Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1912 — YOU CAN MAKE WASHING EASY [ARTICLE]

YOU CAN MAKE WASHING EASY

There Will Be No Aches If the Tube Are Only Placed High Enough.

The washday is often spoken of as "blue Monday” because it is usually a day of bard work, followed by days of recovery from such aches as womV an thinks her due. Now, it has been definitely proved,' says J. Howard Frick, Instructor of Medical correction gymnastics in the Samaritan hospital of Germantown, aocording to the New York Tribune, that washing clothes has nothing to do with making worn-” an feel gloomy, but that the way she does it- has all to do with her after health. The most common complaint of women after a day’s washing is the terrible backache which almost compels them to go to bed. This is sometimes followed by headache in the middle of the head and behind the eyes, which often last for days. Now, what is the cause of these after effects? Certainly ordinary work Bhould not entail such after sufferings. The whole cause 1b the position of the woman while working over the tubs. The majority of wash benches are too low and the woman must stoop over while at work. This causes the muscles of the abdomen to relax, which allows the stomach, liver, kidneys, and, in fact, all the organs, to fall forward out of their normal positions, causing the terrible after effects of such work. The proper position before a tub is a perfectly erect position. Here It is impossible for the abdominal organs to fall out of position, as the abdominal wall is tense, as it should be when in the erect position. Another point of value in the erect position is the fact that the wringing of the clothes is much easier, since the whole force of the arm can be used without having to exert an effort to keep the erect position. The lifting of the tubs is an entirely unnecessary labor. When they are not of the stationary kind they can be emptied by means of a siphon.