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American Agriculturist, January 12, 1924 
How Best to Use a Washing Machine 
Don’t Just Dump the Clothes In, But Work Out An Efficient System 
T HE power washing machine has become so 
universally popular in the past few years, 
that the home without one is an exception 
indeed. Of the various types on the market, 
each has its own group of enthusiastic boosters, 
so there is no doubt but that any power 
machine, be it electric, gasoline or water driven, 
is a decided improvement over the old, back¬ 
breaking washboard. 
Many women buy a machine with the idea 
that once it is installed, washing is simply a 
matter of dumping in the clothes and pressing 
a button. They forget that a washer is like 
any other machine. It may be capable of 
producing marvelous results, but unless it is 
handled intelligently, and the work it is de¬ 
signed to do is carefully planned, it will not 
give the satisfaction one has the right to expect 
for the money invested. 
1 experimented with my machine, which is 
an electric one of the cylinder type, for almost 
a month before I worked out a satisfactory 
plan for getting my large washings done quickly 
HINTS FOR WASHING DAYS 
D ID you get a washing machine for 
Christmas? If you did or if you 
already have one—or even if you 
plan to get one—Mrs. Engstrom’s 
article will be most helpful to you. 
The best piece of machinery needs 
intelligent care and it hardly pays to 
invest in a labor saver of this sort and 
then fail to make the best possible 
use of it. 
We shall have several practical 
articles of this sort during the year 
and if our readers have questions to 
ask or suggestions to make from their 
own experience, we shall be very glad 
to receive their letters. Write to the 
Household Editor, and enclose a 
stamped, self-addressed envelope if 
you are requesting information. 
-- 
and well. Those experiments taught me a 
number of things. First, that since the machine 
operates on the principle of forcing the soapy 
water through the clothes again and again to 
remove the dirt, there must be an abundance 
of hot water and -plenty of soap. Second, to 
have all the clothes wet before putting them 
into the hot water, and never to crowd the 
cylinder. Finally, in order to remove every 
trace of soap after the clothes leave the ma¬ 
chine, it is better to have the-first rinsing water 
quite warm. 
The capacity of my machine is one boilerful 
of water. To this amount I add one bar of 
naptha soap which has previously been cut up 
and dissolved. 
Prepare the Previous Evening 
In the evening before wash day I sort the 
clothes, looking them over carefully for stains. 
Any that I find are treated in the usual man¬ 
ner; boiling water for fruit and coffee stains, 
butter for oil and tar, lemon and salt for rust 
and cold water for blood stains. I have ready 
two tubs about half-full of warm suds and into 
these the dirtest clothes are put to soak over 
night; the towels in one and underwear, white 
bloomers, etc., in the other. 
While the water is heating in the morning, I 
get the table and bed linens and other fine, 
white things ready for the machine. I seldom 
do more than dip them in water, wring them 
out and place in the cylinder, spreading them 
well. Any especially ^soiled parts are rubbed 
lightly with soap. The boiling suds are then 
put in and the machine started. I find that 
fifteen or twenty minutes are enough to wash 
the linens clean, but for the dirtier clothes, I 
allow thirty or forty minutes for each cylinder¬ 
ful. 
While the first lot is washing, I wring the 
towels and other things out of the water in 
which they have been soaking. Here is where 
I sometimes do a little rubbing, especially on 
the children’s white stockings and bloomers. 
Then I put the colored clothes into some clean 
tepid suds to soak until I am ready for them. 
Cool Water for Colored Goods 
The linens are now rung from the machine 
into the warm rinsing water, and the second lot 
goes into the cylinder. While these are wash¬ 
ing I have plenty of time to make the starch, 
blue and bang out the linens, and get the 
colored clothes ready for the machine. Usu¬ 
ally it is necessary to cool the water for the 
colored things. To do this, I draw off two 
pailfuls and put in the same amount of cold 
water, at the same time adding more soap 
solution. 
By following this plan, I am able to get a 
large washing on the lines in from two and a 
half to three hours. And my clothes are always 
beautifully white and clean. 
For washing blankets and comforts, a power- 
machine is unequaled. However, I never 
attempt to wash bedding with the regular 
washing. I choose a warm, windy day in early 
summer for this important duty, and all soiled 
blankets and comforts are put through the 
machine, one at a time. I have the washing 
and rinsing waters of the same temperature, 
about lukewarm, and use a mild, white soap 
for suds. 
A word about the care of the machine. If 
the tub is of metal, be sure that it is perfectly 
dry before putting the cover on tight. A 
wooden tub must be kept wet to prevent 
warping. An inch or two of clean water on the 
bottom is all that is necessary. Above all 
things, do not neglect to oil the motor and 
other parts of machinery according to the 
directions that come with each machine.— 
Ellen N. Engstrom. 
IT CLEANS AND COLORS 
ISTERS, you have no idea how much good 
you can get out of the dye soaps till you 
get the habit of using them. A dress or curtain 
or shirt, hose, hat trimming, doll dress, doll 
quilt of almost any material, if not the right 
color or faded, may be made to suit you and 
often answers for a new garment. 
Follow directions and don’t stop stirring and 
turning the goods all the time it is in the dye 
and you need not be afraid of spots. Also 
dissolve what soap you think you’ll need 
instead of rubbing it on and try a small piece 
of goods first. 
I should also like to emphasize Mrs. .S. H. 
P.’s article about repairing shirts. Rip the old 
collar out, placing a pin where you begin to 
rip, leaving the collar band on the shirt and 
turn the collar end for end. That will bring 
the under side out and look almost as fresh 
as new. The same thing can be done with the 
turn-back cuffs. I have repaired silk shirts 
this way.—M rs. C. S., Newark, Ohio. 
JELLY-MAKING IN WINTER 
ITHOUT a doubt, every farmer’s wife 
stocked her shelves with jelly last sum¬ 
mer and fall. Yet without a doubt many of 
those shelves are empty now, or will be before 
jelly time comes again. So it is timely to 
consider replenishing it. There is on the 
market a prepared pectin which enables us to 
convert every bit of fruit juice, either fresh or 
canned, into delicious jelly. If the fruit of a 
can is used for salad, pie or pudding, the juice 
will yield several glasses of jelly, pleasing alike 
to the sight and taste. 
This is the short cut to jam and jelly making. 
The fruit or juice and sugar are mixed as usual, 
brought to a boil for one minute and the pectin 
is added. No more boiling is needed. I make 
all my jams and jellies by this method. It 
saves time, fuel and labor. 
A half hour is time to make ten glasses of 
jelly and it never fails. We used to boil away 
half our juice and three-fourths our flavor but 
this method saves it all.— Mrs. George Gray. \ 
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LAUNDERING PONGEE 
l 
S INCE pongee is a favorite dress fabric, 
and is difficult to launder successfully, the 
following information will be found invaluable. 
A good suds should be made of white naptha 
soap and the garment gently washed with the 
hands: Rinse well in two waters, no bluing , 
being used. Place on a clothes hanger which 
has been padded with a towel. Dry thoroughly 
and press. Place on hanger and leave for a 
day or two, then press again before wearing. 
The second pressing brings out the natural 
finish of the goods.— Fern M. Allen. 
An easy syrup to make is half brown sugar 
and half white sugar, just covered with water. 
Let it boil up once and it is nice for pudding 
sauce.—J. J., New York. 
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