MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDffORD. ORKaON, TUX KHPAY, A PftfL VI 1930.
NEXT WEEK'8 SUBJECT "PRINCIPLES OF HOME DECORATION" I
Home Course
In Domestic
Science
XHJ. Washing Day
Made Easy.
By EDITH G. CHARLTON,
In Charge of Domestic Economy. low
Stale College.
Copyright. IplO, by Am.rlcan l'rts
Aiiotltllon. ,
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LTJI3 Mnmlny" nilulit loud ionic
of ltn terror for tlio nvoruKo
family If tlio woi'kly wuk!iIii
wcr chntiKod to aoine otliw
Uny. HWmin IiiiUmkmI rooiuti, odor of
ImiIIIiik niuIh, mi untidy houao from
kltctirn to uttlc mill "pickup" incut
nil ilny, combined with tlio acctiiiiulii
tlmi of itutkm mid enrca alnco Unlur
day, iniiko Monthly a dlwujnfnblo iluy
for every one, Whoever OMtnbllnliitl
tlio ountom of HuttltiK Monday niililo
for n "wnnh dny" iiuulo life Jut u lit.
tie lmnler tlinn nccwomry In acorua of
ItoinoM, And yet no firmly cutntilUlied
Una tlio ciutom tiecouie thnt It taken
gvnuliio couniKu to brenk nwny from
it mid wnali on Tuewlay lrmU-ml.
When you tliluk about It, how tnticii
moro HUltnblo Tueadny U for tho work
tlinn Monday, which, following n dny
of real. Iluda tlio whole liouio moro or
Icaa dlanrraiiccdl
It la rnrrly poaalbto and aoinetlmen
qtilto unwUo to nttempt to outline nuy
liounokeeper'a work for bcr. Ono muat
know coiidltloua nml bo familiar with
tho life of the family before being
really competent to iutadeo tho rou
tlno of domeattc nffalra. Hut for tho
benefit of tho woman who hna every
thine to do for her family niid who
perhna U not wholly antimied with
her prvaunt plnu let ino proaeut thla
proKrnm for at lenat Monday and
Ttiendny:
Monday. l'ut tho hoiiao In order.
I'laii tho meala for Tuesday and do
extra baking for tiat day. Oct tho
laundry ready for washing. That
meaiiN look over tho soiled clothing
nud do tho necesHnry ineudlug. Tears
nml broken heaiu lucrenso In wnali
lug. Take out stains. It Is much ens.
ler to do this before washing than
after, nml thero is moro tlmo tho day
1UNDY liAUNUlir HTOVK.
Iwforo than when the washing Is In
process. Bonk soiled clothes, See thnt
tuba and other tlilnga uru ready for an
carly( start; also bo Hiiro that soup,
bluing nud other supplies itre on blind.
Tuesday. Tho Hpeelal work for this
day will be tlio washing, but It should
not bo carried on to tho complete dls
nrrangomont of tho family life. Good,
ubstnutiul meals should bo served
promptly, as on other days, nud the
wife nud mother should not bo so oil
slaved by tho wnshtub nud wringer
thnl she has no thought or attention
for litiHlmiid nud children. Thero Is no
run non why sho should bo If the wiihIi
lug has not boynuil all reason piled (up
hor work so that It requires nlmosi
fluporlmiimn effort to accomplish It.
Whllu preparing brenkfust the laundry
flro may ho started nud the water
heated. After breakfast and after the
dining table hnu been cleared the
washing cnu bo commenced, nud If It
ia performed In an Intelligent wny
from start to finish It ought not to In
torfcro to any groat oxtout with tho
ordinary comforts of tho dny, Tho
clothes wore sorted and some of thorn
put to Bonk tho day boforo. Thnt
moans j; a long strldo toward nu early
completion. '
. The Ord.r of tli. Wash.
Ono reason why thoro aro so many
Indifferent. Inundrcssos and so much
Inferior laundry work Is bocauso little
or no nttont!ou has boon given to dlf
foronco In fabrics. Cotton, llnon, sill:
and .wool nro practically treated In
tho snmo way, Tho ennio kind of soap
la useil for all. They aro washed In
fcvntor of the samo tomperature. 8omi
times they nro washed In tho snmo
wntor. They nro given tho same
nmount nf rubbing and oqunlly Indif
ferent rinsing.
