The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-31
BY LENo OSBORNE.
Supervisor Home Economics. Okla
homs City High School.

Supervisor Home Economics, Okla
homs City High School.
Oh that rubby-dub-dub OF the wash
board
When | see or hear OF women who
still 20 after the family washing in
that old-rlmey, unscienililc, back
breaking manner. ] wish we had some
way to make them understand that
there is ~ easier way and a simpler
way to hrlng abou, the same result.
Clothes are washed for two reasons
to make NIem clean aud 10 Sterlli1e
and dlsiniect them
Wouldn't IL seem funny TO label the
wash-day As - day to put into effect
oN OF the N,i chemistry lessons
kitwn TO Housekeeping?
And the process by which we get
iM dirt. soil. and siain from gar
menis is a chemsal process until re-
Gently unihought-of in that term
Washing Not Hard.
Washing the family garments Is
looked upon as the mast laboriouS
duty OF the home--whlle as a matter
OF TACT it is not as hard a task as
many other matters ot the weekly
routine, providing the woman who
has it to do is wiling TO side step
some OF her ali time habits and hon
ealy try out methods worked out from
scientific basis
"A lot oi women who must do their
own washing do NO, know any better.
They very seldom read. and when they
do it is not along lines OF helpful in-
formation concerning matters OF
which they arc sure they know II all,
iipm experience.
Then there is another class oi
wcmei-,hosc who mus, do their own
laundering g-who assume the attitude
that all suggestions along lines OF
making work OF any kind easier, Is
tommy rot" The My mother and
my prandmo,hcr did this way, and IT'S
good enough for me" attitude sticks
out on c>cry side when suggestions
as TO how they might make things
easier are broachcd.
iAll soled or dirty places on our
clothes are either ono OF two things,
ov both. vi1---anlmal, mineral or vcge
table matter and grease II there is
colorng matter in any OF these, then
there is stain. Therefore, We have hu,
three things t. reckon with-sub-
stance matter, grease and stains.
Analyring Stains.
To remove stain successfully a
person has 10 lo'ow something OF It's
character What viii remote one will
set another
Perhaps no stain in the whole
category gives VI, the trouble that ink
stains DO. Nearly every brand OF ink
~ made Of a different material, and
wha, will remove ono will No, bulge
another. Usually salt and lemon
irice or vinegar will fade the color
after an application or two. In some
Instances oxalc acid must he used
j, is recommended that all stains he
removed before the clothes are placed
ID the washing waters,
Chemically. lats are emulsiiied by
alkalies Therefore, the reason for
usng soaps and washing powders in
the water. Many soled places on
clothes, especially a, the neck and
lnnds, are dust collections held in
mace by oil from the body. The thing
70 do is 10 apply something that will
break up the oil in very small par
icles so the dust may he freed This
explains the reason for soaking clothes
over night in water in which some
washing powder has first been dis
solved
iThe following program will work
! know because | have tried it;
' How TO wash.
The evening before the day the
Clothes should he placed TO soak, but
sot all togc,her-nN sir not by any
means.
S6u them.
Put all OF the underclo,hes and bed
Hncns together in one boiler; the out.
tide. white, or light colored garments.
jn another vessel the table linens may
60 in with these but preferably in an
6ther vessel.
= All handkerchiets should be soaked
away from other garments. ESpe-
tially IL a siege Of colds have been
. Rkins
Thi, may seem like lot OF fool.
Dhnes at first thought, bu, il is the
ecent thing to do. anyone will have
sAmit The idea Of washing under
lasnsnts and table linens together
|rlnse to my mind about the same
esllass ,hst Il would II ] saw some
Ne washing dishes with 4 tooth
brush.
(Not many years ago II someone
AAd suggested that Il wa, not the hes,
him IN the world for every member
If family 10 use he same towel
hat everyone should have hi, own