Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-09
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Benjamin Franklin.
TABLESPOONFUL. Of turpen-
tine boiled with white clothes
y will greatly aid In the wh tell

Z y will greatly aid In the VIII ten
ing process. A teaspOOnful Of
borax put In the last water In which
viothes are rinsed will Also whiten
them surprisingly. Pound the bOrax
W thar It will dissolve easily. This Is
especially g0od to remove the. yellow
which time gives to white xarmenus
that. have been laid aside for two Or
three years.
When cOi0red muslin has become fad.
ri and Il Il desired to bleach It white.
chloride 1t lime pnt In the boiling wa
ter In the proportion uf one table
spoonful Ut lime tO one quart Of water
will effect the result.
BADLY stained halIdkerchiefs can In,
made ns white IA new II placed In a
vessel aud covered With ammonia and
lRrUxi;!e 0f hydrogen mixed With twice
the bulk Of water. Let the handker--
chiefs soak and then wash them In the
usual manner. Often the gloves IN tint
ed shades dist.ViUr hniidkrrcliipf>. and
this process il one of the best tor clean
ing Them
To shrink cotton material place II
neatly folded In Il tub uf water and
allow 1t t. remain until thoroughly
damp Then hang it straight on the
line, ny placing thr central fold OH th.
line. Pin it IN many places so that the
material will not sag.
White goods tnly first be put in COLI
water. brought to II boil. then hung Oh
the line. Let ginghanis and other col
nred materials, soak IN iukewarm wal
ter to which n little salt has been add
ed until all the folds are thoroughly
wet through then take out. uufoid
without wring.ng and dry quickly 10
not iron.
Coiorpd ginghams and other cott0ns
should be soaked in cold salt water be
fore washing and then washed In dis
solved soap and warm water. IL soap
IL rubbed on the color IL likely to fade
Wash quickly and rinse In cold water
The colors may be revived If II table
spoonful Of vinegar is added to the
rinsing water for red and pink. A
lump Of dissolved ammonia will bright
en- lilac. aud u lump Of alum will revive
blue. Starch In thin boiled starch and
dry in the shade When wishing ging
hams avoid strong soap. hot water. too
much rubbing. hot starch. and do not
dry In the hot sunshine. DO not wash
in hard water.
Pinks are liable to fade an ugly gel
low: blues and green's fade clear
white. yellow washes nicely. browns
hook very clear. and mixed white and
blue looks fresh and bright, even when
slightly faded. Most lavenders and
tanx wash we'll. Powered materials
giughams and muslins. will not fade
u washed In this way: Make u gal
lon Of -four starch. straining Il ~
usual. pour half Of 1t into two pals Of
soft water and wash until clean. Tut
the rest Of the starch in the rtns'nx
water Dry In the shade and iron gu
the wrong side.
C0oked starch Is much improved by
the addition Of sperm or salt. or both.
or little dissolved gum arabic. To
make = stinening for black wash ma
IcTuUISs tHJu tWV NuVIlS W WoC"S o"oo
in six quarts Of water for half an
hour Let It get cold. then strain.
Yuu will need neither soap nor starch
IL this II used. II t0o thick add cold
water. This preparation will both
cleanse and stiffen. When starchiAg
black lawn or or.andi- it IL we'll to
add little black dye to the starch.
When the family washing Is large
much time. labor and fuel can ~ saved
q the following tne.h"d IL used: Take
a clean laundry "r kitchen table. shake
out the hth towels AMI spread them
evenly on the table. then do the same
with hand and rollei towels. then pill
iuwcases. Fold the sheets. placing
over all Then cover With an ironing
sheet. Kring the tat,ie closr to the
stove, ~ ~ not to ksse time getting
hot irons. Then commence and iron
all underwear. stockings. tabIxC'lsIths.
napkins md handktrchiefs. ali except
xtar.hed clothes Remove the iron
ing sheet and all the Hat work under
meath will IN. as smooth Ak II sent to
the laundry. When iains!er.n. any ar
trie made Of pOnys~ iron II without
first sprinkling It aud you will find that
II will look far newer md silkier fhan
when dumpened AMI trOnej IN the
usual manner.