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To Wash Woollen Blankets

Mrs. J. A. Packard.

Dissolve soap enough to make a good suds in boiling water, add a tablespoon of aqua ammonia; when scalding Lot, turn over your blankets. If convenient, use a pounder, or any way to work thoroughly through the suds without rubbing on a board. Rinse well in hot in het water. There is usually soap enough from the first suds to make the second soft ; if not, add a little soap and ammonia; and after being put through the wringer, let two persons, standing opposite, pull them into shape; dry in the sun. White flannels may be washed in the same way without shrinking.