If the clothes are streaked with blue, make some inquiries into the washing process. It may be the clothes have not been rinsed thoroughly free from soap. They should pass through at least two rinsing waters (three is better) to free them from soap. The first rinsing water should be quite hot. The bluing should be done in plenty of water, so that every part of the garments may be under water. In preparing the bluing water see that the blue is dissolved in a separate pail before being put into the vessel in which the articles are to be blued. In mixing the bluing water, it is easy for parts of the vessel to become deeply stained with the strong bluing solution, which will be rubbed into the clothes and leave streaks. When plenty of soda is used to soften the water there will be less trouble with black specks from the soap. Impress on them the fact that the nurses’ uniforms and colored shirt waists are not to be boiled. If the uniforms are thoroughly soaked over night in a strong salt solution they will retain the color better. When uniforms are dried in the open air see that they are hung wrong side out. Special care needs to be used in washing blankets. They should be dealt with separately and gotten through with quickly. The suds should be quite hot and a little ammonia added. The rinsing should be in water of the same temperature and they should be dried in the open air. [Sidenote: Drying] Whenever possible have all the hospital clothes dried in the open air. No drying room, however well constructed, can compare with nature’s process of drying by fresh air and sunshine. The best method of bleaching is by the use of the sun rays while the clothes are wet. However, in planning for laundry work, it is never wise to depend entirely on open air drying. An artificial dryer is a necessity where promptness is required. Quick drying is essential to good work. Where bad work is done, the trouble is oftener in the washing than in the drying. [Sidenote: Ironing] In planning for the ironing much may be done to facilitate the work. Little labor-saving devices can be introduced which will increase the amount of work done in a day. Ironing boards of special shapes, and for special purposes, and tables of various designs can be had for a trifle and will result in a saving of time and more finished work. A box of thin pine boards with a hinge cover and with perforations in the sides is a convenient receptacle for storing dampened clothing waiting to be ironed. See that they have proper irons for the different parts of their work and that they have wax to use as needed. Supply unbleached muslin for ironing sheets or the hospital sheets will be found covering the ironing boards. Instruct them to keep their ironing sheets clean. Well-finished work cannot be produced on a dirty ironing sheet. [Sidenote: Routine of Work]