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WAITER

NEW subjects deserve more attention than the
u necessity of obtaining copous supply OF wa
ter, but in looking tc quantity of supply, quality
has been ihoughto of less importance there could
not be more gross error or one more fatal 10 do
nestle comfort and economy. We propose to ex-
plain some of the serious Inconvenience which re-
suit from injudicons selection of hard water for
dSnesic purposes The water found in springs
&C., has its primary origin in rain, which falling
on the soil percoates through it, and the porous
beds beneath and gushes out in the form of springs
whenever il meets an imperYious bed which refuses
il passage pits sunk down TO the latter, detec, it
there and form wells. In its passage through The
pervious rocks il takes up soluble impurities vary
ing in their amount and character with The geolog-
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 10 water quality
termed hardness, property dfhcultto describe, but
which all understand the most common giver Of
hardness is carboni,e Of lime. Any earthly salt de-
composes soap and prevents its action as cleanser.
Soap consists OF an oily acid combined, generally
with Soda when added 10 wafer containing lime,
that earth unites with the oily acid forming an in
soluble soap Of no use as detergent this insolu-
bic lime soaps The cuId which appears In hard wa
ter during washing with soap. Hard water is Of
no use as cleanser until all The lime has been re-
moved BY uniling with The oily acid Of soap. Ev
cry 100 gallons Of water OF this Kind usually de-
stroys 30 ounces of soap-this is an enormous
waste. II persons observe their habits in washing,
they will perceive that the principal quantity of the
water is used by them not as cleanser, utmerely
.or the purpose Of rinsing off The very sparing a.
mount employed for detergent purposes. We do
not wash ourselves IN but ont of The basn-the pro-
cesseof washing with soft water is quite different,
the whole quantity beng then applied as cleanser,
the value OF soit wafer for washing WILL BY expert
ment, be at once recognized. Now, although the
soap may be economised in personal ablaton by
The uncomfortable misunderstanding, tits impossible
to obtain the economy in the washing Of clothing,
| SC. The labor required to wash in hard water is
very much greater than when il IS soft and The adj
ditiona tear and wear is very important conside-
/ ration. We now draw attention 10 the inconveni-
| ence of hard water in cooking it is well known
that green's peas, beans and other green vegetables
loose much of their delicate color, become yellow
! and assume shritelled and disagrceable appear
ance losing much of their delicaey 10 The taste by
( being boiled in hard water. For making. Coffee
and Tea the evil is sl more Obvious il is extreme
/ lydifliculi 10 obtain good infusion Of either with
4 hard water however much may be wasted in the
4 attempt The effect Of hard water on the health d
/ the lower animals is very Obvious horses cattle
| &c, refuse il whenever they can obtain supply 81
soft water, they prefer the muddest pool OF the lat
ter to the most brilliant and sparL ling spring Of The
former In all Of them it produces cholie, and some
times more serious diseases, the coats OF horses
/ drinking hard wafer become rough, STARE and they
soon fall out of condition. II is not known that j
exerls similar influences upon man, although anal
ogy would lead 70 expect that beverage unsuited
tothe lower animals, cannot &c iayorable 70 the hu
man constitution. Persons with tender skins an
not wash in hard wafer because The insoluble salts
left By evaporation cause an nolerahle irritation
| Having now explained briefly some Of The inconFe-
/ niences of hard water We propose the remedy
| Employ Hobart to build pair Of PdIENT' HY'
i DRAULIC CONCRETE FL IERIAG CTS
4 TERMS which are made OF imperishahle materi
al, and warranted not TO leak With these, good
supply Of pure so water is at hand, andmay il de-
[sirable be introduced into any room in the house
cor bathing purposes, &c, PL4IN CISTERSS
tlsuiiabe for washing purposes or stables; also
built in the most permanent manner Having SUI
perior fixtures FOR the purpose orders meet prompt
attention, and are respectfully solicited For ref
erence to persons who have had above cistefns in
use for years, or further information, address
49, BILLINGS HOBART.
i csLdriesfnrrn March Ii 1251-Gm.