Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-15
COTTON SEED OIL SOAP.
How and Where it is Manufactured
,a in Memphis.
A Superior Article of Soap Pro-
duced iu This City 20 That
Manufactured nj Sc. Louis
or CiocinnRti.

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sosp Is sad to be the true test OF civ
iilzatlon, the most cultivated and civil
ized nations using II 10 vast quanuiies'
Wnie tue oarosric nations dispense with
II Altogether consequently, the true in-
garry 70 make as TO peSpleis 49, now much
soap 90 they user About zo,OVO boxes
OF soap are shipped to Memphis mer-
chants annually oT the manufacturers at
CINCINNATI u st. Louis, and from Mem
pms 1t Is distributed throughout a number
OF states The discovery OF cotton seed
oil created a change IN the manufacture
OF soaps Formerly animal matter was
the principal Ingredient used in the
manufacture but no" vegetable matter,
cotton seed OIL has superseded 1t and
excels 1t IN every respect, as from this
oil the best soaps are made
Messrs. K. G. Latting d Son, who
thoroughly understand the business, have
established an extensive manufacturing
s%oap'house at No. S6 Overton street, be-
tween Third aud Fourth.
How 1T IS MADE.
In the building are two immense soap
kettles Of a capacity Of sixteen hundred
pounds each. Into one of these the oil
is poured, and steam is turned on from
below which causes the oil to boil mp
hercely. Other ingredients are put in
and the boiling process continues for two
days 1t is then put into the other ket-
ties and the boiling process Kept up.
From this 1t IS poured into drying
frames where 1t is cooled and hardened;
tnen II IS ready Tor the cutting machine.
II taxes q week 10 prepare the soap Tor
market. Inc cutt'ng maehine DIVIDES
the oolong blocks o. soap INTO bars OF
one pound each' the wires Of the ma
cnlne cutting tue soap rapidly ano regu-
AIRY q oars are men stamped ana
pisceu On lrsmeS 10 airy out. 1nen tney
arc pacSeu III K iaOeieo ana resuy
'or MARKET lh'S Is . orie' ou'l'ne Oh
'"e PROCESS u It's ~Suu'Ac'ure
thh SoAfS MADE
@esS's' La'unE q oon m~ahu'ac'ure
wv anus " Sosp u oest quan'y 10
oS"su HA''"s Nen"eu on 0oSp anu
pu' up OOAvs' "o
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'aa O'"e. o'''e'' LAT
U"s 'o" Ao "ti"s Hoou' o"e
'aVuu 'UAes per mum anu are un,
ao'e W upPiy Tue uenanu' ". III snort
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on'uery' 'ne e''Aoh'n~eu' viii .urn u
Two 'nOuSSnu "oAeS per MONTH Inc
soap f" n''y per cent oe''er Ior all
purp''eS yuan .ue OF, N'u'S OF O'ncin-
nav soap a"u !" "a" oe p,O'ureu a. we
same price a, 'ne ieau'ng houses IN tue
Guy 1nu a' Tue inherent grocery Stores
Why h'hHiSoDf SHOULD USE IT
u co''on seeu OIL soap renuers II I'M
necessary 10 nave a Washing machine.
Tue ali, soap ana coid wafer 40 tne work
euec'uaiiy, lou can use 1t either
hard or soft, hot or cold water, and 1t IS
Tree ron vile adulterailons which not
only ioJure cut destroy clothing. The
cleansing ana washing is don't by the
atmosphere the rinslng IN water being
only necessary TO remove the dirt n
suds after the soap has done It's work
periectly' IL does not lnJure the hands
noonl;sr;,v uokos !, On sieoor, ,o;lo,
soor Co. rano,ol rrrro,s. IT, "EvooL.