The most satisfactory soaps are the white powders. A new powder, on the market, which isn’t soap at all, does not leave a greasy residue and make a difficulty of cleaning out the dishwater. In a good dishwasher, however, the water force banishes residue of all kinds. [Illustration: _Courtesy of Western Electric Co._ THE DISHWASHER WHICH IS A TABLE WHEN NOT WASHING] One manufacturer of a good dishwasher is honest enough to say that for a good effect silver and glasses should always be polished coming out of the dishwasher, because any method of washing will always leave a film. Many a dishwasher has been sold on the pretext that this is unnecessary and the result has been dissatisfaction and a psychological dislike of the machine. To be sure, an ordinary dirty pot or pan can be cleaned on a dishwasher. The burnt-on type of dirt must be scraped off by hand. Warning: don’t burn in food, so use utensils where you reduce this possibility to a minimum. Some dishwasher concerns supply you with hand-saving scrapers. A dishwasher in the shape of a table, beautifully finished, makes it unnecessary to have an extra table about. This does its work well. One example of this table-high dishwasher has a device whereby the rack of dishes is lifted to a reachable height by lifting the lid. Another supplies you with extra baskets in which to stack your dishes while the full basket is being used in the washer. Yet another cylinder type has a cover that goes back flat, on which can be laid the tray to be filled with dishes. At present some of these machines make a slight noise in operation; yet many do not mind this. But in telling a story we must tell it all. Of course many other machines used in the home are no “modest violets” either. We don’t need to listen hard to hear vacuum cleaners or patent brooms, but they work well despite their blatansies. Washing machines are made in cylindrical and rectangular form and can be placed in small kitchens as well as large without inconvenience. Of course there are some machines called “Domestic” that are meant for the domesticity of a home where there are seventeen servants and other things equally hotel-like. These are big and efficient but the ordinary apartment or small home could not afford to house them. The dishwasher really is the crux of the economic problem. Many a girl would marry gladly without a maid, if the dishwashing was reduced to a minimum. One of these days when lovers offer dishwashers in addition to the conventional platinum solitaires, they will find winning a bride a much easier task than it is at present. CHAPTER III ELECTROCUTING THE WASH! “Can’t afford,” is the first thing that is said against the installation of electrical equipment in the home. Equipment for offices is placed because it is saving of time and money and energy, but equipment for the home is often grudgingly installed just because makeshifts have been the rule for so long.