Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-04-08

kOW&O1 ment need not be expensive but 1t
Nh w should be chosen and placed from
Ct % the point of view of service and
(WE for the comfort of the worker.
The working surface Of nearly
all laundry equipment is usually set too low, and
the woman operating It is out of balance that
she is soon fatigued. Little of the washing process
is done in the bottom of the tub and the work
ing height is about halfway up the side. For the
average worker the top rim of the tub should be
30 inches from the floor; in all cases the tubs
should be placed that the worker does not
stOOp from the shoulders but beads at the hips.
A portable washtub may be easily raised or low
cred to the right height. If the top of the wash
board is too high 1t may be lowered by cutting
off part of the legs The ironing table or board
should be low enough that force from the
shoulder be easily applied; 81 inches is
good average height Where special room Is
provided for the laundry and there no set
tubs, a portable bench of the correct height and
size is convenient.
A wooden tub is difficult to keep In good condi-
tion. If kept dry it is likely to shrink and fall
apart; If kept moist enough to prevent shrinking,
1t is likely to become water-soaked and Shiny, and
may have disagreeable odor. A portable, gal
vanizedlron tub IS fairly light durable and easy to
keep clean but may cOrrode. fiber tub is still
lighter is easily kept Clean and Is durable If left
dry, but Is more expensive than an iron tub Any
portable tub may have hole bored in it and
plug inserted that water may be drained from
IL without lifting the tub Hot and cold water
can be piped TO portable tub as well as to a
more expensive stationary one.
For set tubs, wood, which is little used, has
| the same qualities as for portable Soap
stone and similar materials cheaper than
porcelain, but because of their dark color it is
more difficult to be sure that they are clean.
] Porcelain enameed-lron tubs are heavily glazed
and do not rust or absorb grease. Both white
and yellow porcelain tubs are on the Market the
latter are cheaper but the color may make 1t hard
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dry is most often equipped with two tubs, but
when there is washing machine third tub
saves much handling of the clothes.
Washboards reduce the work of cleaning gar
ment but are somewhat hard the clothes "A
glass board, although more easily broken, is pref
! cradle to metal one, because the corrugations
are rounded and the friction ON the clothes is
less When the surface of a dashboard is broken
II should not be used. Washboards should always
be put away dry, so that they do not warp. a
Wringers save labor, make the clothes much
dryer and are less destructive to fabrics than hand
wrnging To prevent buttons from being torn of
by a wringer fold them into the garment and
hold it fiat a reversible wringer is much more
useful than one-way wrnger IL two or more
tubs are used To keep wringer in good condi-
ticn it should be oiled with good machine oil and
the pressure should be lO0sened when 1t Is
not in USE When the pressure Is put again,
both screws should be turned at once; then the
pressure is more likely to be even The rollers
| of wringer may be cleaned with cloth moist
, ened with two or three drops Of kerosene; but,
since kerosene dissoves rubber, the rollers should
be washed with soap and water as soon as the
discoloration disappears.
tin boiler costs less than any other but IL
not particularly durable. It must be well dried
: after using tin boiler with a copper bottom
is more durable, conveys heat better, and is worth
. the additional cost. A boiler made entirely OF
copper is expensive but Is the most durable of all
: Some elaborate laundry equipments have station
: | arv boilers which save much lifting
Some helpful washing devices on the mar
! | ket One is q perforated funnel made to place In
, a wash boiler which works on the same principle
as q coffee percOlator, spraying the clothes and in
creasing the circulation of the water. The funnel
y on-a-stick washer creates a partial vacuum anC
It makes 1t possible to wash more clothes at tim
II and also to wash very soied clothing without I'm
o mersng the hands or scrubbng.
o washing machines, whether operated by ham
, | or by motor are efficient because they do NOR
q work In q given time and do much of 1t wthou
II direct and constant supervision. While wooden
e tub machines are cheaper than those with meta
4 tubs they are likely TO dry and then leak, II kep
70 in heated room; 1t is better to store them in
: cellar barn, or a shed, or on porch. Leayin
wet sponge in the machine helps to provid
moisture Metal tubs must be protected agains
10 rust and the working parts Of all machines mus
id be kept properly oiled.
pr While there are two hundred or washin
20 machines on the market they may all be groupe
III under Ave heads:
al IN Machines of the dolly" type have deyiC
IKE a short-Iegged stool that revolves In IN
usually of wood. and cleans the clothes BY draw
NJ ing them through the s0apy water first one va
4, and then the other. In cases there are co
~ rpgated boards around the side Of the tub. The
Is sneeaI danger of tearing the clothes II too mar
aY.a In nj one time.