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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[Max,, 
$1000, REWARD 
For any Washing Machine that will Wash Cleaner, (Quicker, with Less Labor and Wear and Tear of Clothes than the 
ROBBINS FAMILY WASHER AND BLEACHER, PAT’D OCT. 3, ’71. 
THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY PERFECT SELF-OPERATING WASHER IN THE WORLD. 
No rubbing required. No more yellow clothe* nor hard work on washing day. No more rubbing clothes ftlll of holes, 
again wash without it, uor use any other washing machine. It is the Bbst in thk Would, and will wash anything from 
Good Agents Wanted, both Male and Female, to whom Liberal Inducements are Offered. 
THE CAPACITY OF THE WASHER AND 
BLEACHER. 
There are two shies: No. 1, the family size ; No. 2, suitable 
for small hotels, restaurants and barber-shops, boarding¬ 
houses, etc. 
The Washer is composed of metal and cannot get out of 
order. 
The family size weighs about 5 lbs., and is only 8 Inches 
long by 5 inches wide, and 1 Jf -inch deep. 
The discharge pipe is 13 inches high over that, and Is 1 '■$ 
inch in diameter. It throws water in a solid, unbroken 
stream, at the rate of 6 to 8 gallons per minute. Itwill work 
in any flat bottom boiler. It takes only 8 or 4 ounces of soap 
in 10 or 12 gallons of water, and will wash bed ortableliuen, 
a boiler full in >0 to 15 minutes, wearing apparel in from 10 
to 30 minutes, and will remove streaks without rubbing; re- 
TilE ART OF CLEANSING FABRICS, 
is yet but imperfectly understood by thousands of pood 
house-keepers. The numerous devices of friction rollers, 
pounders, squeezers, dashers,agitators, steam wash-boilers, 
etc., have all failed In one or more of the three essential 
points, namely: The saving of labor, wear and tear of 
elothes, or In perfectly extracting the dirt and discoloration; 
all of which aro accomplished by the Bobbins Family 
Washkb and Bleaches, 
WHAT IS IT REMOVES THE DIRT ? 
You may ask washer-women and house-keepers, and your 
answer from nine out of ten will be, “ Plenty of elbow- 
grease," or in other words, laborious rubbing upon the 
wash-board. And such Is the case, for you first rub soap 
upon the cloth, and then you have to rub it in to make the 
dirt soluble ; but does that remove it? No; to do that you 
must dip it in the water and rub repeatedly to force water 
through the fabric, again and again. That is what removes 
dirt after having been softened by the chemical action of 
the soap. 
The way in which this could be most economically accom¬ 
plished has been developed in ’he Family Washer and 
Bleacher, which embodies all the above points. 
Mechanical devices take the entire time of a person dur¬ 
ing the whole wash, and will not remove streaks from 
clothes. With the Washer and Bleacher washing, baking, 
and housework are contemporaneous operations—the fire 
doing the washing and baking, while the housewife does her 
housework. 
It is harder work to operate these mechanical devices than 
louse the common wash-board. They are constantly getting 
out of order, and wear out in a short time. They wear out 
clothes faster than the rubbing-board, because the friction 
is so much greater. 
All who have tried steam wash-boilers will unite with us 
In saying: They do not give satisfaction. 
WE WILL EXPLAIN WHY. 
As Btotcd, water force is what removes dirt from the fibre 
of the cloth. A large bony of water is required to hold iu 
solution a comparatively small amount of dirt. Steam wash- 
boilers cannot accomplish the desired result. They do not 
contain enough water to hold the dirt in solution. While 
steam will not remove dirt, it is a powerful agent to assist 
in cleansing, because it expands the fabric, arid causes the 
discharge of dirt and impurities from the cloth that cannot 
bo forced out in any other wav, unless by the application of 
heal and force of water combined. 
