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Show Easier Wash, Days. ' Washing need not be the laborious task it is usually considered if one knows how to do it to ti e best advantage. advan-tage. System is needed for this as much as for any other branch of tiousu work. All clothes should bo sorted, the cleanest White garments and bed linen in one pile, the rr-mis. vW of the white clothes in another, and the colored clothes in the third. Plenty of water is an important item, for if used sparingly spar-ingly you need not be surprised if the clothes do not look white. If the water is not clear, a tablespoonful of alum dissolved and added to it the night before be-fore it is wanted will cause the dirt to eettle to the .bottom and the clear water can de dipped off. In" the morning heat a boiler of water, and add enough white soap to it to make a good suds. The white clothes, which have been put in water to soak the night before, are oasscd through the wringers, placed in the tub and then hot suds poured over thein. They will wash very easil.-. Rub the dirtiest places, put them -in the boiler and let them scald twenty minutes. Rinse twice, starch the articles that need it, and hang- on the line. Calico cloths are washed through two suds, rinsed and starched. Thorough rinsing is the secret of keeping clothes free from streaks. . Starch for large articles may be prepared pre-pared according to the directions on the package for boiled starch, and there will be no trouble about its sticking to the irons. Shirts, collars, cuffs and all articles that need to be ; very stiff should be dried and starched with cold starch Kansas Housekeeper. |