Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-05-18


SoArs.-The best yYinsor soap IS made of
about nine parts Of tallow to one of olive oil
and soda lye. The scents and perfumes arc
always added during the melting. Lard is
used for some kind of toilet soaps they are
very white and smooth, aud frequently prefer
red for shaving. There is a great variety of
soaps Of this class with names, colors, aud
scents TO please all the fancies of eustomers.--
Some Of them are made with olive oil ard
others are improved in appearance by being
pounded III u mortar after the first process Of
making, ana made up second tiue
Soft soap is made with potash, lyc aud oil.
Soda is the alkali always used for hard soap,
potash for soft soap. 1t this the lees is not
separated after boiling, as with the other and
it is said that the making requires greater care
and is more difficult Two hundred pounds of
oil, seventy-two pounds of potash, and the Iye
will produce nearly five hundred pounds of
soap. The ranlSest sort of oil is generally
used, and the fig like appearance of soft soap
is caused by a small quantity of tallow being
mixed with it and forming into small grains
during the boiling. For the best sorts pure
oils are used among them are poppy, lHsecd.
cocoa-rut, almond and olive oils. Il -.-s
To CLEANSE GLOVES wITuoNr NETTrxc.--
Lay the gloves upon n eiean board, make a mix
turc of dried fulling earth and powdered alum,
and paste them over on each side with COM
mon stiff brush; then sweep it Off and sprinkle
them well with dry bran and whiting. and then
dust them we'll; this, if they be not exceedingly
greasy will render them quite clean; hut if
! they are much soiled, take out the grease with
crumbs of toasted bread and powder of burHt
bone; then pass them over with WOODEN cloth
dipped in iulIing earth or alum powdcls aadjh
this manner they can be cleaned without wet
ting, which frequently shrinks and spnis lilrm.
TO ScoUR Thick CorroS CoUSTRRpA ANEsz--
! Cut pound of nottled soup iato tbiRa slices.
/ and put il into pan with a qastf-r oelsiI
/ ounce of potash and an ounce of Searlasss;
! pour pail Of boiling water GU IL, and lei II
stand till dissolved; then penr hot and 'eeh
water iuto a securing tub, with bowl of the
solution; put in the eouhterpane, h'at il wei,
| turn it often and give it a second liquor as be-
foie, then rinse it in cold water; row patthree
teaspoonfuls Of liquid blue into ihia liquor
stir it, aud pnt in the counierpaue; i,cat IL
about five minutes, aud dry Il il the GV.ag -
To SoouR CARrtrs HEARru-RtdS, Elc.--
Rub piece of soap on cvcrv spot ~ crease
or dirt; then take hari brush aipnsl i0bci'-
ing wafer, and rub the spDts w,'tl. ~ very
dirty, solution Of soap mnat bcfirt intca tub
with hot water, and ths carp,t Ven beat in II.
rinsing il in several clean waters, rut into
the last water Tablespoonful Of the oil Of Wit
riol to brighten the color4
To PRtsEHvE Eoes.--Frosl,7,ai cSgs
should have the shells butcrl oil oycr then
put them into pan with layers Of dy salt or
bran between each layer The sp,ill end
should be downward, and all mus, be closely
covered to keep out the ar The eglss will
: be good for several weeks.
B To DREss RIot.-A lady rccn'nmends the
; following: Soak the rice in eo,S salt and wa
t ter for seven hours have ready Stewpan
: with boiling water, throw ia the rice, and let
: il boil briskfy for ten minutes drain IL IN a
J. co'arder, cover il up bot by The Gre der . Few
: minutes, then serve. The grains win be found
double the usual siees and quite distinct from
each other.