The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-07-30

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Grecnville, S. c., July 20, 1851.
Misrrllanrullg Relnlng.
tFrom the Independent Blade
Toilet Soap.
Take lbs. White Soap.
l.2 lbs Sal Soda. -
i Tablespoonful Spirits Turpentne.
IL Hartshorn. 5;.r.
. / 1.2 Gallons of water. s.
JELLY Soar.
IA ozs. water or l2 pints, :,
Shaving Soap, i. - =
ll2" Carb. Soda.
10 Grs. Pulv. Borax
3 Ammonia.
1,2 drachms Spirits Turpentne
Boil the water and mix the materials
WELL
The above receipt is taken from an old
newspaper, and it is thought to be identical
with the celebrated Roraback receipt which
is offered for sale all over The country. 1t
is said the Roraback Soap yields upon ana
iysis nearly 40 per cent of tallow. This
agrees very well with the above receipt, for
the common White Soap yields 70 per cent
of tallow. The usual cooring matter of
Soap is Vermillop. ,SCIIEELE.
Mr.. Eslitor-You will confer a favor up
on one of the readsrs of the Journal, by pub
fishing the above. BY perusal of it, the
Rorabacks can ascertain whether they have
been sold or not 1T may or it may not be
correct, but it will do no harm to put people
on their guard. Every or 10 years sort
of soap paro&ysm convulses the country
Washing made easy, aud soap made cheap.
er than Paddys brooms are all the go All
the scientific skill of chemistry has long
since been spent upon this vexcd question,
and soap.is still nothing more than the
union ofan oil aad an alkali-call it what you
may. The firm white soaps arc chiefly made
of olive oil and carbonate of soda, common
salt being added to promote the graduation
and perfect separation of the soap. 1t is
marbled by stirring in solution of sulp.
iron. Common household soaps are made
mainly of soda and tallow; or if potash is
used, salt is added to harden it. yellow
soap is made by the addition of rosin.--
Common soft soap is made from potash and
any oily substance, or a strong .lye made
from ashes and any animal oil-the lye is
much improved by the addition of lime to
the ash hopper--but soap, made as it may
be, must consist of an oil and an alkali
A considerable stir has been made lately
IN New York, by Development of The fact in
the Supreme Court, that the "Balm of a
Thousand Flowers" was nothing but good
soap !; that.it was compounded of grease, I've,
sugar and alcohol, dignifcd with the name
of palm oil, potash, &c.
Certainly. it must be q money.makino
business-ten dollars a gallon for an article
which can be manufactured for six cents a
gallon. So much for a fancy name. Old
women, save your soap grease fancy deter
gents are looking up. Give a big name
Call it Frangipania Humbugifolia, and ad.
vertise 1000 certificates from the afflicted,
and your fortune is made.
Blu: taking of soapsuds--take one gallon
of water, one pound OF washing soda, and
quarter of a pound .of unslacked lime, put
them in water and simmer twenty minutes /;
when cool pour off the clear huid into glass
or stone ware (t will ruin earthenware.)--
Put your clothes in soak over night, wiring
them on. in the morning, and put them in
to the wash kettle, with enough water 10
cover them To a common sized kettle put
a tea cup full of the fluid boil half an hour.
then wash well through one suds, and rinse
thoroughly III two waters, and if you don,
give up you arc paid iof yo,i; ;To:!b!e P,n
mistaken. ~ ALKALr.
Missouri MARBLE.--A Western pape,
makes mention of block of marble taken
from q quarry opposite Caradeao, Missouri,
fifty miles above Cairo, on the Mississippi.
The marble is described as of a brownisb
color, beautifully variegated, of very fine
grain, susceptible OF a high polish, and ex-
.cellent for building and ornamental purposes,