Lehman's Country Life

There was only a half a load of laundry and I decided to wash it by hand rather than use the washer.

The bathtub was my container of choice, and I decided to use a plunger to work the clothes in the hot water. Now, I’ve washed clothes by hand before – quite a few times, as a matter of fact. I used to own a washboard, a tub and a hand wringer, but when I moved to town, modern conveniences and all that mythology was calling me, so I got rid of both the washboard and wringer.

Anyway… the bathtub worked great, except that I have one of those push in plugs and when I caught it with the plunger, it came loose and the water started draining. The plunger worked fine, too, except that if I wasn’t careful it would stick to the bottom of the tub and I’d have to pry or pull it loose with a mighty splash. (Lehmans has a real laundry plunger called a “Rapid Washer,” and it won’t stick to the bathtub!)
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Here’s an article from our Country Life Archives. Much of this information may be useful to missionaries living in remote areas. Enjoy!

Solar energy is perhaps the most versatile and the most developed of the alternative/renewable energy sources for the home. The available energy is on the order of GJ/yr, with the exact value depending on where you live. This discussion will break the topic down in three areas: passive solar heating/cooling, active solar heating, and photovoltaics.
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