A few simple explanations may aid the houskeeper in solving
some of her problems. Heat tends to expand the threads of
the cloth, and the expansion aids in removing dirt caught be-
tween the threads. If the cloth is cooled during the washing
process, the thread contracts and the dirt is again entangled;
consequently, after the cloth has once been warmed, one of
the oljjects of the launderer should be to maintain an even or
a rising temperature. In ttie conmiercial laundry, an even
temperature is kept by turning the correct amount of steam
into the washing-machine. In the home laundrj^ boihng water
added from time to time will aid in keeping an even tempera-
ture. A good suds is necessary in the washing process. As
the suds falls, that is, as it is used up by uniting with dirt, more
suds should be supplied by adding more soap or soap solution.
If insufficient soap is used, insoluble black specks are often left
on the clothing.
All uttuisils, receptacles, and apparatus should be immacu-
lately clean.
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Order of washing while Unen and colion dothes :
L Put wiitpr nn to heat.
2. M a k c» sc mp sol ii t it in .
3* Rinsci (.'lothcis fruin wat^r in which they have soaked*
I. Wash clolht's in warm sudn in following order:
a* Table linen and clean towels
b. Bed linen
c. Boily linen
d. Handkerchiefs
c. Soiled towels and clotha
f. StcM^kiDgs
6, Waah again in clean suds. Wring.
6. Boil in clean, BliRhtly soapy wat^r,
7. Rinse in clean, clear water. Wring,
8. Rinse in bluing water. Wring.
9. Starch.
1(K Hang t^ dry,
II. Remove from line, dampen^ and fold.
Directions for washing:
1. Have plenty of hot water before beginning the washing. If possible
t.be water abuuld be soft; if it ia not^ soften it oa directed on pages 252
and 253.
2. Make a soap solution; use one cake of soap to two or throe quarta
of water,
3. Rinse the clothes from water in which they were soaked, removing
as much of the dirt as possible. Parts of the clothing that are very much
sailed should be rubtxHl a little and rinsed in fresh wat<T befort^ the gar-
mentH are put into a tub or a wa^^hing-machinc. The precjiution of rinijing
savee wear and tear on the whole garment*
4. Pour warm water into tub or waHliing-machine ; if the water is hard^
soften it with washing-soda solution or Ixjrax. Add enough soap solution
or aoap to make a good suds. A tAV>leapaon of t urpen! ine, kernswne, «>r
benaine may be added to the washing water us well as to the water in which
clothing has soaked. Put in clothes to be washed. Rubbing is estsential
for soiled garments. It may be aeeouiplisheil in one of two ways: by
using the washboard and old-fashioned tub, or by using a wiLshing-marhine,
It is well to have a l>oard for very soiled parts, such as henw and edges,
but the washing-machine is a great improvement on the older method,
Wlienever the w^ter becomes dirty, use fresh suds. Clothes cannot
be made clean without the use of plenty of water. Keep up a good suds
while washing, and add hot water from time to time. If a washing-machine
is ustxl, do not put enough water in the machine to tlofit the rlothfs; if
this is done, they will csc^ipe the mcchunical action of the dasher and wili
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A few simple explanations may aid the houskeeper in solving
some of her problems. Heat tends to expand the threads of
the cloth, and the expansion aids in removing dirt caught be-
tween the threads. If the cloth is cooled during the washing
process, the thread contracts and the dirt is again entangled;
consequently, after the cloth has once been warmed, one of
the oljjects of the launderer should be to maintain an even or
a rising temperature. In ttie conmiercial laundry, an even
temperature is kept by turning the correct amount of steam
into the washing-machine. In the home laundrj^ boihng water
added from time to time will aid in keeping an even tempera-
ture. A good suds is necessary in the washing process. As
the suds falls, that is, as it is used up by uniting with dirt, more
suds should be supplied by adding more soap or soap solution.
If insufficient soap is used, insoluble black specks are often left
on the clothing.
All uttuisils, receptacles, and apparatus should be immacu-
lately clean.
I
J
264
A MANUAL OF HOMK-MAKiNG
Order of washing while Unen and colion dothes :
L Put wiitpr nn to heat.
2. M a k c» sc mp sol ii t it in .
3* Rinsci (.'lothcis fruin wat^r in which they have soaked*
I. Wash clolht's in warm sudn in following order:
a* Table linen and clean towels
b. Bed linen
c. Boily linen
d. Handkerchiefs
c. Soiled towels and clotha
f. StcM^kiDgs
6, Waah again in clean suds. Wring.
6. Boil in clean, BliRhtly soapy wat^r,
7. Rinse in clean, clear water. Wring,
8. Rinse in bluing water. Wring.
9. Starch.
1(K Hang t^ dry,
II. Remove from line, dampen^ and fold.
Directions for washing:
1. Have plenty of hot water before beginning the washing. If possible
t.be water abuuld be soft; if it ia not^ soften it oa directed on pages 252
and 253.
2. Make a soap solution; use one cake of soap to two or throe quarta
of water,
3. Rinse the clothes from water in which they were soaked, removing
as much of the dirt as possible. Parts of the clothing that are very much
sailed should be rubtxHl a little and rinsed in fresh wat<T befort^ the gar-
mentH are put into a tub or a wa^^hing-machinc. The precjiution of rinijing
savee wear and tear on the whole garment*
4. Pour warm water into tub or waHliing-machine ; if the water is hard^
soften it with washing-soda solution or Ixjrax. Add enough soap solution
or aoap to make a good suds. A tAV>leapaon of t urpen! ine, kernswne, «>r
benaine may be added to the washing water us well as to the water in which
clothing has soaked. Put in clothes to be washed. Rubbing is estsential
for soiled garments. It may be aeeouiplisheil in one of two ways: by
using the washboard and old-fashioned tub, or by using a wiLshing-marhine,
It is well to have a l>oard for very soiled parts, such as henw and edges,
but the washing-machine is a great improvement on the older method,
Wlienever the w^ter becomes dirty, use fresh suds. Clothes cannot
be made clean without the use of plenty of water. Keep up a good suds
while washing, and add hot water from time to time. If a washing-machine
is ustxl, do not put enough water in the machine to tlofit the rlothfs; if
this is done, they will csc^ipe the mcchunical action of the dasher and wili
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