In order to remove the dirt from steamed clothes, thev 
must be washed out in water at nearly boiling heat., for if 
you use water at a lower temnerature it causes the fabric to 
contract, which “ sets the dirt," thus causing the clothes to 
tnrnyellow. An essential t ing to be menlloned is the rof- 
ting of clothes by steam wash-boilers, because of tho small 
quantity of water used. 
Everybody knows that a large quantity of soap dissolved 
in a small body of water must necessarily form an exceeding¬ 
ly strong alkali, which, after the clothes are packed in the 
steam wash-boiler, is converted into steam, every moment 
becoming more concentrated till the clothes are removed. 
A few such washings and what is the result? Simply this: 
Your clo hes fall to pieces of their own weight, and you 
pronounce steam wash-boilers (as they are) a failure. 
Tub Principle op the Washer and Bleacher embodies 
all t ie essential points. First, we have the desired heat 
which expands the fabric and causes it to discharge the dirt 
Second, we obtain a powerful suction beneath the clothes, 
which produces a rapid downward current or water force, 
through and through them, thereby removing the dirt. 
Third, we use a l < rge body of water, which holds the dirt in 
solution. Fourth, we use but a small quantity of soap. 
Fifth, the washing is done by water, and not by steam. This 
process cannot inlure fabrics. It cleanses thoroughly, rins¬ 
ing the clo this being all that Is required to complete the 
operation. 
quires no previous preparation of the clothes, such as soak¬ 
ing over night. Take the clothes dry, and when the Washer 
gets thoroughly at work, fill the boiler as full as it will hold 
by gently pressing them down with a stick. Use no 
chemicals, onlygood soap and soft wa er. If the water is 
hard, it may be softened Dy a small piece of borax, which is 
harmless. 
For Lace Curtains this Washer is Invaluable. It cleanses 
them as no other process can, and without the slightest 
danger of injury. 
No. 2, or small hotel size, Is S'A in. long,7Sf in. wlde,t<Sf in. 
deep, and weighs abo it 8 lbs. It will work in a flat bottom 
boiler bolding 1 i to 2 > gallons, ami wash of average pieces 
from 1.5C0 to 2,'i00 per day; or It may be used in any smaller 
boiler that has a flat bottom large enough for it to rest upon. 
For hospitals this Washer is pronounced by the medical 
faculty Invaluable, being the most powerful disinfector 
known ; leaving the fabrics pure as when new. Bv engi¬ 
neers, mechanics, and scientific men generally. It is pro¬ 
nounced one of the most wonderful discoveries In the prin¬ 
ciple of hydraulics or water force ever brought to light. By 
bleachers and chemists it is said to be the most powerful 
method of removing dirt and vegetable matter from fabrics 
ever known. It is the greatest bleacher extant and for that 
alone is worth teu times the price. 
THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE WASHER AND 
BLEACHER IS THIS: 
We have 5 lbs. of metal, which attains a much greater de¬ 
gree of heat than the water surrounding it, consequently 
the water underneath the Washer becomes hotter and more 
expansive than in any other part of the boiler, and is there¬ 
by thrown to the surface through the tube: thus tending to 
produce a vacuum undern ath the Washer at the bottom of 
the boiler, into which the water is rapidly drawn. 
As it passes along the channels of the Washer, the curved 
and contracted throats of which prevent its flowing back¬ 
ward, and being held in cont ict with the hot metal it be¬ 
comes hotter and hotter, consequently more expansive and 
more forcible until thrown to the surface, thus producing a 
powerful suction beneath the clothes through which the 
water must pass in a rapid downward current, thereby cb- 
taing a toater force which cannot be obtained by any other 
method kuown in cleansing fabrics. Thus, we get a com¬ 
bination. FIRST, WE HAVE THE DESIRED 
HEAT. SECOND. PERFECT CHEMICAL AC¬ 
TION OF THE SOAP. THIRD. FORCE OF 
WATER—A LI. OF WHICH ARE REQUIRED 
TO THOROUGHLY CLEANSE AND PURIFY 
ANY FABRIC. 
