Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-19
THE BRIDES
OWN STORY

| The First Process of Laundry; Washing.
| Mrs. Peterson dropped in for a
! minute while aunt was beginning to
! explain the washing schedule to me
! this morning.
! Don't say washing machines to me,
! my dear" she exclaimed. I've tried
three and sent en- all back. don't
see that they save anything except
about an hour or two of Norah's time
rubbing the clothes. Why, I have to
watch everything on laundry day
/ just as much with as without a wash
| ing machine"
! "What do you expect a washing
/ machine to do?" asked Aunt Juliettc,
bit sharply. did you think the
! dear little thing would sort the
! clothes for YOU, wash them, rinse
/ them blue and starch them and
| then hang them out while you
and Norah sat on the veranda
reading?" Aunt is the most patient
! dear in teaching me. but she is most
unreasonably impatient with what
she calls "housekeepers not on to their
/ jobs" and | think Mrs. Peterson re-
scented her remark.
She launched into a long detailed
account of her experience. One ma
chine didn't clean the clothes, an
| other wore them out, third required
q lot of work and so on.
why, the man said a child could
| operate that hand washer" she
wound up Indignantly. but Norah
said it took some muscle to work
it,
1--WE got one of those hand vac
| uum washers" replied aunt calmly,
| "and ii gives me splendid service.
Because l use it the way it was in
tended to be used-for small pieces.
If you get any of the reliable, we'll
made washing machines, built on the
right principle, you can have your
heavy washing done with little
trouble and no wearing out of the
Clothes
But how do ] know whether ma
chine has a right principle?' plain
lively inquired Mrs. Peterson. I'm
not a mechanic
Aunt was relentless. You ought to
know something about mechanics be-
fore you buy machine" she main
tanned "A washing machine that
cleans by forcing water through the
clothes will wear the clothes least.
Watch the demonstration of a ma
chine in a reliable store. Spend an
hour looking it over, try it yourself
they'll be glad to let you. If it feels
easier to work than the old way, and
you examine the machinery to see
that the parts are well made, the
gears are covered, then you're not
likely to make mistake in buying.
But don't expect the machine to have
a human brain.
you've got to use brains in select
ing and in using a washing machine,
and the more brains you use the more
work you'll save. There are more
than 300 makes of washing machines
on the market. and manufacturers are
making them better and better all the
time. If you don't make unreason-
able demands of your machine you
can get more than your moneys
worth out of it,
We went down TO the laundry after
Mrs. Peterson left and found that
Lucy had already started the wash
ing. While she presided over the
washing machine l copied the laun-
dry schedule tackled on the wall, so
that I'd know why she did every little
thing and wouldn't have to ask ques-
tons.
Laundry schedule-wsshing.
Put warm water and naphtha
suds in washer. zone cake soap to
three quarts of water). Add borax,
because water here is generally hard.
2-Rinse white clothes in tubs in
which they were soaked overnight.
3-Wash clothes. Wiring.
Wash again in clean suds. Wiring.
Once a month boil clothes.
Fourth Tuesday,.
6-Rinse in clear water. Wiring.
7-Rinse in bluing water. Wiring.
Starch.
9-Hang to dry.
lO-While white clothes are drying
wash colored clothes in tepid water
with a mild soap; turn clothes inside
out and hang in shady place to dry.
11-Remove clothes from the line.
Dampen and fold.
That looks simple enough.