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To Wash Flannels

I wonder if housekeepers know that flannel should never have soap smeared upon it, or be rubbed upon a board? A hot suds should be made, and the flannel should be squeezed through it, rubbing the dirtiest portions in the hands as lightly as possible. When the stains are softened, another warm water should be ready, into which dip the flannels, and squeeze them dry as possible out of it. Shake them well, and hang them out where the wind will not strike them hard; never hang them in the sun. -A. W.