Cut off clothing, cover burn with linen soaked in olive or carron oil and
make air-tight with bandage. Carron oil is an equal mixture of olive oil and
lime water and should be kept on hand for burns. Give strong coffee or other
stimulant to patient to prevent collapse. Rest the injured part.
Bruises.
Bathe with arnica mixed with an equal quantity of cold water.
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LAUNDRY WORK
CHAPTER I.
Laundry work includes the washing and finishing of all personal and house-
hold textile fabrics. Laundry work is necessary:
(1.) To free fabrics from dust, grease, perspiration, and other secretions of
the body, also dead skin, hair and bacteria.
(2.) To preserve the original colour of the fabric, to make it dry, and to
retain its power of absorption.
(3.) To preserve health.
In order to do laundry work well it is necessary to have some knowledge
of textile fabrics, and also the nature of the different materials used in laundry
work, and their effect on the fabrics.
Suitable equipment is a great aid to this work.
Laundry Equipment.
For laundry purposes buy only those utensils:
(a) Which will not rust;
(b) Which at once show dirt, ie., white enamel pans are good;
(c) Which have few dust crevices and are easy to keep clean.
Note.—See that laundry tubs, sinks and ironing boards are placed high
enough to prevent backache.
Laundry Tubs:
One or two fixed tubs, with hot and cold water above them, economize a
woman’s time and strength, as the lifting of water is very heavy work.
Porcelain tubs are the best, but expensive.
Enamel on iron are next best.
Of the movable tubs, the fibre or papier mache are the lightest and the easiest
to keep clean. They do not rust. Prices: Porcelain tub, $35.00; enamel on iron,
$15.00; fibre tub, $1.25 to $3.00.
Note.—If laundry tubs are placed in the kitchen, have wooden lids made to
fit, so that they may be utilized as tables also.
Soap Dish:
Nickel plated, to hang on wash tub is convenient. Price 50c.
White Enamel Pail:
For starch making and other purposes. Price $1.00.
Washing Machine:
Choose one with covered cog wheels, easy to run, simple in construction
and easy to keep clean. This machine should be scrubbed each time after use,
and a little clear cold water should be left in it to prevent shrinkage of wood.
Oil bearings occasionally.
Prices: _Hand power machine, $7.50 and upwards; water power machine,
$17.00 and upwards; electric machine, $70.00, with wringer attached.
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Wringer:
Buy a good one, guaranteed, and with covered cogs. Loosen the screws
when wringer is not in use, and cover with a cloth to keep it clean. Oil bearings
occasionally. Clean rubber rollers by rubbing with a cloth dipped in kerosene,
then rinse and dry carefully. Average price $5.00. ;
A special kind to fix on very thick porcelain tubs is sold at $9.00.
Mangle:
This is not a necessity, but it saves much ironing, and may be used for all
flat work. There are two kinds, those with cold rollers, pressure alone doing the
work, and those with one hot roller, heated by gas or gasoline.
Average price of one with unheated rollers, $15.00.
Wash Boiler:
Those of copper are the best, usually tinned over. Price $3.00 to $4.00.
Clothes Line with Pulley:
Fix this so that all clothes may be hung out by laundress standing on back
porch. Price, complete with pulleys, $1.00.
Ironing Board:
Hither a firm table may be used or the following: A firm, unwarped
board, with crossbars at the ends to prevent warping, size of board 5 feet long,
17 inches at one end, 9 inches at the other. This should be hinged to the wall
at one end and have a hinged leg at the other. When not in use it may be
fastened up against the wall.
There is also on the market a good ironing board with collapsible legs,
which sells for $2.00.
Cover for Ironing Board:
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Presented as published in 1913. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
Cut off clothing, cover burn with linen soaked in olive or carron oil and make air-tight with bandage. Carron oil is an equal mixture of olive oil and lime water and should be kept on hand for burns. Give strong coffee or other stimulant to patient to prevent collapse. Rest the injured part.
Bruises. Bathe with arnica mixed with an equal quantity of cold water.
Laundry work includes the washing and finishing of all personal and household textile fabrics. Laundry work is necessary:
(1.) To free fabrics from dust, grease, perspiration, and other secretions of the body, also dead skin, hair and bacteria.
(2.) To preserve the original colour of the fabric, to make it dry, and to retain its power of absorption.
(3.) To preserve health.
In order to do laundry work well it is necessary to have some knowledge of textile fabrics, and also the nature of the different materials used in laundry work, and their effect on the fabrics.
Suitable equipment is a great aid to this work.
Laundry Equipment. For laundry purposes buy only those utensils: (a) Which will not rust; (b) Which at once show dirt, ie., white enamel pans are good; (c) Which have few dust crevices and are easy to keep clean. Note.—See that laundry tubs, sinks and ironing boards are placed high enough to prevent backache. Laundry Tubs:
One or two fixed tubs, with hot and cold water above them, economize a woman’s time and strength, as the lifting of water is very heavy work.
Porcelain tubs are the best, but expensive.
Enamel on iron are next best.
Of the movable tubs, the fibre or papier mache are the lightest and the easiest to keep clean. They do not rust. Prices: Porcelain tub, $35.00; enamel on iron, $15.00; fibre tub, $1.25 to $3.00.
Note.—If laundry tubs are placed in the kitchen, have wooden lids made to fit, so that they may be utilized as tables also.
Soap Dish:
Nickel plated, to hang on wash tub is convenient. Price 50c.
White Enamel Pail: For starch making and other purposes. Price $1.00.
Washing Machine:
Choose one with covered cog wheels, easy to run, simple in construction and easy to keep clean. This machine should be scrubbed each time after use, and a little clear cold water should be left in it to prevent shrinkage of wood. Oil bearings occasionally.
Prices: _Hand power machine, $7.50 and upwards; water power machine, $17.00 and upwards; electric machine, $70.00, with wringer attached.
Wringer:
Buy a good one, guaranteed, and with covered cogs. Loosen the screws when wringer is not in use, and cover with a cloth to keep it clean. Oil bearings occasionally. Clean rubber rollers by rubbing with a cloth dipped in kerosene, then rinse and dry carefully. Average price $5.00. ;
A special kind to fix on very thick porcelain tubs is sold at $9.00.
Mangle:
This is not a necessity, but it saves much ironing, and may be used for all flat work. There are two kinds, those with cold rollers, pressure alone doing the work, and those with one hot roller, heated by gas or gasoline.
Average price of one with unheated rollers, $15.00.
Wash Boiler: Those of copper are the best, usually tinned over. Price $3.00 to $4.00.
Clothes Line with Pulley:
Fix this so that all clothes may be hung out by laundress standing on back porch. Price, complete with pulleys, $1.00.
Ironing Board:
Hither a firm table may be used or the following: A firm, unwarped board, with crossbars at the ends to prevent warping, size of board 5 feet long, 17 inches at one end, 9 inches at the other. This should be hinged to the wall at one end and have a hinged leg at the other. When not in use it may be fastened up against the wall.
There is also on the market a good ironing board with collapsible legs, which sells for $2.00.
Cover for Ironing Board: