Marble Hill press., 1921-04-07

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~ GOD equipment Boz the laundry rnum
~ Important a, right methods
iu laundry work. Roth decrease the
labor shorten the time. ana assist
10 producing better results Equip.
(OMO) m'nt u'y'd not h. expensive put IL
SSfo should b" chosen and placed from
H H the point og view OF S.rNic,' aud
cp Ter th" comfort ~ the worker
WV tn" working surface nf nearly
a" "sHdry equipment j. usually set too low. aud
th' woman Operating Il j. ~ out ~ balance that
sh" Is soon fniigurd. Little ~ the washing pra,,.,s
Is don" In the bottom of the tub. and the work.
ins height Is about halfway up 'he side For the
average worker the top rim ~ the tub should b.
90 inches from the floor; In all cases the tubs
sh"uld he placed so that the worker does not
Soop from the shoulders hut bends AZ the hips
a portable washtuh may be- easily raised ar low.
cred 10 the right height. II the top ~ m. wash.
hohri Is too high Il may he lowered by cutting
on part of u" legs. The Ironing table or board
should be low enough 81 that force from m.
shoulder can be easily applied: ~ inches ls
good average height. Where no special room Is
provided for the laundry and there arc no ~,
tubs, portable bench ot the correct height and
size is convenient
wooden tub is difficult 10 keep I'm good condI.
tion II kept dry Il Is likely 10 shrink and fall
apart: n kept moist enough 10 prevent shrinking
II Is likely to become water. soaked and Slimy and
may have diSagrrcahlr odor. A portable. ral.
Vanizet.iron tub is fairly light durable and easy 10
keep clean but may corr"de 4 fiber tub Is siill
lighter j. easily kept clean and is durable II left
dry' hut i more expensive than an iron tub ANY
portable tub may have hole bored ln Il aud n
plug inserted 80 that water NAV hr GraIu.d fr,m
II without lifting the rub. Hot and cold water
can be- ppcd to y portable tub as well as 10 a
more expensive stationary one
For set tubs. wood which Is now little used has
the same qualities a. for portable ones Soap.
stone and similar materials are cheaper than
porcelain. but because ~ their dark color Il is
more difficult 20 Dee sure that they arr clean
Porcelain or enamycd-irUu tubs are heavily glazed
and do not rust or absorb grease Both white
ana yellow porcelain tubs are an -, market: the
latter are cheaper but the color may make il hard
20 tell when the clothes are white. home laun
dry Is most often equipped with two tubs hut
when there is no washing machine n hlrd tub
saves much handling of the clothes.
WaShboarIS reduce the work ~ cleaning a rnr.
mcut but are somewhat hard on the clothes
glass board, although more easily broken. Is pref
erube 10 a metal one. because the currucatons
are rounded and The friction on the clothes ls
less. When the surface Of a wushboard is broken
1t should not be- used. WashhouriS should always
be put away dry. that they do not warp
dryer and less destructive to fabrics than hand
wrinlng. To prevent buttons from being torn on
by wriuEer. fold them into the garment and
hold II fat. reversible wrInEer j. much more
useful than d one-way wringer II two or more
tubs used. To keep a wrin-er In good coudi.
tion II should he oiled with good machine oil and
the pressure screws should be loOsenod when II is
not IN use. When the pressure Is put on again,
both screws should be- turned at once then the
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of wrirger may be cleaned with a cloth moist.
ened with two three drops Of Kerosene: but
since kerosene dissolycs rubber the rollers should
be washed with soap and water as soon as the
dScoloraton disappears.
tin boiler costs less than any other but is
not particularly durable. 1t must be We'll dried
after using. A tin boiler with copper bottom
IS more durable conveys heat better. and is worth
the additional cost boiler made entirely Of
copper is expensive, but is the most durable of all.
Some elaboi&se laundry equipments have station.
ary boilerl which save much lifting.
Some helpful washing devices are on the mar
ket. one is j. perforated funnel made to place Ia
n wash bolet which works on the same principle
coffee Esrcolntor, spraying the clothes and In
crcasing the circulation OF the water. The funnel
on-a-stick w3sher creates partial vacuum and
makes 1t possible to wash more clothes at time
and also To wash very soiled clothing without i'm.
mersng the iands or scrubbing
Washing gachnes, whether operated by hand
or by motor efficient becnuse they do more
work in gwen time and do much Of It without
direct and CONSTANT supervision While wooden
tub machine3 are cheaper than those with metal
tubs they arr likely to dry and then leak II kept
In a heated toom II Is better TO store them In a
cellar bary, a she'd or on porch. Leaving
wet sponae in the machine helps to provide
moisture. Metal tubs must be protected against
rust, and the working parts of all machines must
be kept properly oiled.
While there are two hundred or more washing
machines on She market, they may all be grouped
under FIVE heads:
G) Machines of the dolly" type have a device
like a short1egged stool that revolves In tub,
usually of wood and cleans the clothes by draw
ing them through the soapy water first one way
and then the other In some cases there are cor
rugated boards around the side of the tub. There
Is special danger of tearing the clothes II too many
are put In at one time.