Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1852-04-01
WATER

| EEW subjects deserve more attention than the
| i necessity of obtaining copioussupply Of wa
ter, but in ookingIto quantity OF SUPPLY quality
has been thought Of less Importance; there could
not se more gross error or one more fatal TO do
/ nestle comfort and economy. We propose TO- ex-
plain some ofths serious Inconvenience which re-
suit from an injndicous selection of hard water for
dSmtstc purposes The water foufftt III springs
&c. has lis primary origin in rain, which falling
on the soil percolate' through it, and the porous
beds beneath and gushes out in the form Of springs
whenever it meets AN imperyious bed whiehref
it passage; pits sunk down to the latter detect it
there and form wells. In its passage Through the
perYioaS rockS,h takes up soluble impurities vary
ing ib their amoant and character with The geolog
ica formations these impurities being principally
mineral Ingredients may be lime chalk, gypsum
salt and different other compounds, which impress
peculiar qualities on the water. The sails OF lime
and anagnesia communicate to water a quality
TERMED hardness, property difficult 10 describe but
which all understand; the most common giver Of
hardness is earhonie Of lime. Any earthly salt de-
composes soap and prevents its action as cleanser
Soar consists OF an oily acid combined generally
with soda, when added TO water containing lime
that earth unites with the oily acid forming an in
Soluble soap of no use as detergent, this insolu-
bic lime soap is the cufd which appears iii hardwa-
ter during washing with soap Hard water is of
no use cleanser until all The lime has been re-
moved by uniting with the oily acidof Soap Ev-
cry 400 gallons Of water of this kind usually de-
stroys 80 ounces of soap-this is an enormous
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they will perceive that the principal quantity Of the
wafer is used BY them not as cleanser bur merely
for the purpose OF rinsing of the very sparing a.
modnt employed for detergent purposes. We do
not mash ourselves la but eHt of the tasin-ihe pro-
cess OF washing with soft water is quite different
the whole Gaanty being then applied as 4 cleanser
the value OF soft water for washing will bY experi
ment, be at once recognized Now! although the
/ soap may be economised in personal abiution by
theppcomforate method described ii is impossible
TO obtain The economy in the washing of clothing
/ &C. The labor required TO wash in hard water is
very mach greaer than when il is soft and the ad-
ditenal tear and wear is very importaAi conside-
ration, Wenow draw attention 10 the fhconveni-
ence Of hard water in cooking it is we'll known
that green's peas beans and other green vegetables
loose much of Their delicate color, become yellow,
andEassume shrivelled and disagreeable appear
ance, losing much of their deicacyito the TASTE .by
being boiled in hard water For making Coffee
and Tea the evil is still more obvious il Is extreme
~ difficult to obtain good infusion of either with
hard water however much may be wasted in the
attempt Thefetfeet of hard wafer oh the health of
the lower animals is very obvious; horses cattle
&C.. refuse itwhsnever they can obtain supply of
saft water they prefer the muddiest pool of the lar
ter 10 the mds brilliant and sparkling spring ofthe
former In az ofthem il produces cholicy and some
times more serious diseases, The coatsVof horses
drinking hard waller become rough, starerand they
soon fail out of condition. II is mot known that Il
exeEts similar influences upon man, although anal
ogy would lead us cexpect thata beverage unsuited
70 tIe oKer aaiaS, eannol be favorable TO the hui
man -constitutian Persons with tender skins cam
not wash in hard water because the insolub,e salts
left by evaporation cause Observation-Disclosures
Having nov explained briefly some Of the inconve-
nienees Of bard water we propose The remedy
Employ Hobart to build pairof PATENT ivy
DRAHLlC CONCRETE FIJI TERENG CIS-
TERMS, which are made OF imperishabIe materi
al and NARRATED not io-leak. With these. a good
supply q plresh water, is at band and NAV. II de-
sirapel be inEroduced into asy room III he honse
lot painlng proposes, BE PLAIN CISTERNS.
su.,aoie Tor washing purposes. or stables: also
Dniif IL The Epst permanent manner Havinr en-
psraog nxtutssstor the purpose, orders meet promn
a.isnllon ana are respectfully solicited For If.
use @ z Ps.ssns VINO have had above cisierns in
1se ~ ySa1ss pf inrther information, address
fgk..,s.s BILLINGS HOBART.