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Show THE BULLETIN, BINGIIAM CANYON, UTAH WOMAN'S WORLD Here's How to Make Laundry More Pleasant and Less Work By Ertta Haley DOING the family wash is one of most exhausting jobs that the homemaker encounters every week. True, it may not be as ex-hausting as was grandmother's, with chopping the wood to heat the water as well as the iron, but still, it takes a big chunk of time out of every week. It's not impossible to cut the time spent on it in half, as many women have found; and it's even more wonderful to find you have an extra two hours a week for leisure that were formerly spent in laundry work. Summer laundry Is especially heavy with itc many changes of clothes, many of which can be home-laundere- d rather than cleaned. The best way to approach the problem is to study It from the point of view of what makes the task dif-ficult, and then start making your-self comfortable. Is it hanging the wash which tires you? Is ironing hard on your feet? Do you get bored with a lot of flat pieces to iron? These and many other parts of the laundry chore all offer individual problems. Study them from your own needs and make the necessary adjustments. Soon, with comfort and convenience installed, you'll be able 121 figgjji Save energy when banging clothes . . . to enjoy the task, and it will be easier and faster to get the work done. Make Laundry Center More Efficient Anyone who has ever tried to do laundry work at the kitchen sink, then shifted to the basin in the bathroom, and thence to the base-ment knows how wearing it is. Then, too, If you shift Ironing from kitch-en to living room or dining room, knows this is and full of waste motion. No matter how limited the living quarters, laundry should be done in an alloted space. The perfect ar-rangement is a laundry-utilit- y room, but when it's not possible, you might see what can be done with a back porch, an infrequently used pantry, or even a portion of the kitchen. Plan the laundry space to move clothes from one step to another smoothly. The preparation center is first where you can sort clothes and remove stains. A good height is 34, Inches, and width should be 24 inches to 30 Inches. An old marble slab gives good surface for sorting clothes, and may also be used for scrubbing heavily soiled pieces or removing stains. A porcelain-toppe- d kitchen table also will work for this Job. Store soaps, bleaches, brushes and stain-removin- g kit above this space. Below working level, you may have washer, the basic di-rections are the same. Separate the clothing into white and colored clothes, as well as those which are lightly and heavily soiled. Any stains or heavy soil should be treated before the clothes are put In the washer. Clothing may also be soaked before being put through the washer so as to get out surface dirt, and also to permit the suds to penetrate the fabric more readily. Clothes should never be soaked for more than 30 minutes, as their fi-bers will only the dirt in the water after it has been loosened. Letting the clothes stand In water for long periods such as overnight will also weaken the fibers. Always wring the dirty water but of the clothes before putting them into the washing machine. Never overload the washing ma-chine if you want efficient operation. It's also wise to put in some small items with the large ones, instead of running all large things together so as to allow for free circulation of water and suds. Save Your Energies In Hanging Clothes Hanging clothing on a line indoors or out requires bending and stretch-ing and saps energy when time and labor-savin- g devices aren't utilized fully. The clothesline should be placed at the right height for the person who uses it. Six feet in height is about right for the averaee worn- - an, but it can be several inches higher or lower depending upon what is comfortable. Bending down to a basket sitting on the ground for each item of cloth-ing to be hung, then up again to the line may be excellent exercise, but it's one of many things that makes laundry day exhausting. A portable table on which the basket fits is a good work- - and time-save- r. Baskets on wheels of the proper height are also good for this task. Before hanging clothing, arrange articles In the basket to save time in actual hanging, and also sorting the clothing later. Have all sheets together, all handkerchiefs, dresses, shirts, towels and other items in stacks. Shake out each piece before hanging to prevent wrinkles which take