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Taranaki Herald, Volume I, Issue 44, 1 June 1853, Page 3

Washing Liquid.— A correspondent of a Liverpool pnper, who calls himself the Washerwoman's VtUnA. fs.iy». ' There is now a wnshin,' liquor no Id id Sheffield nt a molt exlortioim'c prim-, hut for the beiii'fit »f washerwomen we will impart the wonderful secret, wlwli h«» been obtained fiom hoid quvti m :— 1 Pi "f 6»<la }lb of lime, one) Jib ofeoap. '1 lie soda und soap arc bi.ileil together, and the lime alone, in two quarts of water; and (hen nftcr hcinn boiled nre mixed together and vied as r. quired. Ibis can bo as well manufactured by a poor washerwoman ai ft chemist.— The following mi, l more <lintinct receipt will be acceptable to our readers : Dissolve \\h of lime in boiling water, attaining iwico tliio^h a flannel bag j disiolro •separately }H> of brown anap and Jib of «oda, boi the three together. Put C gallons of water in n boiler, and, when boiling, add tlie mljlure. 'J he linem, which mint have been steeped in cold witcr foi twelve hours, arc wrung out, any stains rubbed with aoap, and put into the boiler, where they must boil for half an hour. They are then drawn (ih» liquor being preserved, ai it can be used three times), placed in a tub, and clear boiling wattr poured over them. Rub them out, rinse them ivell in cold water, »r>d they are n-ady for dryinc By thit process two thirds of the ordinary labour of wufhing i« «aved j blenching i« dispensed with entirely i clothes arc much clearer, and ar« less worn than by the ordinary mode o( washing, and tbo mixture in uo way damages the fabric.