spoonfuls of ammonia to every gallon of water. They must
be covered whilst soaking, and when the dirt has been
loosened from the wool, the blankets must be moved up and
down in the water to thoroughly clean them. They must
then be taken from the suds and put into fresh suds and
worked up and down again. They should not be rubbed
much, but very dirty places may be scrubbed with a small
scrubbing brush ; after this the blankets must be thoroughly
wrung through a wringer, which has been screwed up rather
loosely, and rinsed in three waters. The blankets must be
wrung lightly through the wringer as before from one
rinsing water to the other. Then the blanket should be
wrung in the same way out of the rinsing water into a
clothes basket, and then carefully hung on the line to
drip ; it should not be hung in the strong sun, else it
will shrink and harden.
Counterpanes. — Counterpanes should be soaked in a
great quantity of strong soapsuds in luke-warm water and
then removed to a tub of warmer suds, where any very
dirty marks may be rubbed out. Then the counterpanes
should be removed to a boiler of cold water in which two
or three tablespoonfuls of kerosene and a pint of jellied
soap have been mixed. They then should be brought to
boiling point, and boiled for a couple of minutes in the suds,
afterwards being removed into clean, cold, rinsing water.
They must then be wrung from this water into a second,
and then into a third water, which should be delicately
blued, and then they must be hung out where the sun will
bleach them, and if they are at all of a yellow colour, let
them be left on the grass for two or three days.
Washing Woollens. — Wash flannels and woollens in cold,
soft water with a little borax in it; the temperature of
the water should be the same as the surrounding air ;
after washing they should be squeezed and pressed till
clean.
To Wash Stockings. — All stockings, especially coloured
ones, should be washed by hand and quiclily dried.
Silk Handkerchiefs. — Wash them in luke-warm water
and rinse two or three times in clear, cold water, without
any blue. Wring them out, fold and roll them tightly in
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a cloth, taking care to iron them before they are quite dry
or else they will not be smooth. Gall soap preserves the
colour.
Pocket Handkerchiefs. — Thevse should be washed in a hot
soap lather, after the usual soaking in cold water, and then
rinsed in cold water into which the blue bag has been
very lightly squeezed ; dry them either by hanging them
out or rolling them tightly in a cloth, then hold the two
parallel corners in each hand, pull the handkerchief into
shape, fold it in half, right side out, taking care that the
sides correspond exactly, sprinkle them with water and roll
them in a clean cloth ready for ironing.
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spoonfuls of ammonia to every gallon of water. They must be covered whilst soaking, and when the dirt has been loosened from the wool, the blankets must be moved up and down in the water to thoroughly clean them. They must then be taken from the suds and put into fresh suds and worked up and down again. They should not be rubbed much, but very dirty places may be scrubbed with a small scrubbing brush ; after this the blankets must be thoroughly wrung through a wringer, which has been screwed up rather loosely, and rinsed in three waters. The blankets must be wrung lightly through the wringer as before from one rinsing water to the other. Then the blanket should be wrung in the same way out of the rinsing water into a clothes basket, and then carefully hung on the line to drip ; it should not be hung in the strong sun, else it will shrink and harden.
Counterpanes. — Counterpanes should be soaked in a great quantity of strong soapsuds in luke-warm water and then removed to a tub of warmer suds, where any very dirty marks may be rubbed out. Then the counterpanes should be removed to a boiler of cold water in which two or three tablespoonfuls of kerosene and a pint of jellied soap have been mixed. They then should be brought to boiling point, and boiled for a couple of minutes in the suds, afterwards being removed into clean, cold, rinsing water. They must then be wrung from this water into a second, and then into a third water, which should be delicately blued, and then they must be hung out where the sun will bleach them, and if they are at all of a yellow colour, let them be left on the grass for two or three days.
Washing Woollens. — Wash flannels and woollens in cold, soft water with a little borax in it; the temperature of the water should be the same as the surrounding air ; after washing they should be squeezed and pressed till clean.
To Wash Stockings. — All stockings, especially coloured ones, should be washed by hand and quiclily dried.
Silk Handkerchiefs. — Wash them in luke-warm water and rinse two or three times in clear, cold water, without any blue. Wring them out, fold and roll them tightly in
a cloth, taking care to iron them before they are quite dry or else they will not be smooth. Gall soap preserves the colour.
Pocket Handkerchiefs. — Thevse should be washed in a hot soap lather, after the usual soaking in cold water, and then rinsed in cold water into which the blue bag has been very lightly squeezed ; dry them either by hanging them out or rolling them tightly in a cloth, then hold the two parallel corners in each hand, pull the handkerchief into shape, fold it in half, right side out, taking care that the sides correspond exactly, sprinkle them with water and roll them in a clean cloth ready for ironing.