Show I WOMANS WOMAN'S WORLD Here s How to Make Laundry More Less Liss Work By Ertta Haley the family wash Is one of DOING the most exhausting jobs that the homemaker encounters every week True It may not be as exhausting exhausting ex ex- ex- ex as was grandmothers 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 Its It's not Impossible to cut the time spent on it in half hall as many women have bave found and its it's even more wonderful to find you have nn 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 laundered home-laundered rather than cleaned The best way to approach the problem is to study it from the point of view of what makes the task difficult difficult difficult dif dif- dif dif- and then start making yourself yourself yourself your 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 lI Save Sall energy when banging clothes to enjoy the task and it will be I 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 basement basement basement base base- ment knows how wearing it is Then too if you shift ironing from kitchen kitch kitch- en to living room or dining room y this is time-consuming time and full tull of waste motion No matter how limited the living quarters laundry should be done in an space The perfect arrangement arrangement arrangement ar ar- ar- ar is a utility laundry-utility room but when its it's not possible you might see what can be done with a back porch an 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 topped porcelain-topped kitchen table also will wilt work for this job Store soaps bleaches brushes and stain stain removing removing kit above this space Below working level you may have bins for sorting the clothes Next to the preparation center is the washing which may include machine machine machine ma 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 thc ceiling when 81 3 FT Jue keep comfortable while ironing needed are good space-savers space and easily constructed by home car car- pentry From the drying center you move the clothes to the sprinkling table where you may also fold told those pieces which need no pressing The next center is that for ironing 6 which includes tho board and stool clothes rack for finished pieces that need further drying after pressing and a counter for tor finished folded pieces Check the laundry space for these other conveniences that make the work easier an nn easy clean moisture moisture moisture mois mois- ture resistant floor noor good lighting natural light when possible adequate adequate adequate ade ade- quate ventilation light walls elbow height outlets for all appliances to save stooping and bending near near- nearness nearness nearness ness to the telephone to save steps a radio if it music m makes your work more pleasing and ready access to out-of-doors out if it you dry outside How Row to Wash Clothes Properly Whether you use an automatic or non-automatic non washer the basic directions directions di dl- 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 jut in the washer Clothing may also be je soaked before being put through the he 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 fibers fibers fi- fi bers Ders will only re-absorb re the dirt inthe in inthe the he water after It has been loosened Letting Jetting the clothes stand in water for long periods such as overnight will also weaken the fibers Always wring the dirty water out of the clothes before putting them into the washing machine Never overload the washing machine machine machine ma ma- chine if you want efficient operation Its It's also wise to put in some small items terns 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 stretching stretchIng stretching stretch- stretch Ing and saps energy when time and saving labor-saving devices arent aren't utilized fully The clothesline should be placed at the right height for the person who uses it it Six feet in height Is about right for the average woman wom wom- woman woman 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 clothing clothing cloth cloth- ing to be hung then up again to the thelIne theline theline line may be excellent exercise but Its It's one of many things that makes laundry day exhausting A portable table on which the basket fits Is a good work- work and time Baskets on wheels of the proper height are also good for tor 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 ir iron n. n Make lake Ironing Day Cool and Easy Sprinkling properly helps you cut cutoff cutoff off oU hours on ironing time First dampen garments as evenly as possIble possible possible pos 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 clothing clothing clothing cloth cloth- ing too damp and excess dampness requires more ironing to dry it it With a soft spray or sprinkler you youcan youcan youcan can get even dampness and not too much of it Wrap clothing in plastic- plastic lined basket or in sheets of the same sameI I material to avoid drying It out |