Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 198, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1914 — Laundry Notes. [ARTICLE]

Laundry Notes.

The ideal wasb boiler is at least copper-bottomed. This is to conduct heat and avoid rust. It has, too, a faucet to allow of easy removal of the water. A washing machine should be employed to save wear and tear on the human machine. There are three types of mechanical washers—the “dolly” or dasher, and churn type, generally operated by hand. The vacuum or suction type, also hand-op-erated. The cylinder generally used in laundries has two drams, one revolving inside the other, and the rocking or oscillating type, one cylinder of metal or wood swaying back and forth without dasher or beater. The rocking type Is least wearing on the clothes, and it and the cylinder type are preferable if they can be operated by power. Before choosing any washer, it is best to have an actual demonstration and thoroughly understand the cost of operation per hour, 1 etc., of the machine before baying.