For the clothes and bedclothes to come out so clean, they had to be scrubbed, thoroughly in a washtub, rinsed with washing soda , soaked, boiled in an enormous pot, starched, then ironed.

• 为了洗得干净，衣服和床上用品要先在盆里使劲搓洗，接着用肥皂擦洗，然后在一只大锅里浸泡，煮，上浆，接着熨烫。