The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-14
MACHINES GIVE.
|. GOOD RESULTS
IN WASHING s.
Observance OF Few Simple
Rules Will Pay House,
wife in Time.
BY SALLY e, DAVIDSON.

1t matters little what type or
make of washing machine one uses,
the fundamental rules Of washing,
electrically, are all the same. They
are really very simple and do not
differ much. II at all, from the old
fashion method Of washing clothes.
The important difference Is that the
machine relieves one of the back
breaking, rubbing and wringing.
After having used one of the
standard types of washing machine
for nearly two years, and trying
out various ways and methods, /
have obtained the best results by
following the rules / am giving
below.
Methods Used.
I soak my wash the night before
in lhke-warm, soapy water, soaping
the neckbands, cuffs Of clothing,
and particularly spots and stains
Next morning l fill the washing
machine to the water line with
very hot water, add two cupfuls OF
soap jelly or flakes and run me
machine for one or two minutes
to mix the solution thoroughly.
Then I put ir all my dainty pieces
first. because these are seldom
stained or badly soiled, and there
fore can be put in to wash while
l go over the table and bed linen
and remove all remaining spots and
stains before putting the clothes
into the machine. keep a small
stiff nail brush handy and If /
come across a stubborn stain or
dirt soap it and scrub until it
comes out. Most acid stains can
be removed with lemon Juice and
salt, but for ink and iron rust 1t is
best to use dilute hydrochloric (rnu.
riatic) acid.
When the first batch has finished
washing l wiring 1t out into a hot
rinse water, put the next batch into
the machine and continue until all
is finished. Often, however, I
change my water for the different
patches and find 1t a very good
thing to do, particularly after the
table linen has been washed. This
Is always a little greasy, and for
that reason barely use the water
for anything else. l run the ma
chine about fifteen minutes to TWEEN.
ty minutes for each batch Of wash.
depending entirely on its condition.
II it is very dirty 1 run it about
twenty minutes and when only soiled
/ find that fifteen minutes is about
enough.
Water Is Drained.
When the wash Of white clothes
is finished I drain the water from
the machine, rinse It and run in
r,iry
clothes a final rinsing, running the
machine about three minutes.
Then / wiring the rinsed clothes
into the bluing water. continue
to do this until all the wash is
properly rinsed. One must be care.
full, however, not to overload the
machine. The safest way IL to
make as many patches Of the rims.
ing as you did of washing.
When the rinsing is completed
drain off the water, rinse the ma.
chine and run in more luke-warm
water, to this again add two cupfuls
OF soap jelly or soap flakes and wash
your woolens and colored clothes
and stockings. Water for this kind
Of clothing should never be more
than luke-warm.
Washing WOOlens.
While the woolens are washing I
wiring the white wash from the blu
ing into the basket and hang out to
dry, and in working this on a sched-
ule I can finish my whole washing
In less than two hours. That is the
personal clothes, table linen and bed
linen for family of five people.
The following is a recipe for soap
jelly that have been using. / shave
two bars of good laundry soap into
one gallon of boiling water and let
it stand for several minutes. 1t is
then ready for immediate use, or can
be cooled and stored in glass jars for
future use.
The water use Is rather hard and
to soften it I dissolve two or three
teaSpoonfuls Of borax, or sometimes
just plain washing soda in both the
soaking and washing waters before