Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-22
M. M. CORNER.
We Would Help People to Help Them.
selves.
Edited by Aunt Hannah

How not to take cold on Wash-day!
Those who have running water in
the house, and washing machine, and
can manage without the boiling, or
even have some help, if only to hang
out the clothes, have an advantage.
We all agree that this last item is
an all important one.
Well what can we do about it? Will
Hubby hang them out when he comes
from work? We know some who do,
and even do a good share of the wash
ing evenings. All honor to them!
One prefers to leave the white
clothes in a clean rinsing water, or
wrung out and laid in the basket, as
they would not dry in one afternoon
anyway. The colored clothes are hung
in the basement on a rack near the
furnace, or on line in the attic.
Some pieces are quickly dried on the
hot water tank, or even the pipes,
tho this is risky.
One neat housewife has hooks high
up in the kitchen; she stretches line
and hangs up clothes in the evening.
There's always a way! They may
even be hung in our sleeping rooms
in this way and will serve as a humid
ifier.
But some of you will hang the
clothes out anyway; so have a warm
rinsing water. If you are very par
ticular to have them just so, on the
line, arrange them in the basket, lay
ing clothes pins on each piece; (they
should be warm too When all are
done, dry and warm your hands, a
little vaseline will not be amiss, put
on warm jacket, hood, rubbers, and
white gloves or mittens. OF course,
the line is already put up and-wiped
best, always in place, one that will
not rust or blacken, clothes will not
freeze to it. You need help with the
basket; put it on hand sled. OF
course, there is a wide shoveled path
Now time yourself, and see in how
few minutes you can finish, and no
doubt you will see how our plans can
be even bettered.
But there are other ways you may
take cold. II you put your hands into
hot water, and then into cold, that
wont do! Or if you hurry as you will
probably have to, to get done before
dinner and cannot take few minutes
rest, but sit down hungry, tired and
all of a tremble, there is likely to be
indigestion and a resulting cold.
Now just don't do any more wash
ing in the afternoon, but put it away
until another day. Sit down and read
the Pilot for half hour anyway.
One of our Aniwa members sends
a few items.-It's all the same work.
In that little village, it's the Aid So
ciety which as we know has been the
main support of the church for years.
Some of you will remember the
names Preston and Nutting as belong
ing to two young men who graduated
from the Wausau Business college a
few years ago. They are now heads
of families, and as we see, are repre-
scented by their better halves.
"The Aniwa Ladies' Aid society will
have a sale and supper some time in
March. The officers are: Mrs. Earl
Nutting, Pres, Mrs. ]. James, Vice
Pres, Mrs. P. R. Carter, Sec, Mrs.
Ralph Preston, Treas.
The Bible Study club met with Mrs.
F. B. Nutting, Feb. H. A good at
tendance, a good time, and good les
sons, was the result"
The NJ. NJ. will be held at the home
of Mrs. H E. Matthews, 41S Henrietta
street. All come. Many scraps, most
ly worsted have been donated, but we
can use more. By the Secretary.
A nurse writes as follows to the
secretary of the NJ NJ. Corner:
y. III. ~. v. So milwaukee, WIS,
February 6, 1916.
We certainly have a grand place to
work, believe me! / would be glad
to know that when 1 am old and dis
abled, would be taken care of as well
as are these soldiers. The best there
is 70 eat, comfortable, clean BEDS
nurses to wait on them, as well as if
they were getting s25 per week.
There are 500 Spanish War SOL
diers in this one home alone 1900 of
US are altogether. We had an even
40 deaths in the month of January.
like the ward l am in very much.
It is the one my father was in for
many months. have 40 patients; feed
g. A Spanish War veteran, only 80.
committed suicide last week. He
could not resist drink; so becoming
discouraged and desperate. took car
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