Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16

In small quantity in TIE cold water IN
which clothes atS soaked makes tho
washing easter. Theesuc6ess OF laun-
dering also depends on the Kind and
amount Of soap. used. For wool ana
silk articles, use only A.good white
soap. containing very little alkan or
acid. Both. these chemicals have an
Injurious effect on silk and wool. Sal
soda makes WOODEN garments yellow.
makes the 6ber 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 tube which, with its
ragged edges, explains the reason Tor
shrinking. Diluted acids roughen the
wool fiber; strong acids disinteSrate 1t.
Chloride Of lime INJURIES tho fiber even
If cold: used hot, the fiber as'destroyed.
Ammonia has the least injurious &C
ton on wool, therefore Il the most sat
tsfactory agent for cleansing it.
Silk is a strong, elastic, lustrous dou-
BILE dber. All alkalies act upon It, &C.
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
Thus it will be seen that all garments
of silk and wool should be washed
with only the mildest soap. This
should be made into solution by cut
ting the soap into thin slices, dissolY-
ing in hot water and adding to tho
suds in which the garments are to Do
washed. This method is much better
than rubbing the soap directly on tho
garment Both silk and wool are In
iured by dry heat Silk first stinens.
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 q temperature the same as the wa
ter. The expansion and contraction OF
the wool flbers, caused by change in
temperatures, make flannel thick. Tep-
id water and a moderate temperature
for drying and the best white soap
added to the washing water are simple
rnles to observe in washing wooden
garments.
The vegetable fbers, such as cotton
and linen, are OF woody nature,
tough, strong and not SO easily az
fected by chemicals. For this reason
cotton and linen materials are not SO
soon spoiled by careless washing az
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 in water SO satu-
rated with dirt that it is impossible to
make it remove any more. This wash
ing Is followed by careless rins1ng In
only one water, which does not begin
to take out all the soap. II the blutng
follows, as it too often does, this rims
ing In soapy water. the clothes are
very liable to be stained with iron
rust. This will almost certainly be the
case II Prussian blue Is used. This
substance IS a salt Of iron, and with
an alkau such as there Is In soap
changes to iron rust. A simple expert
ment to determine whether or not you
are using Prussian blue is to heat
little Of 1t in strong solution OF sal
soda. II Prussian blue the mixture
will turn yellowish red, and iron rust
will settle in the bottom Of the vessel.
Simple General Directions.
It 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 to make fresh suds when
ever necessary. It is a mistake to
think you can make clothes clean in
dirty water.
Put the clothes to boil In cold water
and heat slowly The best results are
Obtained when there Is large quanti-
| ty Of water and the boiler II but half
full of clothes. Each boilerful Of
clothes should be put on In clean, cold
water
Rfnsing IS very important. The
clothes must be free from soap before
bluing. Use soft water for first Rms
ing, then hard water IL color Of soft II
not good.
| Hard water may be softened By boil
ing, then cooling before using, or
| solution OF salsoda may be added
This ought not to be too strong OF the
salsoda will iniure both the fabric and
| the hands.
| In bluing shake out each article and
| drop it into the bluing water. rinse
/ carefully through the water. then
wiring out at once. Do not allow clothes
! to stay in 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
quarter cup Of cold water, then add
one-auarter teaspoonful Of white wax
| " lard and one quart Of boiling water.
Put over the fire and boil for several
minutes, stirring constantly. Unccok-
ed or partly cooked starch will stick.
Thick starch may be diluted, or II "a
| thin quality is desired use twice as
| much water.
| Ironing is the completion OF good
laundry work and the test Of the laun-
dress. 1t requires a good thick IRON
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