In sorting tho clothes arrange them
In live piles u follows:
Tnhlo llnon and Due muslins.
Iled linen, towels and hnudkcrchlofs
(previously soaked In ammonia and
wntor If used for n cold),
Flannels,
Colored cottons and stockings,
Boiled towels nud cloths,
No ono questions thnt soaking the
clothes loosous tho dirt and mnkes the
crashing castor, but only wulto clothes
or fait colors can bo troatod In this
way, and It Is not woll to sok all
kinds of white clothes In one tub, Aft
er sonltliig In cold wntur to which n
' lftun nil filil lin u.uiii fit ii'fiylillii. hniv.
(ler tins been iiddt'd little or no rubbing
wjll bo necessary before putting tlio
clothes In the boiler, Kerosene used
In niiiiiII quantity In tho cold water In
which clothes nro soaked makes the
washing easier. Tho success of laun
dering also depends on the kind and
amount of simp used. Kor wool and
silk articles use only n good white
soup containing' very little nlknll or
ncld, Until these chemicals hnve an
Injurious effect on silk and wool. Hal
soda makes woolen gnrmonts yellow,
makes tho II her harsh nud less elastic
The fiber of wool Is composed of nuin
bcrless sections, or shonths, each with
more or less Jagged edges and each
one growing out of tho other, Thcso
sheaths form a tube which, with Its
ragged edges, osplalns tho reason for
shrinking. Diluted acids roughen tho
wool fiber; strong acids disintegrate It.
Chorldo of llmu Injures the fiber even
If colds used hot, the fiber Is destroyed.
Ammonia has the least Injurious ac
tion on wool, therefore Is the most sat
isfactory agent for cleansing It.
Kllk Is a strong, elastic, lustrous dou
ble fiber. All alkalies act upon It. ac
cording to the kind, strength and tem
perature of tho solution and the length
of tlmo the silk Is lofl In tho solution.
The luster Is first lessened, and tho
fiber Is finally dissolved, Dilute acids
roughen silk and strong acids ruin It.
Thus It will seen that all gnrmonts
of silk and wool should bo washed
with only the mildest aoap. Tills
should bo ninilo into n solution by cut
ting tho aoap Into thin allcos. dissolv
ing In hot water and adding to tho
auds In which tho garments aro to be
washed. This method Is much better
tlinn rubbing the soap directly on the
garment Both silk nnd wool nro In
jured by dry heat. Bilk first stiffens,
then breaks, so that tho water In
which It Is washed should not be hot
I'liinnels should be washed in water
of Uit samo tempornturo throughout
tho process and should bo bung to dry
In a temperature the samo as tho wa
ter. Tho exnnslon and contraction of
tho wool fibers, caused by change In
temperatures, make flannel thick. Tep
id wnter and a moderato tcmporaturo
for drying nnd tho best white soap
added to the washing water are Blmple
rules to observe In washing woolen
garments.
Tho vegotablo libera, such as cotton
and linen, nro of a woody nature,
tough, strong and not so enslly af-fect.-d
ly chemicals. For this reason
cotton and linen materials nro not so
soon M)llcd by careless washing as
either silk or wool, and yot too much
soap, srolonged bolting In dirty water.
Indifferent rinsing and Inattention to
stains soon mnke tho best cotton or
linen dingy and unattractive. One of
tho commonest neglects In ordinary
washing Is that tho water In not
changed often enough. Garment nflcr
garment Is washed In water bo satu
rated with dirt that It Is Impossible to
mako It remove any moro. This wash
ing Is followed by careless rinsing In
only one water, which docs not begin
to take out all the soup. If tho bluing
follows, as It too often does, this rins
ing In soapy water, tho clothes aro
very liable to be stained with Iron
rust This will almost certainly bo the
caso If Prussian blue Is used. This
substnnco Is n salt of Iron, nud with
an ntkall such as there Is In soap
changes to Iron rust A single experi
ment to determine whether or not you
nro using Prussian blue Is to heat a
little of It In a strong solution of sal
soda. If Prussian bluo tho tnlxturo
will turn yellowish red, nnd Iron rust
will settle In the bottom of the vessel.
Simple General Direction.
