Mrs. Hannah I K'bcr, the mother of
five little Hobers. has invented the
most unique toilet apparatus on record,
atvys the Tacoma News. It is a ma
chine that bathes, rinses, drips and
dries the entire Holier brood simuttano
ous'y hy the simple turning of a crunk.
The IVbers live on the water front,
near the old salmon cannery, hack of
Old Town, l.iko many of the house*
in that vicinity the home of tho Holhtw
is built on piles. \t hich tide the hack
porch ot this humble home extends
over the water, and this fact was fa
vorable to the Idea which Mother
Holier had worn concealed in her mind
for some time W ith the nsi-tanco of
her husband, the enterprising but
overworked woman eul a hole in the
flooring of the back porch about four
feet square, and then built a windlass
like those in use on old-fash oued well
curbs, then she cot a quantity o
stout wiicgau/coi screens ami mads
a crate or basket that would easily
slip through the hole in the floor Thia
basket, which was about three feet
deep, was hung in slings fastened at
the four eorners and then nttnohod to
Hie drum of the windlass The baby
washer was now eomplele and rmidy
to be put in operation.
Height amt early every morning the
five little Hobers are hustled c .1 of
bod, the eldest, a girl of nine the. gh
small for her age. is an extremely
handy young mis- and a great be p to
her mother. Me peels the nighttes off
her Huh' brother ...id sisters, l.uowls#
her own. and loans tueiu into th*> wir
basket Next slie tiirows in a handful
of watered soap and then joins the little
hand of candidates for Immersion.
