Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-22

clothes in the boiler. Kerosene used
in small quantity in the cold water in
which clothes are soaked makes tho
washing easier. The success OF laun-
dering ALTO depends on the kind and
amount Of soap used. For wool and
| silk articles use only good white
soap containing very little alkaii OF
| 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 ana each
one growing out Of the other. These
! sheaths form q tube which. with its
ragged edges, explains the REASON fol-
shrinking. Diluted acids roughen the
wool fiber; strong acids distntegrate 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 Il the most sat
isfactory agent for cleansing It.
Silk Is a strong, elastic, lustrous dou'
BILE fiber. All alkalies act upon It. ae
cording to the kind, strength ana tenn
perature of the solution and the length
Of time the silk Ia left In tho solution.
The luster is first lessened, and thu
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. dissolv-
Ing in hot water and adding to the
suds in which the garments are to b
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 stinens,
then breaks. so that the water In
which it Is washed should not be hot
Flaunels should be washed In water
Of the same temperature throughout
the process aud should be hung to dry
in a temperature the same as the wa
ter. The expansion and contraction Of
the wool hbers. caused by change In
temperatures, make flannel thick. Tep-
i'd water and 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 hbers, such as cotton
and linen. are Of q woody nature,
tough, strong and not 20 easily aS-
fected by chemicals. For this reason
cotton and linen materials are not %
soon spoiled by careless washing al
either silk or wool, and yet too much
soap, prolonged boiling in dirty water.
Indifferent rinsing and in0ttentton ia
stains soon make tho best cotton Oh
linen dingy and unattractive. One OF
the commoneet neglects In ordinary
washing Is that the. water ~ not
changed often enough. Garment aXtes
garment Is washed In water 30 satu.
rated with dirt that It IL impossible to
make it remove any more. This wash
Ing is followed by careless rinsing IN
only one water, which does not begin
to take ont all the soap. II the bluins
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 If Prussian blue Is used. This
substance Is salt Of iron, and with
m alka1i such as there r. In sosp
changes to iron rust. A simple expert
ment to determine whether or not you
are using Prussian blue II to heat
little of it in strong solution Of nal.
soda. If Prussian blue the mixture
will turn yellowish red, and iron rust
will settle in the bottom Of the vessel
Simple General Directions.
1t is more often neglect Of little
things than carelessness about biz
main points that makes washing an
unsatisfactory task. Attention to thess
details may tighten the work for SONS
women and bring them better results.
Remember to make fresh suds when
ever necessary. II is 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 quaint
ty Of water and the boiler is but hall
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clothes should be put on in clean, cold
water.
Rinsing Is very important. The
clothes must be free from soap before
bluing. Use soft water for drst rina-
Ing. then hard water IL color Of soft ID
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 or the
snlsoda will inture both the fabric and
the hands.
In bluing shake out each article and
drop It into the bluing water, rinsa
carefully through the water. then
wiring out at once. Do not allow clothes
70 stay in bluing water for any length
Of time or they will be streaked.
Thick starch Is made by mining one
half cup Of laundry starch and ONE
quarter cup Of cold water, then add
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