Hanging laundry out to dry can be the most exhausting part of the wash-day procedure. Here are a few rules to follow which will make less stooping and straining:

• Don’t have the line so high that each piece calls for stretching.
• Before wheeling clothes out, put them in the basket in the order in which it is planned to hang them, ie., sheets together, towels together, etc. This will prevent chasing back and forth along the line, either carrying damp clothes or pulling the basket.
• Buy a child’s wagon or build a little platform on wheels on which to trundle the clothes along and save lifting the basket. (An old baby carriage with the hood removed would be ideal–serving both as basket and wagon.)
• Hang the clothespin bag on the line and push it on ahead of you or rig up a little trolley wheel which will make pushing easier.
• To save sprinkling* take the clothes down while damp. Follow the same procedure as for hanging and take in similar pieces at the same time. Smooth and fold them, which will save time later and allow a bigger load in each basketful.
• Hang dresses and blouses on wooden hangers to make ironing easier.