AFTER THE SWIM
REMEMBER YOUR SUIT. It is well worth while to take special care of a knitted bathing suit, for it should last for several seasons if it is properly treated after use. When it has been worn in salt water it should be well rinsed in fresh water, if possible, before it is dried. Wool soon rots if it is left damp and salty. Careful drying is important. The suit should be hung up in an airy place as soon as it has been put through the wringer. When it seems almost dry it should be turned inside out, so that no dampness is left unnoticed inside.
Before a suit is put away for any length of time it should be thoroughly soaked in fresh water, then rinsed several times to clear out all traces of salt and sand. It should be allowed to dry slowly and, when well aired, puaway in a moth-proof envelope of cellulose wrapping. Bathing caps should be washed occasionaly in warm soapy water to keep the rubber from becoming dry and brittle. French chalk sprinkled freely inside them will help to keep them in good order while they are stored away.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 March 1940, Page 8
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198AFTER THE SWIM Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 March 1940, Page 8
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