Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1852-04-22
WATER

/ EEW subjects deserve more attention than the
II necessity Of obtaining copions supply of wa
! ter, but in looking to quantity Of supply, quality
! has been thought of less appearances there could
not be more gross error or one moro fatal to do
| mystic comfort and economy. We propose ID ex-
plain some ofJhe serious ineonveniendes which re-
saltlrom an fnjudlcious selection Of hard water for
domestic purposes. The water 6un4 in springs
ST., has its primary origin in rain, which falling
on the soil percolates through it, and the porous
beds beneath and gashes out in the form Of springs
whenever it meets an impervious bed which refuses
passage; pits sunk down to the latter detect il
there aud form wells In its passagethrouph the
peryious rocks il takes up soluble Impurities vary
ing in their amount and character with The geoog-
ical 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 salts OF lime
and magnesia communicate 70 water qualify
termed hardness, property difficult To- describe but
which all understand; the most common giyer uf
hardness Is earoonlte cf lime. Any earthly salt de-
conposes soap and prevents its action as cleanser
Soap consists of an oily acid Combined generally
With soda, when added to water containing lime
that garth unites with the oily acid forming an in
soGueIe soap o. no use as detergent this insolu-
Bic lime soap is The cuId which ppeaTS in hard wa
ter during washing with soap Hard eater is OF
MOUSE as acieanser until all the lime has been re-
moved by uniting with the oily acid of scan. Ey
cry 100 gallons OF water Of this kind usually de-
strbys 30 ounces of soap-this is all enormous
waste. Ii persons observe their habits In fyashino
they will perceive that the principal quantity of the
waeer is used by them not as cleanser but merely
for the purpose of rinsing off the VerT SHARING a.
mount employed for detergent purposes We do
notEash ourselves in but cal of the bastn-the pro-
cess$t washing with soft water is quee different
thewhole quantity being then applied "a cleanser
the value OF soft water for washing will by experi-
meat, be at once recognized Now. although the
soap may BE eeqnomised in personal hbluiion BY
the pncomtoftahc thod drscribed ID Impossible
Ito obtain the tho WI shine
&C. Ths labor required to wash in hard water Is
very much greater than when il is soft and the adj
diienaltear and wear is very important conside-
ration We now draw attention to thelinconveni
ence Of hard water ia cooking it is well known
thai green's peas beans and other green vegetables
loose mach OF their delicate color, become yellow
and assume shrivelled and disagreeable appear.
ance losing much OF their delicacy to HE asie hv
beiag heiEed in hard water. Fer making Coffss
and TeS the evil is still more obvious i
~ difficult to OBTAIN good infusion Of Either wish
hara w$ter however much may be wasted in liz
RttesnpS The efisct Of hard water on Tie heath ~
che lower animalsis very obvious; horses caule
&c. refiise il whenever they can obtain SUNNY ~
saltwater, they prefer the muddiest pooof he lar
ter, TO tie most brilliant and spark ling srip tba
former. In all Of them tproduces cholic and some
times more serious diseases, the coats Of horses
drinking hard water become rough stare and tbsr,
soon tall out Of condition II is not knTva ,b., I,
exeTls similar Influences upon man aIthbpgh anal
ogy would lead ustoexpectthata beverages psp;sea
tothe lower animals cannot be favorable 10 he nm
man constitution. Persons with tender skins can
not wash in hard water, because The insoGube saI,s
let bY evaporation, cause acknowledgements
Having now explained briefly some Of the inconye.
niences Of hard water we propose the remedy s.
Employ Hobart to build a pair of PA TENT, ivy
TERMS. which are made of smnerishaHle ms,sr;
Al. and warranted mol 70 leak With there ! coad
supply Of pnrs sef water. Is al hand and NAV II as
sirable, be introduced into any room inlthe honse
fo. bathing purposes. sc. PLAIN CLSTERNS
sn.,aole for washing purposes, or stables: also
oai!t IN The most permanent manner. Havino sn-
perier hxtutes tor the purpose orders mept MON
asienslcns and are respectfully solicited FoF RI
sIeaEe e persons who bave had above css,erns III
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