time to iron. Make Ironing Day Cool and Easy Sprinkling properly helps you cut off hours on Ironing time. First, dampen garments as evenly as pos-sible so the whole piece takes the same temperature, and one spot does not need more Ironing and heat to dry it, than another spot. Most women also get their cloth-ing too damp, and excess dampness requires more ironing to dry it. With a soft spray or sprinkler you can get even dampness and not too much of It. Wrap clothing in plastic-line- d basket or in sheets of the same material to avoid drying it out Sprinkled garments should be folded loosely rather than rolled in tight bundles as the latter produces wrinkles. Put all those requiring little heat on top, and pieces requir-ing hottest temperature on bottom of basket so you do not have to change iron temperature with every piece. Using warm water for sprinkling will enable the dampness to pene-trate the clothes more readily. Even so. the clothing should be sprinkled an hour before Ironing is attempted. keep comfortable ubile ironing, bins for sorting the clothes. Next to the preparation center is the washing which may include ma-chine and tubs. Next to this, the drying center is best so the clothes can be put in a dryer or racks. Racks drawn from the ceiling when needed are good space-saver- s and easily constructed by home car-pentry. From the drying center you move the clothes to the sprinkling table where you may also fold those pieces which need no pressing. The next center is that for ironing which includes the board and stool, clothes rack for finished pieces that need further drying after pressing and a counter for finished, folded pieces. Check the laundry space for these other conveniences that make the work easier; an easy-to-clea- mois-ture resistant floor, good lighting (natural light, when possible), ade-- I quate ventilation, light walls, elbow height outlets for all appliances to save stooping and bending, near-ness to the telephone (to save steps), a radio, if music makes your work more pleasing, and ready access to if you dry outside. How to Wash Clothes Properly Whether you use an automatic or LYNN CHAMBERS' MENU Liver Loaf Tiny Pickled Beets Peanut Muffins Fresh Pineapple-Banan- a Salad Lemon Crumb Crunch Beverage Recipes Given Contrasting Flavors, Textures Will Keep Menus Interesting n MEAL THAT'S LIVELY with color, exciting because of some soft foods, some crisp and crunchy, some tart and spicy while others have a subtle sweetness can keep appetite Interest high. Homemakers who want to keep their families looking forward to mealtime no matter what the weath-er plan menus with such rules In Mi ";rl mind. Conse-quently menus never become dull, and it's easy to have nu-tritionally ade-quate foods not only served but eaten also. It's fun to see what ingenuity can be used in combining foods for in-teresting menus. Here's a broiled cheese and rice combination that is proud to appear at any dinner table after a quick trip to the broil-er. Dessert and salad courses are combined in one with a watermelon salad bowl, which offers fresh fruit with Its crisp texture, an excellent contrast to the d foods of the main dish. Broiled Cheese-Ric- e Platter (Serves 4) V,i cups cooked rice 1 cup chopped, cooked, drained spinach 1 cups cheese sauce 4 slices tomato Arrange rice on oven plat-ter. Pour half of cheese sauce over You may serve a half water-melon filled with pineapple, blueberries and melon balls as a salad-desse- rt for dinner, or as a main course salad for a lunch-eon. Fresh fruit flavors and col-ors in this type of salad offer cool satisfaction for warm day meals. LIVER LOAF is a nutritious menu made of ground liver seasoned with a sly hint of onion and blended with egg and milk to come out of the oven a smoothly-satisfyin- g meat loaf. Serve with pickled baby beets and peanut muffins for a menu that's thrifty and properly contrasted. Liver Loaf (serves b) 1 pound liver 3 cups enriched bread cubes 1 cup milk 1 teaspoons salt Y teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoons minced onion 2 eggs 4 tablespoons melted shorten-ing Pour enough boiling water to cov-er over liver and let stand for 10 minutes. Remove from hot water and put through meat grinder, or rice, cover witn spmacn. our re-maining cheese sauce over spinach. Place slices of tomato on top. Bake in a hot (450F.) oven, about 10 min-utes or until heated. Broil, 4 inches from heat, until cheese is lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Watermelon Bowl