The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-04-09

clothes IN the boiler. Kerosene used
In small quantity ia the cold water Ia
which clothes are soaked makes the
washing easier The success Of laun-
dering also depends on the kind and
amount Of soap used. For wool and
silk articles use only good white
soap containing very little alkali or
acid. Both these chemicals have an
Injurious effect on silk and wool, Sal
soda makes wooden garments yellow,
makes the fiber harsh and less elastic.
The fiber OF wool Is composed OF num-
berless sections. or sheaths. each with
more or less Jagged edges and each
one growing out OF the other These
sheaths form a tube which, with its
ragged edges. explains the reason for
shrinking. Diluted acids roughen the
wool fiber: strong acids disintegrate It,
Chloride OF lime Injuries the fiber even
II cold; used hot, the fiber Is destroyed.
Ammonia has the least Injurious ac-
ton on wool. therefore Is the most sat
isfactory agent for cleansing II.
SILK Is a strong, elastic, lustrous dou-
Bile nber. All alkalies act upon IL, ac.
cording 10 the kind, strength and tenn
perature OF the solution and the length
OF time the silk Is left In the solution.
The luster Is first lcssened, and the
fiber Is finally dissolved. Dilute acids
roughen silk and strong acids ruin Il.
Thus Il will bc seen that all garments
OF silk and wool should be washed
with only the mlldest soap. This
should be made into a solution by cut
ting the soap into thin slices, dissolv-
Ing IN hot water and adding TO the
suds In which the garments are TO be
washed. This method Is much better
than rubbing the soap directly on the
garment Both silk and wool are In
jured by dry heat. SILK first stiffens,
then breaks so that the water In
which II Is washed should not be hot.
Fiannels should be washed In water
OF the same temperature throughout
the process and should be hung TO dry
in a temperature the same as the wa
! ter. The expansion and contraction OF
/ the wool fibers, caused by change In
| temperatures. make flannel thick. Tep-
! id water aud moderate temperature
for drying and the best white soap
| added to the washing water are simple
rules to observe in washing wooden
| garments.
The vegetable fibers, such as cotton
and linen, are Of a woody nature,
tough, strong and not so easily af-
fected by chemicals. For this reason
cotton and linen materials are not so
soon spoiled by careless washing as
either silk or wool. and yet too much
soap, prolonged boiling In dirty water,
Indifferent rinsing and inattention to
stains soon make the best cotton or
linen dIngy and unattractive. One OF
the commonest neglects In ordinary
washing Is that the water Is not
changed often enough. Garment after
/ garment is washed I'm water so satu-
rated with dirt that IL Is impossible to
make IL remove any more. This wash
ing Is followed by careless rinsing In
only one water. which does not begin
TO take out all the soap. III the blulng
follows, as Il too often does, this rims
| ing in soapy water, the clothes are
very liable TO be stained with iron
/ rust This VIII almost certainly be the
/ case II Prussian blue is used. This
substance Is a salt OF iron, and with
an alkali such ms there Is in soap
changes TO iron rust. A simple expert
ment TO determine whether or not you
are using Prussian blue IL TO heat n
little OF Il I'm strong solution OF sal
soda III prussian blue the mixture
will turn yellowish red, and iron rust
will settle In the bottom OF the vessel
Simple General Directions.
II Is more often neglect OF little
things than carelessness about big
main points that makes washing an
unsatisfactory task. Attention TO these
details may tighten the work for some
women and bring them better results.
Remember 20 make fresh suds when
ever necessary. IL is n mistake 10
think you can make clothes clean in
dirty water
Put the clothes 10 boil In cold water
and heat slowly. The best results are
obtained when there Is large quaint
" OF water and the boiler Is but half
full OF clothes. Each boilerful OF
clothes should be put on I'm clean. cold
water
Rlnsing Is very important The
clothes must be free from soap before
bluing Use soft water for fr-t rims
ing. then hard water II color OF soft Is
not good.
Hard water may be softened by boil
ing, then cooling before using. or a
solution OF salsoda may be added.
This ought not 10 be too strong or the
salsoda VIII injure both the fabric and
the hands.
In bluing shake out each article and
drop Il Into the blulng water, rinse
carefully through the water, then
wiring out az once. DO not allow clothes
10 stay I'm bluing water for any length
OF time or they will be streaked
Thick starch Is made by mixing one
half cup OF laundry starch and one