It Is more often neglect of little
things tlinn cnrolessuess about big
mnln points thnt mnkes washing nn
unsatisfactory task. Attention to thcso
details may lighten the work for some
women nud bring thorn hotter results.
Ilomcmbcr to make fresh suds when
ever necessary. It Is a inlstnko to
think you enn mako clothes clean In
dlrtyvwntcr.
Put the clothes to boll In cold water
and heat slowly, Tho best results nro
obtained when thero Is a Inrgo qunnti
ty of wnter and tho boiler Is but hnlf
full of clothes. Each bollcrful of
clothes should bo put on in clean, cold
wnter.
Itlnslng Is very Important The
clothes must be frco from soap bofore
bluing. Use soft water for ilrat rins
ing, then hard water if color of soft is
not good.
Hani water may bo softened by boil
ing, then cooling boforo using, or a
solution of ealsodn may bo added.
This ought not to bo too strong or tho
snlsodn will Injure both tho fnbrlc nnd
tho hands.
In bluing shako out each article and
drop It Into tho bluing water, rlnso
carefully through tho wntor, then
wring out at onco. Do not allow clothes
to stay In bluing wator for any length
of tlmo or thoy will bo streaked.
Thick starch Is mndo by mixing ono
hnlf cup of laundry starch nud ono-
quarter cup of cold wator, then, add
ono-nunrtor tonspoonful of white wax
or lard and ono quart of boiling wnter.
Put orcr tho flro and boll for soveral
minutes, stirring constantly. Uncook
ed or partly cooked Starch will stick.
Thick starch may bo diluted, or If n
thlu quality Is desired uso twlco as
much wntor.
Ironing Is tho completion of good
lnundry work nud tho tost of the laun
dress. It roqulrcB a good thick Irou-
Ilig blanket tncked securely to an Iron
ing tablo or board, clean Irons, an iron
stand, u pleco of beeswax tied In n
cloth on which to clean tho Irons, u bit
of old cloth on which to wlpo thorn
nnd n pleco of paper folded sovornl
times on which to try tho Irons, This
Is tho nocossnry outfit, but In addition
thero must bo prnctlco, enro nnd skill
to lnsuro comploto success.
GINGERBREAD
la,, mumm mmnm ill
mmm z i i a -iiavwy
Pi1sr tjfr Wwa4
Do you beliovo in Snntn Clnusf
This qquestion mny be u little out of
season, but whether you do or
whether you don't, yon will probably
bo convinced when "The Gingerbread
Man" comes to town, and ho is due
liorc on Saturday, when ho nnd his
cohorts will introduce Snntn Clans
for your fuvornblo inspection. Flnnk
ed by n lot of pretty girln, n lot of
Kooi music nnd some excellent corn
edinns, thoy will present Slonno &
Hunkcn'H pretty muhicnl piny for
your dolcclnlion in n wny thnt should
oxcito your ndrnirntion. This chnnn
ing musical oddity was presented in
thin section Inst yenr nnd received
unstinted prni.se from nil who at
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Walter L. McCallum
Hotel NasK Lobby
MAN NEXT SATURDAY EVENIN
tended the performances, nnd their
name wuk legion. Tuking it nil in
nil, it wnt Biiid to be u very com
mendublc production and assurances
nro such thnt tho prcHcnt one is a
replica, nnd contnins many of the
clover people that were in last sen
Min'd company.
The production, from n scenic
standpoint, is said to he all that can
be dosircd. nnd many novel fentures
have been added to bring the piece
right up to date nnd mnke it nn en
tertainment ns unusunl as it is at
tractive. Ross Snow nnd Willinra
Cntncron, tho two principal come
dians, nrc still with the organization,
nud n young American prima donna
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n
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with n very fino high soprano voice
nnd very pleasing to look upon is
lnlnv!nf llio linil!nt fpmlmnn role.
i'- j '"n n
Tho rest of the cast is said to be
entirely up to tho sstnndard, and
judging from the favorable criticisms
received in the cities thnt they have
plnyed recently tho company la in
for a rccord-brenking engagement.
Xo doubt many remember Slonne's
preety music with which tho piece
abounds, as it appeals to nil claescs
of music lovers nnd has sound mel
odic virtues. Mr. Slonno lias given
us, from time to time, many-musical
gem's, but never so many in one op
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