"Roland, I thought a washboard was a musical instrument? Linda S." HeHeHe Linda, the washboard is a musical instrument NOW. It started out as a laundry instrument. Take a large kettle. Flake soap into it. Build fire under it. put in washboard, dirty clothes. rub the clothes against the board. remove the board. boil clothes. let cool, rinse. wring, hang. supposed to be easier than just by hand. Filled the kettle with water from a well. Laundry took all day. Read this discription somewhere, supposed to be true. ===== Sister Blue Rose http://www.egroups.com/subscribe.cgi/ER4YTtypeO http://www.broadcast.com/books/scifi/strangerinastrangeland_981.html http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/ZellRavenheart2K http://www.etour.com/default.asp?associd=aff18605 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/