This Servant washes all the household and other linen belonging to her
employers, and is assisted, generally, by the housemaids; or the house
maids, kitchen maids, and scullery maids wash for themselves. All the
men servants find their own washing, except the footmen’s aprons and
jackets.
The foul linen is given out to her on Monday morning, and returned
clean, on Friday night or Saturday morning.—Wages from 8l. to 15l. a
year.
Two ounces of pearl-ash, to a pound and a half of soap, will make a
considerable saving. Soda, by softening the water, saves a great deal
of soap. It should be dissolved in a large jug of water, some of which
should be poured into the tubs and boiler, and when the lather becomes
weak, add more.
The use of soft soap, saves nearly half in washing.
Good new hard soap contains full half of oil, one-third water, and the
rest soda.