THE IMPROVED WASHER, 
has a perfect fitting pipe, and is a combination of metals 
which does not become sticky or dirty. It comes out of the 
boiler as bright as new. 
A WORD ABOUT BLEACHING. 
There are few professional bleachers in theUn'tcd States. 
The word “ bleaching ” implies the art of extracting vegeta¬ 
ble or animal matter and discoloration from the various 
fibres which constitute all our different fabrics. This is 
done by a regular chemical nrocess. consisting, first, of alka¬ 
line boiliuga; second, immersions in solutions of chloride of 
Seeing is believing, and If you will try it once, you will sever 
a lace curtain to a horse blanket, and can not get out of order. 
Agents can make from $10 to $100 per week. 
lime; third, solutions of acids. After each process Hie 
goods receive a thorough rinsing In clear water, then last of 
all processes to thoroughly extract all Injurious matter, 
comes that of boiling in good soap and water. This leaves 
the goods pure and white as snow, ready to finish for the 
market. Now the question arises, can those fabrics again 
absorb and.fix all their natural discolorations ? We answer 
no, impossible. Then why is it (asks the housewife) my 
clothes become yellow and discolored? There are many 
reasons—poor soap, hard water, careless servants, not hav¬ 
ing strength to yk?j out the dirt yourselves, ar.d not being 
able to use water by hand hot enough to keep the fabric ex¬ 
panded to the extent which Is absolutely requisite to thor¬ 
oughly extract the dirt, or “ bleach the clothes.” Clothes 
should never be bleached but once, but thoroughly washed, 
and they will always be white. The Family Washer and 
Bleacher will do It for you every time. 
THE INDUCEMENTS WE OFFER. 
We want a Local Agent In every town In the United States. 
We know from experience that reliable, energetic men can 
make money selling the Washer and Bleacher in any com¬ 
munity. 
We want first-class men as GENERAL AGENTS; men 
capable of managing one or more counties. 
To such we give a duly executed Certificate of Agency. 
We furnish descriptive circulars for distribution among 
families. Also large posters for advertising In public 
places. Printed directions for using are sent with each 
Washer. 
The retail price of No. 1 WASHER, In New York, la 
No. 2 WASHER, $5.00; No. 1, $24.00 per dozen ; No. 2, j 
per dozen. 
SAMPLE, OR SINGLE WASHERS. 
In States eaBt of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, also 
in Kansas and Nebraska we will deliver at your nearest 
railway express office, CHARGES PREPAID, Sample 
No. I WASHKR, $3.50, Sample No. 2 WASHER, $5.00. 
We will deliver, PREPAID. a No. 1 WASHER la Da¬ 
kota, at Bismarck, or Yankton, for $3 50; in Wyoming, at 
Cheyenne, for $3.50; in Idaho, at Franklin City, for $4.50; in 
Colorado, at Denver, or Pueblo, for $4, in New Mexico, at 
Santa Fc, for $5; In Arizona, at Prescott, for $8.50; in Utan, 
at Ogden, for $4; in Nevada, at Virginia City, for $5; in 
Louisiana, at New Orleans, for $3.50; In Arkansas, at Little 
Rock, for $3.50; In Texas, at Corsicana, for $4.50; at Texar¬ 
kana, Denis >n, or Sherman, for $8.50. For the Pacific coast 
we will deliver No. 1 at San Francisco, Sacramento, Marys¬ 
ville, or San Jose, for $!. Our reason for so do ng is to in¬ 
duce people to Investigate tills matter .feeling assured that 
a trial will secure au Agent for us. 
SPECIAL NOTICE. 
As to the reliability of this Company, we refer you to tho 
MERCANTILE NATIONAL BANK of this city, or to any 
Express Company In New York. Also to the Publis ers of 
the following named well known leading journals-viz. 
