loo Three Young Crusoes 



gan at once to collect ashes and make a lye hopper, 

 into which he put the ashes and poured water on 

 them and it dripped out below as lye. The soap, 

 when finished, was a little strong in alkali, but high- 

 ly perfumed with vanilla, nutmeg, and other flavors, 

 and it certainly removed the dirt sometimes the 

 skin also! 



