The chief employment of Chinamen in towns is to wash clothing.

They always send a bill, like this below, pinned to the clothes.

It is mere ceremony, for it does not enlighten the customer much.

Their price for washing was $2.50 per dozen--rather cheaper than white people could afford to wash for at that time.

A very common sign on the Chinese houses was: "See Yup, Washer and Ironer"; "Hong Wo, Washer"; "Sam Sing & Ah Hop, Washing." The house servants, cooks, etc., in California and Nevada, were chiefly Chinamen.