Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-07
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR
 THE LAUNDRY.

Dear Editor: In one of the recent issues of the Social Corner I note that someone spoke of this age as a sani- tary age because we usually wear clothing of materials that are wash able. and I agree with the writer, all though deplore the fact so many ma terials are unnecessarily spoiled in the process of washing.
 Nearly any material with the ex- ception of clotb-such as broadcloth and other finely finished fabrics can be washed if they are handled prop erly.
 am going to give you some hints I have picked up from experienced laundresses. This is the way 1 was told to do my weekly washing and al- though you may think 1t is foolish to make so much of washing, find t very satisfactory indeed.
 Clothes should be soaked the night before, bed clothes, sheets, household linens and towels together, and under wear and personal clothing in another lot. The very soiled clothing should be rubbed with soap in the dirtiest places and rolled up in the tub.
 find yellow soap to. be a quicker agent in removing dirf but white soaps are less likely to injure ones hands.
 In the morning the white clothes should be put into the boiler and scalded, that is. brought to a boil, then put into the tub and the spots care- fully rubbed out on Q board.
 The last part of the washing is most important; that is the rinsing. Tn or der to have clean looking, snowy white clothes, two or three rinsingS in lukewarm water and then one rinsing in very faint hlueing watertis absolute ly necessary. t5%
 Too much blue in the water gives the clothes a grinly hue and is espe- ciaiy objectionable, as so many wash erwomen cover their half washed gar ments with a deep coat of blueing, thinking their poor work will pass uf- noticed.
 Colored clothes should be washed in lukewarm water, the fainter coiors first and then the deeper ones. No color but blues should be put into biueing water. as it muddies other colors
 Ironing is the more dangerous thing for colored clothes as the intense heat often spells the color if it has safely gone through the wash.
 Flannel underwear and all woolens can be washed successfully If these directions are followed: Always use white soap, preferably some wool soap.
 Dissolve some borax in lIfkewarn water and make a good suds with white soap. Let the garment lie in the studs for a few minutes and rub in your hands. Do not rub any soap di- rectly on the garment, as soap will thicken in spots. Rinse the garment until the water is clear, always using lukewarrn, soapy water.
 Hang the garment in the house in cold weather, for differences in tenn perature cause wool to shrink When the garment is thoroughly dry, hang out of doors to air q
 Woolen dress goods can be. washed successfully by using soap bark, but unless the goods are well dyed they will run and fade
 new way of bleaching is to hang the articles on the line and with a garden hose wet as often as they dry. I find it very good and not nearly as tiresome as laying the clothes on the grass.
 also wash a quilt with the hose. Hang it up dry on the line and thor oughly vet with hose. Then rub the soiled places with soap and rinse with hose. If you choose a snappy, windy day, your quilt will be dry by night.
 In hanging flannel skirts up always hang so the water runs down into the cotton waist. It prevents to a great extent the thickening of the flannel.