Salad watermelon 2 cups cantaloupe balls 1 cup pineapple wedges 1 cup blueberries Cream cheese French or other salad dress-ing. With a ball cutter, remove the center from half of a short, thick watermelon. Toss the watermelon balls together with the cantaloupe balls, pineapple wedges and blue-berries. Place the watermelon bowl cut into small cubes with scis-sors. Pour milk over bread cubes and let stand for 5 minutes. Add salt, pepper, on-ion, beaten eggs, on green leaves on a round chop plate and fill it with mixed fruit. Around the base of the melon, ar-range groups of shortening and liver. Mix thorough-ly. Pour into greased, paper-line- d pan. Bake in a moderate (350F.) oven for 1 hour. Peanut muffins can be made by adding 1 cup chopped peanuts to your favorite recipe or muffin mix. Sour Cream Dressing (Makes 2 cups) 1 efg yolk 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon flour teaspoon salt teaspoon dry mustard teaspoon paprika Y cup water V cup vinegar 1 tablespoon butter cream cheese cubes. Serve with French or other dressing. . A MENU THAT MATCHES the season and is full of contrast in texture and color is a broiled crab-me- at and tomato sandwich. Pair this with green cabbage salad put together with sour cream dressing. A tangy lemon dessert completes the menu: Broiled Crabmeat-Tomat- o Sandwich (Serves 4) 8 buttered slices of bread (crusts removed) 1 can crabmeat 2 medium tomatoes Cheese sauce Place one slice of bread in the bottom of each individual casserole dish. Spread with flaked crabmeat. Top with tomato slice and another slice of bread. Pour hot cheese sauce over each sandwich. Place under broil and broil for 7 to 10 minutes or until bread is heated through and nicely browned. Serve immediately. a cup Buurea cream Beat egg yolk with spoon in top part of double boiler. Mix dry In-gredients and add to egg yolk. Mix well. Add water, then vinegar and cook over hot water until thick, stirring constantly. Add butter. Chill. Fold in soured cream just be-fore serving. This is excellent for shredded green cabbage. Lemon Crumb Crunch (Serves 9) 'A cup sugar 2 tablespoons enriched flour teaspoon salt 1 cup hot water 2 eggs, well beaten H cup lemon juice 1H teaspoons grated lemon rind Combine sugar, flour and salt. Add water and mix well. Cook over hot water until thick, stirring constant-ly. Remove from heat. Stir In a small amount of hot mixture into eggs. Add to remaining hot mixture. Cook over hot water 2 minutes, stir-ring constantly. Add lemon juice and rind and continue cooking for 1 min-ute. Remove from heat. Cool. Pour over layers of Crumb Crunch: Mix H cup shortening and 1 cup brown sugar. Add 1 cup enriched flour, teaspoon salt, 1 cup wheat cereal flakes and cup shredded coconut. Place of crumb mixture In greased square pan. Pour over filling. Toy with remaining crumb mixture. Bake in a moderate (350F.) oven for 40 minutes. Serve cold with whipped cream. Liver Loaf slices nicely and has an interesting texture, as well as good color contrast when teamed with tiny pickled beets. Any type of liver may be used for this richly nutritious and appetite-satisfyin- g main dish. LYNN SATS: Here are Foods For When you're eating out, fix s, those tempting tidbits on skewers. Cook them over coals, or broil them in the oven before bring-ing out to eat Sausage makes a tasty kabob when you form the meat into balls and alternate with chunks of apples and cubes of .onion. Oysters rolled in bacon make an excellent first or main course when they're broiled on skewers. Ham kabobs may be alternated with apple chunks and tomatoes. If you prefer, alternate ham cubes with tomatoes, mushrooms and pine-apple chunks. For the he-ma- try beef cubes, alternated with mushroom caps and potato' chunks. Beef or lamb cubes may also be alternated with onions and tomatoes. Barbecue sauce may be brushed over kabobs before broiling. A sim-ple sauce includes H cup chili sauce, V cup lemon juice, 2 teaspoons each grated onion and prepared mustard. THE READER'S DATE BOOK I First Aid Kits Would Reduce Number of Fatal Farm Injuries This is National Farm Safety Week. For several weeks home demonstration agents, county agricultural agents and others inter-ested in agriculture have been working closely with farm groups and 4-- II clubs in campaigns to emphasize the week and in planning ways to cut farm losses. These programs have been conducted in home towns throughout the nation. All this has been I with the purpose of i'A ' ' ending needless suf--" MAIM fering and loss of life from farm T dents. Preventable . xv tURE accidents continue , - to kill thousands and injure hundreds of thousands of farm residents each year. Such accidents deprive the nation of needed manpower and destroy property vital to national defense. The 1950 report on farm accidents revealed five frightening facts: 1. Total farm accidents were 15,-50- 0 In 1950. Injuries totaled about 1,300,000. 