Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-06-30
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SOAp.

A;Ibi> ia The season of the year WHEN mos
0, oar housekeeper, attend 10 making soii soap
for the use OF the family, we t,u,i a teT ooser.
Aaiiun5 may he acceptable
Much difficulty Is frequently experienced 10
mi. business, anl many paigar Errors have
h-fn connected Nth it and we have heard
women declare that hey believed IN ir soap
vas beCiiched. When the principles are once
understood, the whole process is easy and sIm-
pc. First, taeu, il is proper that housekeepers
s,puid kpoA the properties of ihs comPoHent
pafis ii soup.
lhpre are Two hsed alkalies used in soapma-
slug, VIZ. 20 ASH aud so la. Potash IS called
ibe vegetable, and soda the n.lne,al a.Aall. III
jHer Of these alkales " II 4tite i'll grease and
iorm soaps potash and grease make sou
soap Only, bu. soda a"d giease make hard
soap. Both these aikalies base strong Hfhni-
ty for acids uniting with them aud iofmn
what's generally called neutral salts nus
potash and nitric acid lorm saiipetre; soda
aod suiphunc acid toi,n glauhet sas, aud So
ia and muriatic ACID, os splits ofsalis, form
common snii.
Now nu woman in Ter senses would think
OF making soap With either of desc salts amt
vel the base of eflh,r, when separated i'oni
she arid, wuuid toIm when n,Atd vi Il
grease. as sood soap as II ,"ey he'd never been
uoiied
There il also another ac't which combines
with tue sc Hlkalies, which will equally prevent
tAer uniting VT. & Gaze as either OF the oti
mentioned aeids--that Is csrbouiG. Now this
Bctd is continually floating in The atmosphere
unseen. aud will combine with potash or soda
Whenever il comes in contact, forming IA eai-
boDae OF soda or potash neither OF which val
uuit- win grease to iUrn soap.
hiuch ui lie diihslHty winch hoasekeepefs
meet win IN soa, -mahiug atiscs los" iheir lt )
havius become more Ur less saturated vat,
carbonio acid. Ashes which Rave lad long IA
a damp pace, oi d come damp ~ any Oiaer
means v III aesofb ealbonic AID, o. II the ley
Is aoNe,i 10 Stand loo lUus aites i Is leached
Ia an o.en sessel, The samo thing VII taht
place. Lime is often placed IN the b1ltoin al
tie leach and but few can Tell why ,hey do II
1.-THE question Is asked, the reply s-oecaost
u makes lie lie v cleaner. Lime has strong
ger affinity for carbonc acid tuan potash 'as
and Of course " ii separate /, hom y. Con-
iaon limestone is lime ANA Carh0nic acid
when Line stone is burned ~ Kiln, the cafbo
bic acid is separated by heat, and q u'eki'ne y
formed. Now if this qiick or ffesh-ourhI htn'
isplacej in the bottom ol the ieach' ava 'he
ley made 10 pass through II, It becomes pu''
ecu 1reh, the acid, and tue only thing neces
sary then 10 have il unite with grease, rs u
have i. Of sufficient strength ms may u
aseet,ai,ed by It's specific gravity to ieaf'
which, put new laid egg into IL: u '"e cyl
hoat., ley is srong enough II It sinRs' 'he &c.
must either be evapora,ed ny boiling OF u
aga,mleach,ng ii through ashes. the gfeas
made use Of Is the refuse fat OF animals, a"'
beio, /, is united With the ley, saoaldbe 1. ee
trosa all the saltby boiling II III water. III
quantity necessary TOT a barrel OF good soa
is apol, STAT. en- pounds. OF hall pound 10
galua.
Soap when well made, should De 'h'cS an
sa'se-ke, capable OF bsiug spread 'nin upo
eoh without llating " tuinns OIL. 70 sue
soap about an quail quantity o. so' "a'o'
added. the soap ueConles bard aau hss'-a'n
capable VI teing taken up IA the nand. /
n,any think IS IL hir,-csgecsaly tue so'i