Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 220, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1914 — COMFORT ON WASHING DAY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

COMFORT ON WASHING DAY

Simple Device Does Away With the Constant Stooping That Is Painful and Injurious. The busy housewife often complains of backache after washing day; this is, as a rule, not due to the washing of the clothes, but to the continual stooping down to the clothes-basket when putting out or gathering in the clothe?. This disagreeable pain could be saved by simply tying the basket to an old small table with four legs, the basket could be nailed down, but if tied it could then be used without the legs by simply untyipg the string at both sides. The strings , will easily thread through the wicker of the basket, and a hook could be screwed at each side

of the table and the string attached; it can be carried about quite easily, and no stooping whatever need be done. If no small table is available, the handy man can make supports on the basket Itself; this is done as follows: On the bottom fix two pieces of wood, one at each side; at each end of the wood fix bamboo rods, all of equal size, of course. This will make four legs, and answers exactly the same purpose as the table. Bamboo rods may be bought at most hardware stores for very little; one rod would make two legs, so that the cost is very trivial; the rods are very strong and firm. This is such a simple plan, but the housewife will be delighted if she tries it, and what a saving to her health and time!