Washing. Detailed directions for doing the family wash-
ing and ironing are not practical in elementary classes, but
in connection with the lessons in cleaning girls may learn
the general principles of washing clothes.
Towels are a type of articles only slightly soiled; dust
cloths a type of street-dirt soiling.
The order of work and how to remove stains may be
given briefly.
Sorting is first in order. Articles to be repaired, or to have
special treatment are laid aside.
Fine white waists, laces, and handkerchiefs only slightly
soiled, — soak in an enamelled pan in warm white soap-
suds and later rub with the hands.
Handkerchiefs soiled from colds and coughs should be
soaked in salt w^ater ; change water several times, and later
wash and boil in a pail for half an hour.
Put articles of a kind together in this order :
Table linen and fine towels.
Bed linen.
Fine body linen.
Soiled body linen.
Woven cotton underwear.
Coarse towels.
Colored garments.
Kitchen aprons.
Woolens.
Colored hosiery.
Lay aside stained articles from each pile and treat as directed
under " fjtains '* and such as need to be soaked as follows.
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WASHING CLOTHES 33
How to Soak Clothes. Do not soak all soiled articles,
even from the same pile, together. This is a common
practice but it has many objections.
All underwear with grimy hems, and mud or street dirt,
put to soak singly in a pail of warm suds. Long skirts,
— put only the soiled part into the pan ; let the top of the
skirt hang over. Swish about with a clothes' stick; lift to
avoid getting your hands in muddy water ; make a fresh suds
and repeat until the water is nearly clear. Then soap the
soiled places and let them soak in the tub while you wash
the soiled articles.
Wash woolens in fresh warm suds and rinse in clear warm
water. Do not rub the soap on the material, — dissolve it.
Colored Hosiery. Wash in clean water for if they are
washed in the rinsing suds, they will be streaked with lint.
Boiling is unnecessary except for linen used in illness.
Rinse clothes in clear water; and again if any trace of
soap be left.
Always shake out each piece before putting into the bluing
water, and put in only a few, — then wring diy ; shake well,
— snap hard any fringed towels ; hang on the line in an
orderly way, the clothes of a kind together, and where cor-
ners will not be soiled.
To Remove Stains:
Fruits, Tea, and CofEee. Lay the stained part over a bowl,
and pour boiling water slowly on the stain.
Spots on the Table Cloth. Before removing the cloth, slip a
large platter under the spot ; pour on a little water, hot or
cold according to the stain ; rub slightly with a bit of soft
linen. When clean, remove platter; slip several folds of
clean cloth under the wet part, and rub with a clean towel
until dry. By this method the cloth will not be tumbled
and may be put away when dry.
Cocoa and Chocolate Stains. Soak the spot in cold water
fifteen minutes, and if the spot has not disappeared change
the water and soak again ; then pour boiling water over the
stain.
Iron Rust. Wet the spot ; apply salt and lemon Juice,
and put in a sunny place to dry.
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Presented as published in 1915. 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
Washing. Detailed directions for doing the family washing and ironing are not practical in elementary classes, but in connection with the lessons in cleaning girls may learn the general principles of washing clothes.
Towels are a type of articles only slightly soiled; dust cloths a type of street-dirt soiling.
The order of work and how to remove stains may be given briefly.
Sorting is first in order. Articles to be repaired, or to have special treatment are laid aside.
Fine white waists, laces, and handkerchiefs only slightly soiled, — soak in an enamelled pan in warm white soapsuds and later rub with the hands.
Handkerchiefs soiled from colds and coughs should be soaked in salt w^ater ; change water several times, and later wash and boil in a pail for half an hour.
Put articles of a kind together in this order :
Table linen and fine towels.
Bed linen.
Fine body linen.
Soiled body linen.
Woven cotton underwear.
Coarse towels.
Colored garments.
Kitchen aprons.
Woolens.
Colored hosiery.
Lay aside stained articles from each pile and treat as directed under "Stains" and such as need to be soaked as follows.
WASHING CLOTHES 33
How to Soak Clothes. Do not soak all soiled articles, even from the same pile, together. This is a common practice but it has many objections.
All underwear with grimy hems, and mud or street dirt, put to soak singly in a pail of warm suds. Long skirts,
— put only the soiled part into the pan ; let the top of the skirt hang over. Swish about with a clothes' stick; lift to avoid getting your hands in muddy water ; make a fresh suds and repeat until the water is nearly clear. Then soap the soiled places and let them soak in the tub while you wash the soiled articles.
Wash woolens in fresh warm suds and rinse in clear warm water. Do not rub the soap on the material, — dissolve it.
Colored Hosiery. Wash in clean water; for if they are washed in the rinsing suds, they will be streaked with lint. Boiling is unnecessary except for linen used in illness.
Rinse clothes in clear water; and again if any trace of soap be left.
Always shake out each piece before putting into the bluing water, and put in only a few, — then wring diy ; shake well,
— snap hard any fringed towels ; hang on the line in an orderly way, the clothes of a kind together, and where corners will not be soiled.
To Remove Stains:
Fruits, Tea, and CofEee. Lay the stained part over a bowl, and pour boiling water slowly on the stain.
Spots on the Table Cloth. Before removing the cloth, slip a large platter under the spot ; pour on a little water, hot or cold according to the stain ; rub slightly with a bit of soft linen. When clean, remove platter; slip several folds of clean cloth under the wet part, and rub with a clean towel until dry. By this method the cloth will not be tumbled and may be put away when dry.
Cocoa and Chocolate Stains. Soak the spot in cold water fifteen minutes, and if the spot has not disappeared change the water and soak again ; then pour boiling water over the stain.
Iron Rust. Wet the spot ; apply salt and lemon Juice, and put in a sunny place to dry.