THE WOOL SHEET

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 178, 30 July 1932, Page 15 (Supplement)

THE WOOL SHEET

BOON POR DELICATE PERSONS A good many people with rheumatic tendencies are warned against sleeping between anything but blankets. Dur iug the war, too, many ot' tho returned soldiers found sheets chilly after a blanket regime. On the other hand, there are still more who find wool — and even tho softest blanket—very scratchy and troublesome and who would almost rather go on suffering than submit themselves to its irritation. For these people very good woollen sheets are made which are also presentable in appearance. They arc of a thin material of the texture of nun’s veiling, but of the very softest kind. Where they are to look very smart they arc bound with satin, but this is not necessary, and it is an unfortunate fact that satin has a way of wearing out before the sheet which it is binding. L'he woollen sheet is very light and is fairly open in texture, so that it can be, easily washed. There is no reason why it should shrink if washed properly, but it has to bo remembered that one bad wash ruins it for ever.

Soap must be dissolved in the water and never applied by rubbing, and the water itself must not be more than tepid. The sheets are best when rinsed in another solution of soap and water and not in water alone. Soft water is, of course, a counsel of perfection. As a rule wool sheets can be washed at home much more safely than at the laundry, and they become clean a good deal more easily than do cotton or linen sheets. They are a real boon for those to whom wool is a necessity and who yet have delicate skins to which it is usually an abomination.