Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-04-22

DER mas been adQeQ 1Lue or no FuDDing
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 a good white
soap containing very little alkah 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 di~sintegrate it.
Chloride of lime Injuries the fiber even
IL 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 1t.
0llk ID u bLIOnB, cldoLANy tdoC 0Oa-
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.
Thus 1t will be seen that all garments
of silk and wool should be washed
with only the mildest soap. This
should be made into a solution by cut
ting the soar 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 bet&r
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 1t is washed should not be hot.
F1annels 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 fbers, caused by change In
temperatures, make flannel thick. Tep-
Id water and q 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 fbers, 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 i~nattention to
stains soon make the best cotton or
linen dingy and unattractive. One y
the commonest neglects In ordinary
washing Is that the water is not
changed often enough. Garment dkeA
rated with dirt that it Is impossible
make 1t remove any more. This waa
ing is followed by careless rinsing IA
only one water, which does not begin
to take out oil the soap. If the bluing
follows, as 1t 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 IL Prussian blue is used. This
substance is a salt Of iron. and with
an alkali 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 a
little of it in a strong solution Of sal
soda. If Prussian blue the mixture
will turn yellowish red. and iron rust
will settle in the bottom of the vessel
Simple General Dire, ems.
1t is more often neglect of little
things than carelessness about big
main points that makes washing an
details may tighten the work for some
women and bring them better results.
Remember to make fresh suds when
ever necessary. 1t 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 a large quanti-
ty of water and the boiler is but half
full of clothes. Each boilerful of
clothes should be put IN in clean, cold
water.
Rinsing is very important. The
clothes must be free from soap before
bluing. Use soft water for first rims
ing, then hard water if 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 to be too strong OF the
salsoda will injure 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
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