Rensselaer Union, Volume 3, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1871 — Superior Washing Fluid. [ARTICLE]

Superior Washing Fluid.

Mbs. Andrew Parnell, Grand Rapids, Mich, in the Western Rural, says: Half a pound of stone lime, one pound sal soda, and five Quarts soft water; put all together in an iron pot, and bring to a boiling heat, stirring and skimming the while; when the soda and lime are dissolved, pour all into an earthen vessel, ana keep well covered, to prevent the loss of strength; then to each boiling, just before you put in your clothes, stir one teacuptul of this fluid in your boiling water; let your clothes boil about twenty minutes; then rinse well In three waters. Take care to see that the fluid is quite clear before using. Soak your clothes over night, and. use Uiis fluid in boiling, and they will be snow white, and need no more than half the rubbing generally necessary.