New York— A merican Agriculturist, Weekly Sun. Weekly 
Times, Weekly Tribune, Weekly Witness, Weekly World, 
Christian Advocate, Boston Youth's Companion, Chicago 
Inter- Ocean, Cincinnati Gazette, Toledo Blade, Springfield 
Farm & Fireside, all of whom have more or less frequently 
editorially endorsed us as well as our Washer. 
In ordering, write plainly your name, post-office, county, 
and State. Also the name of the express office to which yon 
wish the Washer forwarded. 
CASH MUST ACCOMPANY ALL ORDERS. 
Remit by Post-office Order or Registered Letter, at our 
risk. We insure the safe delivery of all Washers ordered 
as above. Money may also be sent by draft on New York. 
Send for a sample and secure A BUSINESS THAT WILL 
PAY YOU WELL. 
When you order or write, mention this paper. Address 
Bissell Manufacturing' Co. 
50 BARCLAY STREET, NEW YORK. 
W. S. BLUNT’S 
Universal Foree Pumps. 
Secured by letters patent. 
THESE PUMPS HAVE RECEIVED TIIE 
“MEDAL OF SUPERIORITY.” 
The highest award of the American Institute 
for 1878 over all competitors. 
These pumps have enormous power, and are for the house 
or fur oat-door wells of any depth. Thev are constructed 
with special regard to strength, 
fg© ease ot working, and durability, 
imk They can be Immediately 
changed from lift to torce pumps. 
Hi and the air chamber can be re- 
I I volved, so as to allow the handle 
III IHlSsfli t° work at any desired angle with 
IIUWUHKvnu the s P ou t- Having close tops, 
PlalBIlMlfr iMl they cannot lie tampered with. 
<em HBIsIbP ill Attention is called to our new 
IfH elegant, pattern DEEP WELL 
M non-freezing FIRE PUMP, 
flag |$U Also, Blunt’s Sand Vncu- 
I II lilt uni Chambers.—A complete 
119 \f» protection against sand or gritty 
I 19 water in dug or driven wells, 
_! II m pits, mines, and rivers. 
Vffi For hand or steam pumps, 
f3StgDgSp!l§ vffli all sizes, from lK-iucli to 4-inch 
'SsiglgjrigjSe v|\ suction pipe. 
i i \]| Send for circulars to 
NASON M’F’G CO., 
M 71 Fulton mid 71 Beck- 
© man St. New York. 
New Fnglahd Agencv. A. M. MORTON & CO , 25 
Washington St... Boston, Mass. ' 
Pacific Coast Agencv. Dunham. Carrigan & Co., 
San Francisco, Cal. 
AGENTS WANTED For the handsomest and 
CHEAPEST BIBLES Ever furnished A £ ents 
jbOUSHKK & MCMAKIN, 
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THE 
Hartford Compressed Air 
PUMP. 
Water Driven to any Higiit 
and Distance by Com¬ 
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Country Houses Supplied Cheaply and 
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Plenty of Fresh Water for Stock on Farms. 
The best Pump tor Irrigating, supplying Railroad Tanks, 
and for Mining purposes. 
For Circular aud Price-list address 
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Sec. and Gen. Manager of The Hartford Com¬ 
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Hartford, Conn., U. S. A. 
WM. D. ANDREWS & BRO., 
TUBE WELLS. 
235 BROADWAY, 
Opposite Post-Oflico, 
NEW YORK* 
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The Delaware Double Caned Chairs 
are sold trom Ocean 10 Ocean. If you want a 
Chair for the Library, sitting Room, 
I.awn, or Office, that 5s strong, right in 
the seat, right in the back, right every¬ 
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All not so branded are imitations. 
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Ferneries, or War¬ 
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Proprietors. 
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For mending Tin, Brass, Copper, Lead, 
or Iron, without acid or soldering iron. 
Anv ladv or child can mend with it. 
Will send one sample Plate by mail 
(with directions that will cut 192 K-in. 
square patches, on receipt of 25c.; 8 for 
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cash.i AGF.NTS WANTED. Can carry 
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