2. Farm home deaths totaled 3,900, with approximately 550,000 nonfatal accidents. 3. Motor vehicles killed 6,300 farm residents in 1950 and Injured 220,-00- 0 more. 4. The total of farm work deaths was 4.300, which accounted for more than 25 per cent of the na-tion's occupational death toll for 1950. 5. Public non-mot- vehicle deaths, such as drownings, took the lives of about 1,600 farm resi-dents. Since even one serious acci-dent In a family can be expen-sive In money, time, and Ions of labor, farm families as well as others may well Rive special attention to safety rules. Here re nine that have been pub-licized widely In recent weeks, possibly through local adver-tising by merchants who realize to keep on hand In case of emer-gency. Packed In a suitable container for protection against dust and moisture, they could be kept handy In the farm home In case of any emergency. By having the kit packed and ready, it can be taken to the scene of an accident on the farm on short notice. Time wasted looking for proper first aid material is thus eliminated. The following Items are suggest-ed for the "disaster kit": 1. One 3 to bottle of anti-septic solution, such as benzal-koniu- m chloride aqueous solution 1:1,000, to be used on open wounds, but not burns. 2. One 1 to bottle of aro-matic spirits of ammonia to be used either internally or by inhalation for fainting or near collapse. 3. One 8 to can of so-dium bicarbonate, USP (baking soda) which is a protection against nerve gas. Add four level teaspoons to one quart of water and use to wash parts of body exposed to nerve gas, or saturate a cloth with this solution and use as a face mask for protection against In-halation. 4. Four triangular, compressed, muslin bandages (37x37x52 Inches) folded with two safety pins each. These may be used as slings, or bandage coverings. 5. Two large and two small bath towels and one bed sheet. Bath towels and bed sheets may be used as improvised bandages and dress-ings. They should be relaundered every three months and packaged in heavy paper. Old, soft towels are preferable. When towels are used for burn dressings, place dressing and fasten down with tri-angular bandage or strip of sheet. 6. Two packages each of medium 8x7V4 inches) and small (4x7 inches) first-ai- d dressings. 7. Package of twenty-fiv- e to fifty paper envelope drinking cups. 8. Half to one-o- z. bottle of castor oil, USP, for emergency eye drops. Other bland eye drops suitable for painful irritations of the eye may be used. 9. A flashlight with extra bat-teries. 10. Ten to fifteen medium (Vi-inc- h long) safety pins. 11. Two or three single-edg- e razor blades. 12. Bottle of 100 to 200 salt and soda tablets. Salt and soda tablets in these sizes may be used as an aid in reducing shock after burns or Injuries by adding six tablets to one quart of water and having the victim drink as much of the solu-tion as possible. A teaspoonful of common table salt and a half ul of baking soda in one quart of water will serve the same purpose. 13. One or two cakes of toilet soap. 14. Two or three splints one-eigh- th to one-quart- inch thick by 3 Mi inches wide by 12 to 15 inches long. uie importance or farm safety to the local community: 1. Keep passage ways and stairs In good repair, unobstructed and well lighted. 2. Keep ladders In good repair and easy to get at in emergencies. 3. Don't wear loose or floppy clothes around machinery, or when doing cooking or housework. 4. Keep your back straight and lift heavy 'loads with leg muscles. Don't try to lift anything that is too heavy for you. 5. Use the right tools for the job. Keep them In good condition. Keep them in a safe place. 6. Don't use kerosene to start fires. 7. Always stop a machine before starting to repair it. Disconnect electrical appliances or equipment before working on them. 8. Give prompt attention to even small injuries. 