Oklahoma farmer . membership of about ISO women. Mrs. Daisy Elder. Oh, the little gas engine goes pop-popping on,And the washer whirls merrily round,While the wash-lady gay,With a sweet smile, says, Say!Tis the best thing that ever was found! WOMEN who must do their own fam-ily washings find the power washeris a boon indeed. Of course thereare a few housewives who point the fin-ger of scorn at washing machines in gen-eral, saying that clothes washed in themnever come really clean, but some wo-men seem to feel nothing can ever be asclean as it should unless they have halfkilled themselves worki
Oklahoma farmer . membership of about ISO women. Mrs. Daisy Elder. Oh, the little gas engine goes pop-popping on,And the washer whirls merrily round,While the wash-lady gay,With a sweet smile, says, Say!Tis the best thing that ever was found! WOMEN who must do their own fam-ily washings find the power washeris a boon indeed. Of course thereare a few housewives who point the fin-ger of scorn at washing machines in gen-eral, saying that clothes washed in themnever come really clean, but some wo-men seem to feel nothing can ever be asclean as it should unless they have halfkilled themselves working with it. Mostwomen know that if a machine is man-aged properly the clothes will be cleanand the back of the laundress will notbe worn out either. Gas engines are the chief availablesource of power on the farm at present,and in running one of these willing butspirited little animals, it is necessaryto use common sense and keep onesclothing safely out of reach of fly wheelsand belts. A long-sleeved apron, no ful-. ler and no longer than necessary, andwell belted in at the waist, is a veryconvenient garment and does not havea tendency to mix itself up with themachinery. It is also well in purchasing the powermachine to scrutinize it carefully andfigure out whether the cogs are protectedfrom prying fingers. Some machines aredriven almost wholly by belts, what fewcogs present being enclosed or tuckedaway underneath. With these, even ifan unwary finger or scarf should becomeentangled in the wringer, the belt wouldslip before any serious damage ensued.* When you have your machine readyfor business and wash day rolls around,sort the clothes, put the best whitepieces to soak in cold water in the ma-chine—the other clothes in tubs—and putthe water on to heat with the soap orsoap chips in it. When the water boilsdrain the clothes in the machine, pourin the hot suds, start the engine, andyou will soon see why the lady in theverse smiles. Run the machine from 5 to 10 minutes,then put
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