A manual of home-making

For ironing, the following equipitient should be provided: flat, firm, unwaiped ironing-lxjard or talile, tightly covered with a blanket and clean sheet, securely fastentKl underneath; clean irons; an iron stand, which may w^ell be a clean brick; two pieces of old cloth for cleaning irons; a piece of paper folded several h I 276 .1 MANUAL OF HOME-MAKING in a poorly ventilated room, the clothes will have a bad odor. Sprinkling may not be necessar>' when an ironing-machine is used for ironing, if the operator will remove the clothes from the line just at the riglil time, that is, while they are still damp* The process can l)e carrie*! through so quickly that it is unneces- sary to keep one garment damp while the other is being ironed. EQUIPMENT FOR THE lAirNDRY It is always best, when possible, to have a separate room for laundry putposes. Much of the apparatus can then be made i Fio. 53. — A metbod of folding sheets and tablceloth^ stationar>^ and iimny little labor-oaving conveniences devised. Some dairj' farms have running water, drains, power, steam, and cement Hoors. It would l>e a simple matter on such a faim to equip a small room in the bam with the necessao' laundry apparatus. Good lighting (page 201} and good ventilation are quite as nc^cessary in the laundry as in other parts of the house. The floor and walls should l>c of such a nature that they can be kept dry and ck^n with the legist labor. Many of the suggestions for the arrangement of kitchen equipment (pages lOl to 109) are efjuaily app!ical>le to the laundry. Hantl-driven machines are effective la!>or-savers even though to a somewhat smaller dc^gree than those run l)y other power. Washing-machines are now on the nuirket with wringer at- tache<l, which run by power, (hi many farms the gasoline en- gine has already become a fixture for grinding corn, separating I I I THE LAUNDRY milkf and the like. The same source of [jower might also he useil to run the wti.shiiig-mauhine and turn the wriiijj;er. If riiTiniji^ wtiter is t-rouf^ht to the liarii, it should 1>e eontinued to the house, anil, if tlie water-power is sufficient, a water motor may he purchased that can be used for runiiuig the washing- machine, Wasking-m achine. The home laundry should t)e equipped with a chine and at least one stationary tub, if running w yefc been introduced into tiic house and the banij at least it is possible to provi<le a drain for the kitchen sink and the launtlry tub. This makes easier the problem of getting rid of dirty water. Washing-machines in c I ii d e Fm. 54.— AnothiT methud of fuiding five types: (1) The Dolly type, «*^^^«' which cleans the clothes l>y agitation, (2) the friction type, somewhat like doyl)le washboards; (3) the tw^o-eylinder type, which cleans the clot lies liy agitation; ( t) tile suction washers, including tlie simple hand machines; (5) the eradie type which rocks and throws the clothes from side to side. A washing- raachine should never be overloaded if it is to do good work; and the process should not he unduly hurried. Clothes should be removed earefully from the machine to prevent tearing, Cheese-c*loth or net bags for small pieces and fine materials save trouble^ Ironing-machine.