El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-24
By FREDERIC ]. aASKIN.

ZY YASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. "a
M There is no part of the work
w of the home that gives more
trouble to the average housekeeper
than that of providing clean clothing
for her family. While in thousands of
families the steam laundries have come
to the aid of the home, there are vet
many who find them beyond their
reach and there must be other provi-
sion for this work. The inventor has
done much to tighten thc work of the
home laundress and each year adds to
the number of laborsaving appliances.
The old fashioned WaShbOard has been
largely Superseded bv fbe 1oGern
family washing machine. which runs
so easily that a child can operate it
in case hand power is used. In a home
supplied with electricity, it may be
operated by that power and there are
means by which the water power of
an ordinary kitchen faucet may be
utilized The finest home laundry is
that of John D. Rockefeller.
While some women insist that GER
tain amount of hand work is requisite
to make clothes perfectly clean, 9TH
ers have found that the machine, prop
erly operated, possesses many advan-
tageS over hand work, one being that
it is not nearly so hard on the clothes
By the use of a modern washing ma
chine a large washing. which would
require nearly a day to do by hand.
may be done in an hour or two. The
WrlnSer. winch may De attached to
the machine, Wrlngs the clothing dryer
by pressure than can be done by hand.
and the strain upon the fabric is not
nearly so severe
Washing the Unpleasant Part.
To most families the washing is the
unpleasant part of the laundry work
chiefly on account of the dampness
and odor of the suds After clothes
are dried, the ironing process is one
that at least does not involve any
hardShipS to those not doing the work,
unless it is in the heating of the
house in warm weather. Here cleo
tricity comes to the aid in many homes.
The electric iron is now in general use
in every city. It is light and easy to
handle, there is no outside heat and
1t can be used as long as needed with
out having to be reheated. To the wom-
an in apartment houses and hotels.
the electric iron has made possible
the pressing of clothing that would
otherwise have to be sent out at con-
siderable cost To those not having
electricity at their command, comes an
iron similar to the electric iron, ex-
tubing with a nearby gas jet and is
thus kept hot without any outside
flame. There is also a charcoal iron
which Is heated by an inside fire fed
by charcoal, which some women have
found a great comfort although il is
not as satisfactory as the electric or
Culated when the charcoal fuel has to
be renewed
ROckefelIer's S25,OOO Laundry.
While the average hOusekeeper is
ready to admit the superiority of ma
chinery over hand methods when once
they are understood. the words hand
laundry" still seem to indicate superb
GRITTY to the minds of many. In some
large city homes there are laundrieS
equipped with the latest laundry ma
chinery, and in others there is no pro-
vision for anything but hand work
One of the finest laundries connected
with a private house in this country
is that of John D. Rockefeller at his
home at PocanticO Hills, New York.
It cost over s25,O00 and is divided into
two rooms, each containing seven