Marble Hill press., 1921-04-07

ironing board are given In another baIrin II thi.
-"re-. which alSn tells hoS 10 make rack TO
hold roriahl. ironlng hoard Oh the ~an or the
inside of close, door n N. smaller end 10
~quar~. ~" board IL useful for ruulng shirts and
takes the plncc of the old fAshioned bosom board
An iruuing hoart should be padded so that u has
sprihs. hut not - that u l. Ike q cushion. II
padded tun much the irun viii sink dOsu and
marx the garment that h being irpnei tirayy
felt or a." double faced cotton flannel such - Il
USED on dlning table. makes an especially EVsi
pad for al iscn'ng board. bot is erpsn-lVe. The
width oi this material vlN covrr tho length Of
the bourd. The rad should b. Side cnuush 20
turn over The sides and about two inch.s should
be allowed On all sides for shrnkngr Two thics.
neSsrs ~ the u"w material Wili - enough for
board. but after the pad has b~sn washed or fat.
tened By irnulug thr,s tticknssses wiu give better
resulis- od blankets aud mattfr.. pads uay ~
uscsi but BY n. time they srr Vogn enough 30 10
discarded Tor use the hs.i they Arr usually
TOO matted 60 be - grrai service the ira ns
board
The cover % tho ironing bard may 10 made of
old sheets. but Is h-iicr made - ocw heavy "a.
blra,lcd shretiur - inches aide 1hls allows tie
Width ~ the muslin a. form the lrugih o.. the
cover The cuvrF should be hcuBsd and ioar
picv.s a. tar nrnly s"Wcj 20 each s,tc 81 that
g1a ~ easily put On and iakro - Ready.
mad, covers lacd together through cyricts sr~
ale. nauycuent. There src various sprinE d~slcvs
faf 'aIdng the oo,es together but snmc - thea
are ..rlN to tear Il.
shrvt - astssfs- PLACED Under -. Iron 49,
ana 'hc PAPER or cloth used ,nr cleaning The irua
protects the muslin cover from soprrhlug S,us
buar., have p,y-c ot tin ah1ui eight .rchrs sids
far.a. EcrUss the end on which The lrln is e.
staHH
], I,ai.fa,hlone,i hatIrons arr used sr lcs. ,hr~
sh.m3 b" provided This allows change u irnu
often enough 10 r-st the hand aud Keep te lruus
hn, Ihose Weighing from siA To eight roand, are
c...rr 10 use thrn lighter onrs bccausc heavy
iron lakes t unnecessary 10 cKcr' - much prcs.
sl.,- Il Is CuuNonirnt 10 have ons light weight
lrou f'r thin goods and q sharp pointed one tor
-s'n.y and gathers
Ey.tric, gas gasolinc and alcohol irons save the
worker from standing urnr q nrr and from WslE.
ins back and forth to change iruns They also
make Il possible for her sit while ,roalng plain
urtIrcs and thus make tho work easter A, frx,
Thought the price of These lruns ,nay sewn PR.
hih.uye. but the convenience ~ great that the
Initial cost and the Of operating may bc ius,i.
fable
In buying an electric lron choose one made hy a
rec"rulEed electrical supply company Thi. Iron
should be guaranteed for a year. The yoliaE. of |
an electric iron Is marked on the hack Of II and
"a. in mos; cases 10 The honsekrer., mus,
choose an iron that Corresponds In voltage With |
The home current because II more currcnt is !
forced through tlan the wires ARE able Ia carry |
" Will be burned out" The electric wires tim,
lead from the iron should be watched: n an, |
break appears In the covering II can easily he |
mended with adhesive tape while the current is |
ofr. These breaks should not remain uncared for |
because Of the danger ot shock and frr
Gas, gasoline and alcohol irons burn fuel within !
the iron. Care must hc used with the last two he
cnuse II the conainer leaks Ore viii result with
gns iron the tubing connectIn. the gns Ia likely
TO knot and twist therefore II is vlsc to choose |
the so-caied flexible tubing either the kind !
wound with wire. or. better stiil that with N nex
hle metal core covered with several LAYERS " /
protective material
manglc or ironing machine Il OF great helm . |
II one cannot AFFORD both ,nat and n washing ma |
chine one should get the latter frsi hesfu use there
are more clothes TO wash than nat pieces to iron |
Only sheets. pilowcases. table linen and under |
wear without buttons RULES should be nut |
through mangle mangie should be chosen |
with reference TO the size Of the articles To b. |
ironed II II In too small folding articles many |
times makes progress slow. and the repeated iron.
ing on the folds causes much wear Mangies may |
be handdriven attached to a motor and may /
be heated by gas, kerosene gasoline or electricity
cold mangie. however. may give much service |
II smocths only by pressure giving no gloss nor |
glaze. and does not steruixe