Hand Lotion— Take live cents w’(>rth (►f
benzoin and live cents worth of glycerine.
Put into an eight ounce ladtle, and fill
up with warm rain water. Be your own
manicure. Invest in a nail brush a cake
of castile soap, a small pair of curved
scissors, a small piece .of cliamois skin
and a little pink nail powder. By giving
a little time and attention you may im¬
prove appearances.
THE PKXXSYEVANTA GKRMAX C’OOK ROOK.
ij I
SOAP.
LAUNDRY SOAP.
One box lye, two (marts water, one-half
pound borax. Dissolve borax and lye in
water by setting on back of stove stir¬
ring freciuently. After dissolved and
cooled, melt four pounds of lard, but do
not let get hot, strain it and let the lye
run into it in a little stream, stirring it
all the time. Stir ten minutes more
then add one pound of whiting✪ Laundry Soap softened
in a little water, stir until it all unites,
then let stand until cold. Cut in scpiares.
This makes a very good laundry soap.
A Jelly Soap— To make washing easy.
Take two gallons of rain water and one
pound of good soap. Dissolve soap in
water, put in about one-fourth pound of
salsoda, one-fourth pound of whiting, a
tablespoon amonia, and a tablespoon tur¬
pentine. Boil until all is well dissolved,
then pour in a crock. Soak clothes, then
boil adding this soap.
Another — To make twenty-five pounds,
take four pounds common bar soap, shave
into thin slices, put the soap into two
and one-half gallons of boiling water.
To this add one pound salsoda, two
ounces turpentine, one tablespoon salt.
Stir well and let simmer. Dissolve two
ounces borax, stir soap and add borax
just before taking from the fire. After
cold add one ounce of benzine. Soap
clothes and boil one-half hour, suds and
rinse.
FINE TOILET SOAP.
Take two gallons rain water, one and
one-half pound unslacked lime and
three imunds salsoda. Boil half an hour
and let it settle. Pour off the clear lye,
and add to it three pounds clean grease,
one-half pound rosin and borax the size
of a walnut. Boil one hour, then add
one-half pound of Paris whiting, and
two ounces of beef gall, and stir well.
When partly cold add one ounce rosmary
oil✪ Fine Toilet Soap. This soap cleans readily and keeps
the hands soft.
SOAP FOR FACE AND SKIN.
(Removes Tan.)
Take one-half pound of best English
castile soap, shave fine, put in two quarts
of rain water, set on stove until all is
dissolved. When nearly cool put in one-
half ounce of rosmary oi✪ Soap for Face and Skinl. Put into a
glass can and keep tight. Wash face in
the evening thoroughly with this soap
and water as hot as you can bear, then
rinse face well with cold water, and drv
thoroughly, and your complection will
be fair.
WASHING AND FLUIDS.
WASHING FLUID.
Take two and one-half pounds of sal¬
soda, one-half pound borax, one fourth
pound rosin, two ounces salts tartar, one
and a half ounce liquid amonia. Take
salsoda, borax and rosin, pour on one
gallon of rain water, boil until all is dis¬
solved, then let cool, add salts tartar and
li(iuid amonia, stir well then add four
gallons of water✪ Washing Fluid, and jug it. Use one
cup of iluid to one boiler of water.
ANOTHER.
One box of lye, dissolve in one gallon
of water, add one ounce of salts tartar
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Hand Lotion— Take live cents w’(>rth (►f
benzoin and live cents worth of glycerine.
Put into an eight ounce ladtle, and fill
up with warm rain water. Be your own
manicure. Invest in a nail brush a cake
of castile soap, a small pair of curved
scissors, a small piece .of cliamois skin
and a little pink nail powder. By giving
a little time and attention you may im¬
prove appearances.
THE PKXXSYEVANTA GKRMAX C’OOK ROOK.
ij I
SOAP.
LAUNDRY SOAP.
One box lye, two (marts water, one-half
pound borax. Dissolve borax and lye in
water by setting on back of stove stir¬
ring freciuently. After dissolved and
cooled, melt four pounds of lard, but do
not let get hot, strain it and let the lye
run into it in a little stream, stirring it
all the time. Stir ten minutes more
then add one pound of whiting softened
in a little water, stir until it all unites,
then let stand until cold. Cut in scpiares.
This makes a very good laundry soap.
A Jelly Soap— To make washing easy.
Take two gallons of rain water and one
pound of good soap. Dissolve soap in
water, put in about one-fourth pound of
salsoda, one-fourth pound of whiting, a
tablespoon amonia, and a tablespoon tur¬
pentine. Boil until all is well dissolved,
then pour in a crock. Soak clothes, then
boil adding this soap.
Another — To make twenty-five pounds,
take four pounds common bar soap, shave
into thin slices, put the soap into two
and one-half gallons of boiling water.
To this add one pound salsoda, two
ounces turpentine, one tablespoon salt.
Stir well and let simmer. Dissolve two
ounces borax, stir soap and add borax
just before taking from the fire. After
cold add one ounce of benzine. Soap
clothes and boil one-half hour, suds and
rinse.
FINE TOILET SOAP.
Take two gallons rain water, one and
one-half pound unslacked lime and
three imunds salsoda. Boil half an hour
and let it settle. Pour off the clear lye,
and add to it three pounds clean grease,
one-half pound rosin and borax the size
of a walnut. Boil one hour, then add
one-half pound of Paris whiting, and
two ounces of beef gall, and stir well.
When partly cold add one ounce rosmary
oil. This soap cleans readily and keeps
the hands soft.
SOAP FOR FACE AND SKIN.
(Removes Tan.)
Take one-half pound of best English
castile soap, shave fine, put in two quarts
of rain water, set on stove until all is
dissolved. When nearly cool put in one-
half ounce of rosmary oil. Put into a
glass can and keep tight. Wash face in
the evening thoroughly with this soap
and water as hot as you can bear, then
rinse face well with cold water, and drv
thoroughly, and your complection will
be fair.
WASHING AND FLUIDS.
WASHING FLUID.
Take two and one-half pounds of sal¬
soda, one-half pound borax, one fourth
pound rosin, two ounces salts tartar, one
and a half ounce liquid amonia. Take
salsoda, borax and rosin, pour on one
gallon of rain water, boil until all is dis¬
solved, then let cool, add salts tartar and
li(iuid amonia, stir well then add four
gallons of water, and jug it. Use one
cup of iluid to one boiler of water.
ANOTHER.
One box of lye, dissolve in one gallon
of water, add one ounce of salts tartar