Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1913 — ECONOMY IN CARE OF SOAP [ARTICLE]

ECONOMY IN CARE OF SOAP

Good Plan •Is to Buy a Reliable Ar tide In Quantities, as It Im- \ “ proves by Keeping. As water alone cannot render grease soluble, it is impossible to cleanse most clothes without the aid of an agent which is capable of so doing. The cleaning and solving properties of soap lare entirely due to the alkaline constituents, the fatty acids being employed only to modify the injurious properties of alkali. When buying soap it is desirable to procure that made by a well-known reliable manufacturer, as one is less likely to get an inferior article. It is also better to buy it in large quantities, as large quantities are usually sold at a considerable reduction in price, and soap improves in quality ~and„ durability by keeping. Soap may be used as a solid dr it may be dissolved and use as a liquid; in whatever form its action is that of a grease solvent and purifying agent. It is used in the solid or hard state for strong material without color, when its strength may be concentrated by rubbing it on the particularly dirty parts, so that they may be more easily and thoroughly cleansed. Soap powder is principally composed of soda and water, and as washing soda does not cost more than one-fifth the price of soap powder, it would be more economical for the housekeeper to use that substance with the addition of a little soap solution to the water, which would form ' a lather equally as well, and the work of cleansing would be as effectual as when soap powder is used.