The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-06-10
previously soaked IN ammonia and
water If used for a cold). a.



No one questions that soaking the
clothes loosens the dirt and makes the
washing easier. but only white clothes |
or fast colors can be treated in this
way. and 1t Is not well to soak all ,
kinds of white clothes in one tub. Aft
er soaking in cold water to which !
good naphtha soap or washing pow /,
der has been added little or no rubbing
will be necessary before putting the
clothes in the boiler Kerosene used
in small quantity in the cold water in
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 q good white
soap containing very little alkali or
acid Both these chemicals have an
! injurious effect on silk and wool. Sal
, soda makes woolen garments yellow.
makes the Eber 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
/ if 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 it.
Silk is strong, elastic, lustrous dou-
BILE fiber. All alkalies act upon it. ac-
cording to 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 lessened, and the
fiber is finally dissolved. Dilute acids
roughen silk and strong acids ruin it.
of silk and wool should be washed
with only the mildest 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 it is washed should not be hot
Flannels should be washed in water
Of the same temperature throughout
the process and should be hung to dry
in temperature the same as the wa
ter. The expansion and contraction Of
J the wool fibers. caused by change in
Temperatures, make flannel thick. Tep.
id water and moderate temperature
for drying and the best white soap
added to the washing water are simple
rules to observe in washing woolen
garments.
The vegetable 6bers, such as cotton
and linen. are of woody nature
| tough, strong and not so easily af
fected by chemicals. For this reason
cotton and linen materials are not sc
soon spoiled by careless washing as
| either silk or wool. and yet too mucf
soap, prolonged boiling in dirty water
Indifferent rinsing and inattention tt
stains soon make the best cotton Oh
linen dingy and unattractive. One O.
the commonest neglects in ordinar!
washing is that the water is no
changed often enough. Garment afte
garment is washed in water so satu
rated with dirt that it is impossible t.
make it remove any more. This wash
ing is followed by careless rinsing il
only one water. which does not begil
to take out all the soap. If the BLUM;
follows, as it too often does. this rims
ing in soapy water, the clothes ar
very liable to be stained with irol
;, rust. This will almost certainly be th
= case if Prussian blue is used. Thi
- substance is a salt of iron, and wit
an alkali such as there is in soa
changes to iron rust. A simple exper
s ment to determine whether or not 20
a are using Prussian blue is to heat
little of it in a strong solution of sa
, soda. If Prussian blue the mixtur
= will turn yellowish red. and iron rus
- will settle in the bottom Of the vessel
!. Simple General Directions.
r. 1t is more often neglect of littl
n things than carelessness about bi
10 main points that makes washing a
h. unsatisfactory task. Attention to thes
IN details may tighten the work for som
It women and bring them better results
I. Remember to make fresh suds whel
v ever necessary. IL is a mistake
sr think you can make clothes clean !
le dirty water.
,e Put the clothes to boil In cold wate
it | and heat slowly. The best results al
" obtained when there is large quaint
D. ty Of water and the boiler is but ha
,e full of clothes. Each boilerful I
le clothes should be put on in clean, col
m | water.
at Rinsing is very important. IT
ly clothes must be free from soap befol
bluing. Use soft water for first rim
ing. then hard water If color of soft
IT not good.
b Hard water may be softened by bo
lie ing. then cooling before using. or
T. solution of salsoda may be adde
TX This ought not to be too strong or Il
in salsoda will injure both the fabric Al
lp the hands.
In | In hluinp shake ont each article ar