. Annual report of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Fig. 36. -A nother method of fold- ing sheets. ness After ironing, each article should be hung on a frame or clothes horse to dry and air, before it is put away. If hnng in a poorly ventilated room the clothes will have a bad odor. Sprinkling is not necessary when a mangle is used for ironing, if the operator will remove the clothes from the line just at the right time, that is, while they are still damp. The process can b
. Annual report of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Fig. 36. -A nother method of fold- ing sheets. ness After ironing, each article should be hung on a frame or clothes horse to dry and air, before it is put away. If hnng in a poorly ventilated room the clothes will have a bad odor. Sprinkling is not necessary when a mangle is used for ironing, if the operator will remove the clothes from the line just at the right time, that is, while they are still damp. The process can be carried through so quickly that it is unnecessary to keep one garment damp while the other is being ironed. One woman, a member of a family of eight persons, reports that with the help of one other person she is able to iron with her hot roll power mangle all the sheets and pillow cases for eight beds, all the towels, table linen, handkerchiefs and many plain garments in one-half to one hour. Another woman having a cold roll power mangle is able with the help of a second person to iron the sheets and pillow cases for eleven beds, and towels, handkerchiefs, in pro- portion, in twenty to thirty Fig. 37.—A method of folding. TO MAKE GARMENTS LESS INFLAMMABLE It is asserted that garments rinsed after washing, in water containing alum or ammonium phosphate do not catch fire readily. It is advisable to try this in washing curtains, draperies and children's Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. [Ithaca, N. Y. ?], 1900-1910. James B. Lyon, State printer)
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