. The launderer. A practical treatise on the management and the operation of a steam laundry . the opposite direction, the reversing mechanismbeing automatic, changing the motion of the cylinderat regular intervals. This reverse motion is necessaryto prevent the clothing from becoming entangled inthe machine. A continuous motion will tangle thegoods to such an extent that it is almost impossible toseparate them. The above description applies to the washing ma-chine pure and simple. While there are a great manymanufacturers who make washing machines, and claimdifferent advantages for them, none
. The launderer. A practical treatise on the management and the operation of a steam laundry . the opposite direction, the reversing mechanismbeing automatic, changing the motion of the cylinderat regular intervals. This reverse motion is necessaryto prevent the clothing from becoming entangled inthe machine. A continuous motion will tangle thegoods to such an extent that it is almost impossible toseparate them. The above description applies to the washing ma-chine pure and simple. While there are a great manymanufacturers who make washing machines, and claimdifferent advantages for them, none claim that theirmachine possesses any advantages in washing over anyother machine, their claims being based usually on theconstruction of the cylinders, or that of the mechanicalmovement. Xo special make of washing macliinescould be recommended because they would wash anybetter than any other. Machines might be recom-mended that because they were built on better mechani-cal principles than others, or because they possessedgreater durability, but when it comes down to washing, — 204 —. — 205 — one will wash as good as another, providing it is of thesame size and capacity. In the purchase of a washing machine it is the ad-vice of the author to buy the best. A washing machineis subjected to very severe treatment, owing to thenature of the work it has to do, and at its best is veryshort lived, as compared to any other class of laundrymachinery. The regulation w^asher is built usuallyfor cheai^ness. It has a pine outside cylinder, and ahardwood inside cylinder, with the reverse motionbolted on to the wood of the outer cylinder. This ma-chine is very short lived, as the wood soon becomessoftened by the action of the hot water and the steam,the bolts Avhieh hold the motion to the head becomeloosened, the reverse median ism gets out of line, andas a result the machine soon goes to pieces. Several manufacturers of laundry machinery buildwashers having a cast-iron head, to which
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