Washer ¹⁄₃ h. p.; solid copper lined with planished tin to prevent corrosion, white enamel ironing machine, two rolls; clothes dryer with four heating units; clothes boiler solid copper lined with planished tin with screen for holding clothes off the bottom of the boiler; combination sleeve and skirt board; two metal tables; overhead clothes dryer, copper clothes extractor; four stationary tubs; electric irons for valeting and fine work. THE ELECTRIC IRONER A great fuss has been made about setting the clock ahead one hour to save time and daylight, but little attention has been given the problem of saving four hours every ironing day by means of electricity and the ironing machine. A good machine, unlike the mangle which only folds and is not heated, should be able to iron at the rate of seven or eight feet per minute. In this way the ordinary ironing can be done four times as quickly as by the old method. Many a house-wife without a maid has found ironing good sport with a good ironer and the labor saving devices have often made marriage possible--where a servant was too much of a luxury. Roughly, the ordinary laundry takes about half a day--one hour for eight pieces for the average family of five, including all things from table linen to handkerchiefs. By hand this is about four and a half to five hours. This costs about $50 to $100 a year or $500 to $1,000 for ten years’ supply of laundered possessions. The fuel consumed for the average ironing with coal or electricity costs about $15.60 per year: With a good machine ironing by electricity or gas will come to about one and a half cents, or a total of three cents for ironing and heating, which is a saving of twenty-seven cents a week or $14.04 yearly. In ten years a saving of $140. This is apart from the benefit to health and strength. There is one on the market with a bench attached on which the worker can sit down to her work. As the feed is so arranged that the material turns under, because of the adjustable delivery board, one doesn’t have to rise at all, and the saving of strength and comfort is beyond calculation. An ordinary table cloth on an ironing machine takes about three or four minutes. With a good electric iron it takes about twenty-five to thirty. Besides this the cloth is ironed evenly and the pattern, if it be embroidered, is evenly brought out. Initials come out in beautiful relief, buttons on garments do not break because of the deeply padded felt rolls which are covered with an especially-made muslin. As an ironing machine has proven a practical, money-saving proposition, what is the best way to purchase one? First, you should have a good idea as to the breadth on the average of your sheets and table cloths, not forgetting that it is wise to have a machine wide enough to carry two table napkins at once. This saves time, saves the over-impression of the felt in one spot and also uses up the whole length of heat along the roll.