Show WASHING BLANKETS AND STORING THEM THEft I t S 7 r ji 1 4 4 5 e 4 5 u 1 Z kL J j 4 kT l 4 I 3 t A 4 n e U A 4 44 ir I. I Photo by U. U S. S S.-D. S. D A A. Napping a Blanket to Make It Fluffier I I Prepared Prepared by tho the United d States tes Department of or Agriculture In the latter part of June when less bedding is required most housekeepers housekeepers house house- keepers begin to think thin about washing the blankets and putting the h IH heavier avi r rones rones ones away for next winter You will will- want to store these blankets In n fresh spotless condItion not only because it makes It it so much easier easier and pleasanter pleasant- pleasant er in the fall when they are again put Into use but ut because experience has shown that moths do donot not attack clean wo woolen len articles as readily as those that are soiled So so soth th the chances of of complete protection from moths are better if you wash the blankets now now Cho Choose se a bright warm breezy re day each time you plan to wash blankets for blankets for in a large houseold household house house- hold hoid old they will m most Uk likely ly be done n a a. a few few- at f a time and you will then be sur that t they ey w will l. l dry quickly and ehly e The warmth arm h o of tl Ule blanket dep depends Very largely l time the amount of dt nap na When the the blankets are r thOr U thor thoroughly r- r hl dry you u cart can aI thc nan nap b by g t lehi weil with vEth a u. clean stiff w 1 broom cards such ch as sal are used for combing wool are ie even v n better bet bet- e I tel ter for the purpose Tle There e is s 's some loss loss' of wool In napping g a blanket but buL the tile result Is a fluffier consequently t warmer blank blanket L Store in fn Cedar Chest After Atter they have been washed the time bc bet t. t place to store heavy heavy winter I b blankets blankets' over the summer is In in a cedar chest best Any Any tight box o or co container con coti- tamer However er may be used if yon yoa yoo sc scatter tte moth balls or naphthalene flakes flukes th through ough the time folds or the blanket blankets blan blan- ket ma may be securely d In stout brown paper with a moth repel repel- lent Describe the contents of each package on the outside for your convenience convenience con con- next season Of all the textile fibers wool perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps requires the greatest care in washing says the time United States Department Department De De- of t Agriculture If moist wo wool l Is rubbed If It it is exposed to Int intense intense in In- t tense nse heat or cold or 01 rapid change of temperature or If strong alkalis are put into the wash wasil or rinse water th the tha wool fibers fibers fibers' are are intel likely to become hard and shrunken and white ones ones' will be I I Iare which h yellowed Blankets therefore are warmest when fluffy need careful handling lg Wash them In lukewarm I suds made of neutral soap and rinse tIl th them m in lukewarm water Soft water er eris i is Is of ot course best but do not flot use water vater that has been softened with large quantities of df strong wasl washing Ing powders powder If anything at all aU besides besides' rt soap Is put into the water u use e borax OJ em or ammonia Also do not rub soap right on th the bl blankets but dissolve dis i solve lye it in In the time water and put the blankets into a large quantity of ot this lukewarm suds Woolen materials absorb absorb absorb ab ab- ab- ab a a great deal of ot water so you will nee need more suds suds- than for c cotton linen or other fabrics To To Dry Blanket T To dry the blanket hari hang l It tt over oyer over a aline alln line with fr from lIi a n fourth t to a half hail on one oue side Squeeze the excess water out cut of the ends occasionally As blankets blankets blankets blan blan- are ore generally washed washed in warm weather the precaution about ne never allowing t woolens to freez freeze Is s unnecessary unnecessary sary but if possible hang the blankets where there Is a current of warm air ir to h lp th them m dry evenly and quickly |