Washing body linen : night-dress.
Ironing body linen : waist or drawers.
V. Talk on dyed goods.
Washing colored apron and stockings.
Ironing night-dress and stockings.
VI. Talk on clear starching.
Making thin starch.
Washing white apron and handkerchiefs.
Air drying and ironing apron.
Ironing colored apron and handkerchiefs.
VII. Talk on wool fibre and shrinking of wool.
Washing woollen underwear.
VIII. Talk on silk.
Washing silk handkerchiefs and ribbons.
OUTLINE : COURSE II
Eight Supplementary Lessons
I. Making starch.
Washing underskirt.
II. Washiag small gingham dress and shirt waist.
Making starch.
Ironing underskirt.
III. Making thick starch.
Eubbing starch into parts of shirt waist, and rough-
dry collars and cuffs.
Ironing gingham dress.
IV. Ironing shirt waist and collars and cuffs.
V. Making rice starch.
Washing and clear starching fine muslin.
VI. Washing and ironing embroidered linen.
VII. Washing and ironing embroidered flannel, small
shawl, or woollen dress goods.
VIII. Washing laces ; steaming velvet.
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Course I : Lesson I
Bed Linen (Pillow Cases). — Introduction, including out-
line of course and plan of work.
Talk on cleanliness as a necessity from the points of
appearance, comfort, and personal and public health.
Talk on water with experiments in softening hard water.
Temporary hard water can be softened by boiling.
Permanent hard water cannot be softened by boiling. Both
can be softened by the addition of an alkali or soap. Water
for experimental purposes may be made temporarily hard
by the addition of lime water, permanently hard by the
addition of calcium sulphate, commonly known as gypsum.
Talk on soap and alkalies.
Practice Work. — During talks on water and soap have
pillow cases soaking in warm soapy water. With a little
rubbing wring them out of this into clean warm suds. Rub
them on the board, put them through the wringer. Put all
articles together into the boiler with a cold soapy water,
heat gradually, and let them boil from ten to twenty minutes.
Have the first rinsing water warm, the second may be cold.
Put the articles quickly through a bluing water, and hang
them to dry. Washing and rinsing must be done in indi-
vidual tubs, boiling and bluing in one large boiler or tub.
Wash out tubs, wipe tables, benches, and utensils, loosen
screws of wringer, and leave room in perfect order.
Course I: Lesson II
Table Linen (Napkins). — Talk on bluing. Show differ-
ent kinds of bluing, as purchased and in water ready for
use. Demonstrate with test-tubes and heat the effect of an
alkali (sal soda in solution) on Prussian and aniline blues
to bring out the necessity of careful rinsing.
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Take out fruit and other stains ; demonstration.
Practice Work. — Take out stains and put napkins a-soak
in warm soa|)y water. Dampen and roll up pillow case.
With the help of pupils show the shaking of sheet or table-
cloth to straighten the fibre. Wash napkins, boil, rinse,
blue, and hang them to dry.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Washing body linen : night-dress.
Ironing body linen : waist or drawers. V. Talk on dyed goods.
Washing colored apron and stockings.
Ironing night-dress and stockings. VI. Talk on clear starching.
Making thin starch.
Washing white apron and handkerchiefs.
Air drying and ironing apron.
Ironing colored apron and handkerchiefs. VII. Talk on wool fibre and shrinking of wool.
Washing woollen underwear. VIII. Talk on silk.
Washing silk handkerchiefs and ribbons.
OUTLINE : COURSE II
Eight Supplementary Lessons
I. Making starch.
Washing underskirt. II. Washing small gingham dress and shirt waist. Making starch. Ironing underskirt. III. Making thick starch.
Rubbing starch into parts of shirt waist, and roughdry collars and cuffs. Ironing gingham dress. IV. Ironing shirt waist and collars and cuffs. V. Making rice starch.
Washing and clear starching fine muslin. VI. Washing and ironing embroidered linen. VII. Washing and ironing embroidered flannel, small
shawl, or woollen dress goods. VIII. Washing laces ; steaming velvet.
Course I : Lesson I
Bed Linen (Pillow Cases). — Introduction, including outline of course and plan of work.
Talk on cleanliness as a necessity from the points of appearance, comfort, and personal and public health.
Talk on water with experiments in softening hard water.
Temporary hard water can be softened by boiling. Permanent hard water cannot be softened by boiling. Both can be softened by the addition of an alkali or soap. Water for experimental purposes may be made temporarily hard by the addition of lime water, permanently hard by the addition of calcium sulphate, commonly known as gypsum.
Talk on soap and alkalies.
Practice Work. — During talks on water and soap have pillow cases soaking in warm soapy water. With a little rubbing wring them out of this into clean warm suds. Rub them on the board, put them through the wringer. Put all articles together into the boiler with a cold soapy water, heat gradually, and let them boil from ten to twenty minutes. Have the first rinsing water warm, the second may be cold. Put the articles quickly through a bluing water, and hang them to dry. Washing and rinsing must be done in individual tubs, boiling and bluing in one large boiler or tub. Wash out tubs, wipe tables, benches, and utensils, loosen screws of wringer, and leave room in perfect order.
Course I: Lesson II
Table Linen (Napkins). — Talk on bluing. Show different kinds of bluing, as purchased and in water ready for use. Demonstrate with test-tubes and heat the effect of an alkali (sal soda in solution) on Prussian and aniline blues to bring out the necessity of careful rinsing.
Take out fruit and other stains ; demonstration.
Practice Work. — Take out stains and put napkins a-soak in warm soapy water. Dampen and roll up pillow case. With the help of pupils show the shaking of sheet or tablecloth to straighten the fibre. Wash napkins, boil, rinse, blue, and hang them to dry.