Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-10-31
P1EvEN7HOx Og DE6kASG
AID CARRYING or GscGsaGS

Dyers aad CieSseSs Of the United
States and Can2ds IN session in New
York City mxrks the psxt years
activities ~ one Of il greatest IN
xebiesemeaf
No other industry, dsriAg the past
three yesrr. has had such remark
able development IN uhieh equip
fneDt and process have 80 rapidly
b.ye0ne obsolete.
Many tysde schools and eoueS-
,iOnsI programs have been conduct
I'd for the pprrose Of rendering =
greater service 20 the public health
through the p,ope, cleansing Of
outer wearing apparel. In many
q quarters The liitle garments Of poo,
children have been cleaned free Of
charge during the winter. resulting
In = great reduction Of sickness 20
conmon In schools during the spring
month";.
The intesss, Of scientific men has
hs~p drawn tovAxa cleansing prob
lens and many uaiversities. colleges.
Industrial Laboratories and Govern
men, ,-rrice bureaus have conduct
I'd research for the bsusrment Of
the Industry.
Yeiio~xhips have been formed
siih the Mellon Institute Of Indus
trial Research Of the University Of
Pittsburgh and the United States
u. c.
The chic: factor In dry cleaning
Of outer garments aid. from the
frsshensc appearance Of the fabrics
4. its sanitary or germicidal action
which contributes 10 largely toward
the prevention of diseases.
The Mellon Institute Of Industrial
Research Of the University Of Pitts
buryh. Investigating the bsc;ericfdAl
action Of dry cleaning p'oes-, under
recognized standards Of methods and
equipment established by tn. Ma
tionxI Association ~ Dyer ana
Cleaners. has by actual tests. brought
og, the fact that - percent Of all
disease germs are killed during the
cleansing process. DIR. Fletcher
LzBEdob. of the hyysBie laboratory.
Ophtbalmie Hospital. Cincinnati.
Ohio. arrives at tn. same results
Tn. New York board OF health
has gone on record that such disease
germs a. influenza. scarlet fever.
colds. bronchitis. pneumonia. tuber-
cuIosis diphth.ria. measles and ty-
phus fever are killed by proper dry
cleaning methods.
The hyr.nio laboratory Of III.
United Sta,.r Public Health Seryie.
In Washington. ID. C.. has conducted
research on tn. disinfetlion OF cloth
Ing on tn. foregoing diseases 10 60
tzbiished and that they also found
v.n.rai disease germs were destroy
ID. They make an exception OF
t.taus dock jaw and anthrax.
which. practically speaking. arc of
= group not conveyed BY clothing.
The approval Of the foregoing In
y-Stixs ting agencies, 10 secure com
pist. sanitation Of wearing apparel.
has been based on a definite process
and equipment by dry cleaning"
iA meant TO have the garment totally
immersed and washed In clean gAso-
Io.. k.s h.n GxS
of about 80 minutes. after which u
is again rinsed Ia = clean solvent.
The ci..s snins solvent removes
xr-asss. soii. germs and grit from
garments and 10 Inactive upon the
fabric itself
Extraction Of the garments follow
the cleaning procs~. In = spipninG
bowl centrifugal. which removes all
tn. solvent except that which i6
absorb bed by the fabric.
Proper drying Of the garments is \
accomplished In drying tumbIcs
where they are fre~h~n~d With live |
steam for = period Of five misstes
sad further ssrated With . eure~ut
Ut heated air ~ . temperature Of
100 degrees ,. for about - mia.
vt~s. when they are ready for the
pressing operation.
The Mellon lnstituie report shown
that the cleansing operation dsstsoys
about 70 percent Of the dissase
germs. Drying In the heated tsmbIss
for . psrsod of about Is misstss
destroys 10 pese~at more asd tAe
final pressing operation s~1oves the
r"maisinG p~scent.
II Will b~ observed that the dFy
ci~ssi solvent itself does sot re-
move all the dissas~ germs and Il
naturally follows that Il 10 essential