The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-02-22
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RECIPE FOR WASHING.

Ma. EprToR ,-My wife was very much
Interested in the Washing Recipe published
in No. 81 of your paper : bui. she in com.
mon with some hundred or tWo others in
New York city, thinks she has a more ex.
cellen, way. The originator Of the pro-
cess is unknown, and ! have not seen the
recipe published. It rs as follows:
The night before washing day put the
clothes 10 soak in cold water, and also
place on the hot stove. in a suitable YES
sci, Q lbs. soap, cut small, 3 cents worth
Of horax, (ahoul an o%unee.) and 2 quarts
Of water. These may be left TO simmer
,ill the Ere goes out in the morning the
mixture will be solid. On washing day,
Operations are commenced by setting on a
sioEe or furnace the gash-keitle, nearly
filed win cold water. Into this put
about one fourth Of a pound Of the CON
pound, aud then ring on, the clothes that
have been soaking and PIT Them into The
kettle. BY the time that the water is
scaliing hot. the clothes will be ready fol
taking oni. Drain Them well, and put
them into clean cold water, and then thor
onghly rinse them twice, and they art
re dy 10 be hung out. When more water
Is added to the wash.ke,tle, more soap
should also be added, but tn. quantity
needed will be very small I'1#n
The process has many advantages over
others. 1t is suited for washing every
kind of fabric /; il is especially good for
flannels, and seems 10 set colOrs rather
than remove them from dresses or shawls,
while the white clothes are rendered ex-
leesdingly white. il costs less for SOAP
than the eommOn mode OF washing +; il is
only half as laborionsi the clothes are
thoroughly eleansed 10 much less time,
without injury 10 them ; and last, but
not least, the soap does no, act like causiic
upon The hand, but after a days washing
they have q peculiarly soft. silky Eeel, as
FAR removed as is possible from the SEN
salons produced by washing with ordina-
ny soap, OF ordinary washing compounds.
My wife-who dictates as | wrile-has
tried many processes and compounds, bul
has settled down upon this, as being as
uoar perfect as is possible for any thing
Of maa's Invention 10 be. il may be use.
iul 10 some Of your subscribers, but Of
ihis you must judge, and print The recipe
or not, as seems 10 you best. TYPo.
We are quite thankful TO our friend
TYPO" for acting as an amannensis to
his " better hatf' in giving us the above
recipe. There are many valuable recipes
which are confined 10 the limited circles
where they originated, because no Que
writes them ost for the public. From he
isouree Of ibis recipe, We have eonsidera-
Die confidence IN suPposing alto be a yalna-
bic one. We cannot see a good chemi
cal reason for The valuable effects thought
to7bel produced by the use of borax, but
IL Is not at all improbable that it may be
so. 'aqi
We have noticed that in nearly al &c.
eipes for washing. il Is recommended 10
soak the clothes over night. In this, we
mink, lies the principal secret Of their sue.
cess. Most Of the ordinary 6llh upon
clothing is dissolved in water il sufficient
time is given. The iurpentine aud can.
phene frequently recommended 10 be "a
dsd 10 soap, are good solvents Of the oay
substances upon clothing. IF much Of
these are used, however. sbsre is danger
Of their being absorbed into the system,
producing laxadse, and other injurious ef
feels. "A small quantity is probably no,
Objectionable. II, as stated above, borax
produces equally good or better results; il
y 70 be preferred, as being less liable lobe
injurious. @ehqpe ,Onr lady readers will
thoroughly isst ibis new process, and re.
port upon ne results. II as good as rec.
lommeDded, II will be worth scores OF dol.
lars 10 evsry one adopting il.-dmeriran
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