Hints for the busy housewife
1939-05 1939 1930s 50 pages : illustrations HINTS FOR THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE ment for washing day may be out of date and the housewife be "making the best of things." However, we may look forward confidently to the home of the future, where home laundry will be practised upon the most...
| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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| Language: | English English |
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London : Health & Cleanliness Council
May 1939
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| Summary: | 1939-05
1939
1930s
50 pages : illustrations
HINTS FOR THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE ment for washing day may be out of date and the housewife be "making the best of things." However, we may look forward confidently to the home of the future, where home laundry will be practised upon the most effective labour-saving lines with electricity replacing human energy. CHOOSE A GOOD SOAP All soaps, unfortunately, are not as mild or as pure as they might be. An impure soap will make clothes terribly harsh, and shorten their life. The wisest plan is to try a soap, and use it always if you find it satisfactory. There are also on the market some good washing powders which provide a short cut to cleanliness. A GOOD RINSE One secret of a successful wash is thorough rinsing. First, squeeze out as much of the soapy water as you can. Then, while you are rinsing, squeeze well, and the sweet cleanliness of the clothes more than repays you for the extra trouble. SAVING WOOLLENS Woollens are more quickly ruined than most other fabrics. Careless washing results in hard, discoloured, shrunken garments. Woollens are expensive, too; you can't afford to risk having them spoiled. Washed with your own hands, properly dried and aired, they'll give you full wear, and keep their warmth-giving qualities right to the end (see p. 28 for the best way to wash woollens). FOR BABY'S COMFORT Not many women put their baby-clothes out to wash. Baby-things are washed so often that Page Eighteen
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