Wash Day
Wash Day (II)
Many families, however, prefer Tuesday, in order to have an opportunity on Monday to sort over the different articles, mend tears, remove…
Wash Day: Laundry
Laundry Bags.-Each person in the family should have a laundry bag in his or her own room in which soiled garments may be kept in…
Wash Day: Soap
SOAP AND SOAP MAKING Properties of Soap. - Garments of linen and other fabrics become soiled principally by the oily exudations of the…
Wash Day: Alkali
Free Alkali. Since the cleansing properties of soap are due to the presence of free alkali, it may be asked why the alkalies themselvesas…
Wash Day: Hence
Hence there are two processes of The cold process, generally speaking, produces what is known as a soft soap. This is not true or pure…
Wash Day: Utensils
THE LAUNDRY Utensils for Washing. -The list of utensils for the laundry includes wash boiler, wringer, washboard, washing machine, three or…
Wash Day: Rubbing
If clothes are soaked over night use pure soft water only, without any soap or other washing compounds. If not, put the clothes to soak in…
Wash Day: Boiling
This cleanses them much more quickly than rubbing in the usual manner, besides being easier for the laundress and much less detrimental to…
Wash Day: Water
WATER FOR THE LAUNDRY Laundry Water Supply.-All water for laundry purposes must be soft or else the clothes cannot be made clean.
Wash Day: Caution
First Caution. - If the hands and arms are immersed in hot water containing turpentine, alcohol, ammonia, camphor, and similar substances…
Wash Day: Dissolve
Washing Fluids with Sal Soda.- Dissolve + pound of sal soda and sound of borax in 1 gallon of boiling soft water. Add 2 gallons of cold…
Wash Day: Goods
COLORED GOODS Care for Colored Goods. -All colored goods, especially light dress goods having delicate colors, as colored linens, muslins…
Wash Day: Don't
Don'ts for Colored Goods. - Don't soak or soap colored goods over night.
Wash Day: Laces
White Laces. - White linen and cotton laces and embroideries may be washed in soapsuds in the same manner as other delicate white goods…
Wash Day: Stretch
Or the professional method may be employed, which is as follows: stretch "Stretch the Duck Out of Doors.** the lace, face down, on a piece…
Wash Day: Turkish
Rinse by pouring over it water containing a little alum. Add a little bluing to the last rinsing water. Apply thin starch or a solution of…
Wash Day: Curtains
To Air Lace Curtains. -Lace curtains may be cleaned easily and will not need washing so often if hung on the line on a clear day with a…
Wash Day: Flannels
WOOLENS, WORSTEDS, AND FLAN- NELS To Wash Woolen Goods and Flannels. - Washing woolen goods and flannels without shrinking them or causing…
Wash Day: Woolen
Soap Jelly for Woolen Goods.-To avoid preparing suds by shaving soap and boiling each time, it is convenient to prepare in advance a soap…
Wash Day: Knitted
To Wash Knitted Shawls. - Knitted or crocheted shawls may be folded as flat as possible and laid carefully in a pillowcase, run through at…
Wash Day: Squeeze
Woolen Shawls. -The most delicate colored cashmere and other woolen shawls may be washed in soapsuds if proper precautions are observed…
Wash Day: Prepare
WASH DAY To Wash Blankets. - Choose a warm, sunny day with a gentle breeze. Prepare suds by dissolving in hot water bar of any good white…
Wash Day: Clothespins
DRYING CLOTHES Bag for Clothespins. - The ordinary wooden clothespins are the best. Keep clothespins for convenience in a bag made like a…
Wash Day: Clotheslines
To Select and Preserve Clotheslines. -Gutta-percha clotheslines are much more satisfactory than rope. They can be left out of doors in all…