8. Never swim alone. Never dive into water without first determining the depth. Be careful around any boat. Never stand up in small boats. Studies of accidents each year show how often these rules are overlooked. Despite Increased emphasis on safety by local newspapers and in advertising campaigns by Main Street merchants In the Interest of their community and rural neighbors, there probably will be a substantial number of fatal farm accidents this year that would not result in death if adequate first-ai- d measures were taken. The same Is true of disabilities resulting from acci-dents. With this in mind, it would seem that the recently devised civil de-fense kit, designed by the federal civil defense administration for homes in critical target areas, would be ideal for the farm wife 15. Twelve to fifteen wooden tongue blades. 16. Bottle of 100 water purifica-tion tablets (halazone or iodine compound.) The ready availability within the home of the above list of suggested first-ai- d supplies is a wise precau-tionary move not only for civil de-fense, but in the event of an acci-dent or catastrophe within the home. Beach Ensemble i ' y 99 ' X " U a;-:.- ' $ i s? i i JJ C - i 1 J An Ideal outfit for picnics and sun sessions Is this three piece ensemble which you can make at home easily. The sun suit is two-piec- e, made of plain denim, teamed with a striped denim boxy jacket. The shorts have drawstrings at either side to In-sure snugness and the top has matching shirrs in front. To eliminate shrinkage at launder-ing which would ruin fit, it's wise to use a sanforized cotton. Gay! Fun! Quick! m r C702 i ALL youngsters from 2 to 82 love new idea! BINDING stitched by hand or machine, and a bit of gay embroidery for these! Easy to apply to clothes or lin-ens. Pattern C702; transfer of 7 motifs 3Vix5i to 7x12 inches. Sewlnr Circle Needlecraft Dept. P. O. Box 51 lit, C'hlcaio HO, III. ar J. 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Do you suffer from hot flushes, nervous tension, upset emotions due to functional 'change of life' (38-5- 2 years) that period when fertility ebbs away, when em-barrassing symptoms of this na-- I ture may betray your age? Then start taking Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound to relieve such symptoms. No other medicine of this type for I women has such a long record of success. Taken regularly. Pink-ham- 's Compound helps build up resistance against this annoying middle-ag- e distress. Truly the woman's friend! I Note: Or you may prefer Lydla I E. Plnkham's TABLETS with I added iron. Any drugstore. LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND WHU W JU OI XWW-OHI- Y YOU CAM PREVENT FOREST FIRES THE CHILD CITY Mooseheart Educational Plan Is 50 Years Ahead of Times The Mooseheart, Illinois, educa-tional program is SO years ahead of the times, according to one of the nation's most prominent edu-cators and school administrators, Dr. Herold C. Hunt, superintendent of the Chicago public schools. Dr. Hunt recently stated that in all probability children will start to school when they are three years old by the year 2000. For the past decade, the residents of the Loyal Order of Moose "Child City" have been enrolling in the community's nursery school at that age. After two years In nursery school, the Moose wards "graduate" to kindergarten with all the frill and furbelows, scholastic ratings and achievement tests of a high school or college commencement. The nearly 1,000 residents of this unusual "Child City" are dependent sons and daughters of Moose menv bers. The community is a city complete in every detail, having its own postoffice, bank, depart-ment stores, barber shop, beauty shop, fire department, theater, "children's cathedral", grocery, meat store, garage, filling station, and farm. Mooseheart even has its own railroad, a $5,000 scale model which serves to teach the seniors railroading, electronics and allied subjects. Nursery Has Graduation Exercises The children have their class play, prom, baccalaureate services, valedictorian, salutatorian, com-mencement speaker, and presen-tation of diplomas. It is always a thrilling sight to see these attired In their traditional white caps and gowns, seriously going about the business of graduating into kinder-garten. The little boys even have the privilege of selecting their fa-vorite little girl to whom they will present their "bids" for the miniature prom. Specially engraved diplomas are treasured by the tots mothers, if they are also residents of Moose-heart, and by the Moose lodges from whose jurisdiction they enter the home and school if they are double orphans. The 1,000 residents of this com-munity are supported through the efforts of the Loyal Order of Moose organization. |