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Why Clothes Should be Boiled

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 10, 1916

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 93, No. 40.

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Why Clothes Should be Boiled

SOME housekeepers believe in boiling the clothes before rubbing, and some do not believe in boiling them at all. Others believe that clothes are made yellow by boiling. Boiling does not make clothes yellow. Clothes become yellow when they are improperly rinsed, when there is iron in the water or a deposit of iron is formed from the boiler, or by the use of an impure soap. On the other hand, boiling takes an important part in the dissolution and removal of the soap, which expert housekeepers, who know that the soap must be removed if the clothes are to keep their color and wearing qualities, will recognize as an indisputable reason why the clothes should be boiled,—and boiled after rubbing. In these days of sterilizing, it seems illogical to accept unboiled clothes as clean.—Woman's Home Companion.