Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-07-10
mo. 400.

suitable for the first man in the nation,
and at price within the reach of ALL
/ have obtained a patent for my i'm
provements, and now respectfully invite
each citizen and stranger to buy Cotton
Hat and give it a fair trial. 1t is recon-
uiended that the men may be careful to
avoid unnecessarily bruising them, to
brush them frequently SO as to keep the
nap smooth and clean: occasionally
moistening the nap with little sweet oil
by brushing it over the hat, will increase
the lustre and preserve a fine jet black,
by this means they will wear bright and
handsome for very long time, retaining
their shape, their nap and their color as
long at least as beaver hats. To guard
against imposition the lining in future
will be stamped with the name of the
subscriber, or that of Thomas Buffum &
Co. Baltimore.
ARNOLD BUFFUM.
Baltimore, 18th May, 1921.
TO set a ley cask for Soah.-Bore a
hole in the side of the cask, as near the
bottom as well may be, to which long
plug should be fitted, SO as to be perfect
| ly tight; lay on the bottom of The ley
cask, as many bricks or rickbats, as
will support false bottom, which is to
be laid on the bricks, the pieces of the
bottom are placed near each other, yet
so as to admit the ley to pass freely, then
| lay thereon about three or four inches of
clean hay or straw, we'll pressed down;
on this begin to spread the ashes, in lay
ers of about six inches, and tread them
down close, throw in as much water as
will damp the layer of ashes after the first
layer of the ashes is spread and damped,
and a small quantity of the best stone
lime, and then another layer of ashes,
| which damp as before, and SO proceed
with the lime, SC. until the cask is full;
make use of one or one and half BUSH
| els of lime for ten bushels ashes, placing
the lime as near equal as may be be-
ween each of the layers Of ashes, after
they have been saturated with water OBJ
serve when the tub is filled, leave the
he mass at the top higher at the sides
than in the middle, in order to receive
as much water as will admit 10 gallons
of strong ley to be drawn off.
If boiling water is used for the above,
the ley may be drawn off in an hour, but
# the water is put cold, the cask should
be kept tight for "a hours, when the ley
may be drawn off, and if there should be
more than ten or twelve gallons of ley,
Or if it should not be quite clear, or free
from filth, it should again be poured on
the top, when it may be drawn off again
and will be fit for use. When the first
or strong ley is obtained, put as much
| water on the cask as will gill it, which
may be drawn off, after being stopped IL
| hours, when 90 or IS gallons second ley
may be drawn aud more water put on.
| TO make sof Soah.--If the soap is to
be made by boiling, put Is to l8 lbs. OF
fat into gallons of the first of strong
ley, put these into kettle (Which will
hold barely set it over the fire, STIR
ring it frequently, and when the fat is all
melted, add about 5 gallons of the Sc
cond ley, gradually; when the whole
| has boiled for an hour or more, about 10
gallons of the third ley may be poured
in gradually, so as to make barrel of
soft soap after this has boiled for
about hours, the whole may be poured
into barrel, and when cold the soap is
made.
| Again.-Soft soap may be made in
the sun or cellar by putting S or | lbs.
of fat into barrel with S or gallons of
strong ley, after stirring it well add Is
gallons of the second ley, then stir the
whole together or times day for
| week or two, or until it is well incorpo-
rated, when 10 gallons of the third may
be added.
10 make hard Soah.-Put Is lbs. fat
into Is or 90 gallons strong ley, boil it q
hours, till it grows thick, then add hata
peck coarse salt, and let it boil hours
more, if it does not curdle, add more
salt until it does; after this it must be
poured into tub to cool, the next day
take the thick soap out of the tub, put to
it about 10 gallons week ley, boil it q
hours, and add another half peck OF salt,
then let it boil or hours more after
this pour it into tub; the next day it
may be cut into pieces for use. 1t it IS
not then sufficiently hard, let it stand a
day or two, and it will become so.
GPIf Pearlash is used, it will require
about three times its weight of lime to
make lixivium sufficiently caustic for