Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1852-06-24
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T1EN subjects deserve more attention than the
j. ry Of ebtaining copious supply Of wa
Ter, bat in boxing 10 quantity Of supply quality
has been thought Of less importance; there could
mot Be more gross error or eae more fatal to do
nestle comfort and economy. We propose TO ex-
plain some OF the serious inconyeniences which 4e7
suit from an ipju9eions selection Of hard watensor
domestic purposes. The water found ia spriag>4
&ci,ha its RSimaty origin ia rain, which falling
>on the soil bercolate. through it, and The p9roaS
beds beneath and gushes out in The form of springs
whenever il meets all impervioHS bed which reEnses
il passage; pits snEk down to the latter sdefeetit
there and ioTlh wesf In its passage through the
pervous rocks. iitakes up soluble impurities yary-
ingin Their mount and character with the geoloe-
zeal formations these impurities being pfinefpaily,
mineral ingredentstsnay be lime chalk, gvpsHm,;
salt and different ether compounds which impress
peculiar qualities on the WATER i he salts OF lime
and magnesi u ebfnmuncate TO water a qualify
termed haEdacss propeTtY dificult to describe but
which Gll understand; the most common giver OF
hsruess IS carbonite e lime. Any earthly salt de-
Seonposes soap and prevents its acon as a cleanser
Soap consists of an oily acid co1bined, generally.
with soda when added 10 water containing lime,
that earth uni;es with the oily acid forming an i4-
soluble soapef no use as adetergeni this nsolas
bl~line soap is thec uId which appears in hard wa
ter during washing with soap. Hard water is Of
no use as cleanser until all the lime has been
moved by uniting with the oily acid Of soap. Ey-
ery 100 gallons Of water OF this kind usually de-
stroys 80 OUNCES VI soap-ihis Is an enormous
waste. Ii persoas,obsefge their habits in washing
they will ps!ceiTe that the principal quantity Of the
water Is used 81 Them notas cleanser, hut merely
{or the purpose of rinsng of the very sparing a.
mount employed for detergent purposes We do
not wash ourselses IN but oaLof the basin--the pro-
cess Of washing with soft water IS qufte different,
the whole quantity being then applied as cleanser
The value Of soiYateEi Tor washiEg viii, BY expert
mcnt be at once recognized. Now, although the
! soar may BE ecHnomised in personal abnlionsby
The uncomfortable method described il isinPossible
10 obtain the economy in the washing OF clothing,
&c The labor required-io wash in hard waller -
xery much greater Than when il is soft, and the adj
dtionattear and wear Is very important conside
ration We nov draw attention 70 the frcoEyeni-
ence of hard water in cooking L is we'll known
that greens peas beans and other green vegetables.
Ioose much OF their delicate color, become yellow,
and assume shriYelled and disagTeeab3e apPeaf-
ance losing meh Of their delieacy 10 the tasie BIZ
being boiled Is h--d water Fer making cnfee
and lea eyiI sun i. - S...s
ly difficult TO obtain good Infusion of either with
hard water however much may be wasted in the
attempt The effect OF hard water on the health Of
the lower animals is very obvious horses cattle
&c, refuse il whenever they can obtain supply of
sof wafer they prefer the mHd9iesi pool Of the la;-
ter The brilliant and spark ling spring ofhe
former. In all of them il produces eholie and some
times more serious diseases the coats Of horses
drinking bard water become rough, stare, and they
soon tall out of condition Ills not known that il
exerts similar influences upon man, although anal
ogy would lead toexpect hiatt beverage unsuited
10 the lower animals, cannot be favorablet the ht-
man constitution. Persons with tender skins can
not wash ia hard water because the insolhbe salts
left by evaporation cause iHtolerabe irritation.
Having now explained briefly some 1.-The ineonre-
niences Of hard water We propose the remedy
Employ Hobart to build pair pc Pa I'ENTsHYs
DPATLTC. CONCRETE F1LI,ERLNG cLS{
TERMS, which.are made Of inlperishable matters
Al and warranted not to leak. With these, good
supply Of nrs se water Is thand, and may If de-
sirsble be introduced into any rosm in sne house
snitable for washing purposes. or stables; also
bnilt in the most permanent manner Having SUI
neri0r fixtures for the purpose ORDERS meet prompt
Attention and are respectfully solicited. Forref
erence to persons who have had above eisiems Ii
nsss for rears or further information, address
BILLINGS HOBART -
CharIes,own, March 49, le52I-6m.