Show ELECTRICITY ERASES OLD DAYS' DAYS Some may regret the passing of the homely simplicity of the good old days of our grandmother and great ers But most of us have forgotten or have never known the price in hi human labor that made the homes in that era livable These good old days will never return Electricity must get much of the blame A sample of the kind of thing were we're talking about Is the authentic recipe one Kentucky woman put down on paper It makes good reading in hi observance of National Electrical Week being marked across the country February 7 Here with the original spelling is her formula for washing washing washing wash wash- ing clothes bald bild bild a fire in the back yard to heet beet kettle of rain water Set Set tubs so smoke wont won't blow in eyes if wind is pert Shave Shave one hole cake soap in bun bilin water Sort Sort things make three piles 1 l pile white 1 l pile 1 pile work britches and rags flour in cold water to smooth then thin down with bi bilin in water Rub Rub dirty spots on board scrub hard then bile rub nib but dont don't bile just bile just rench and starch I take take white thi things gs out of pf 1 kettle e q with broomstick r. r handle Me 0 J then rench blew and starch tee towels on grass hang hang old rags on fence pore pore rench water in flower bed scrub porch with hot soapy water v c turn turn tubs upside down go go put on dress smooth dress smooth hair with side combs brew cup of tee set and rest and rock a spell And count blessings |