The Laundry. 



709 



Pillow cases. 



Should be ironed smooth. 



Colored garments. 



Iron on wrong side. Prevents fading. Do not have irons too hot. 



Silk garments. 



Iron on wrong side. Prevents shini- | 



Fig. 36. 



-A nother method of fold- 

 ing sheets. 



ness 



After ironing, each article should be 

 hung on a frame or clothes horse to dry 

 and air, before it is put away. If hnng in 

 a poorly ventilated room the clothes will 

 have a bad odor. 



Sprinkling is not necessary when a 

 mangle is used for ironing, if the operator will remove the clothes from 

 the line just at the right time, that is, while they are still damp. The 

 process can be carried through so quickly that it is unnecessary to 

 keep one garment damp while the other is being ironed. One woman, 

 a member of a family of eight persons, reports that with the help of 



one other person she 

 is able to iron with 

 her hot roll power 

 mangle all the sheets 

 and pillow cases for 

 eight beds, all the 

 towels, table linen, 

 handkerchiefs and 

 many plain garments 

 in one-half to one 

 hour. Another 

 woman having a cold 

 roll power mangle is 

 able with the help 

 of a second person 

 to iron the sheets 

 and pillow cases for eleven beds, and towels, handkerchiefs, in pro- 

 portion, in twenty to thirty minutes. 



Fig. 37. — A method of folding. 



TO MAKE GARMENTS LESS INFLAMMABLE 



It is asserted that garments rinsed after washing, in water containing 

 alum or ammonium phosphate do not catch fire readily. It is advisable 

 to try this in washing curtains, draperies and children's clothes. 



