corn
planter and corn cultivator. lie rides
his grain harvester and his corn bar
vester He loads his hay by machin-
cry and pitches II into the barn by
horsepower. The time Is come when
- Is positively inhuman TO ask women
10 toll without water or machine DOW.
er I'm the house. The same water,
steam aud sewage system that must
be present for the dairy will take care
OF the laundry. The same power used
for grinding feed and separating milk
or pumping water and saving wood
viii turn the washer and wringer
Stationary tubs Of three compart-
ments, power washer. wringer. piping
and connections and drying room win
cost IN the nelghborhood or Si4O. and
the interest on this amount is $3.50:
the deterioration. assuming that they
viii have 10 be replaced IN fifteen
years. equals S9.35 a year. or a total
Of Sl9l5, 70 be correct. or, say. $50
even money
That Is 81 cents n week. 10 which
add 10 cents week for gasoline used
by the engine. II the farmer were
compelled 10 KIN and dress two hogs
every week throughout the year he
would not hesitate 70 spend 30 cents
week for machines whEh would save
so much Abor and enable him 10 do
more work IN less time. A power
ironer costing about SEQ could be add
ed II he" took a notion TO be liberal
IN the matter
a drying room by 10 feet between
the dairy room and che laundry room.
provided with steam pipes for heat
Ing. viii not cost great deal and IN
sures quick. clean and easy drying OF
clothes In any kind OF weather and
Will save her" n good many trips out
In inclement weather. a power laun-
dry Ike this may be rented 10 neigh
bors FOR, say. 90 cents a day. they 10
come 10 the place and do the work and
clean up the plant after they are
through. - Washington Cor. Kansas
City Star.