Show MONDAY UNIVERSAL WASH DAY zed as such over almost all the world why N by does nearly all the civilized orld N ash clothes on monday what has monday to do with washing 7 it was ori originally binally the moon s daj da and was as sacred to the queen ot of night I 1 read in a schoolboy schoolboys s history that the pilgrims landed on monday and the good immediately set about washing the clothes that had been soiled on the trip over we might judge from that alleged fact that no washing was done aboard ship yet the finest place for such y work of sanitation and blessedness Is out at sea where there Is plenty of water and nearly al ways a drying wind the lomage of the little mayflower lasted 63 days I 1 believe and as near 1 13 as we can now reckon the landing was as made at plymouth bock rock on a monday though some historians in elst on friday it must have been a vile and filthy vessel on arrival with passengers geis and crew going over two months without washing their linen linen what did they wear in 1620 can ou realize how big was the mayflower 7 A miserable lit ht tie tle bark of tons capt john smith or tons according to bradford |