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i'op a thick Brownlfli Subuance, v;hich Skumming ofi 
they preferve in Bafons apart ; and this Skum is much 
richer then the Liquor underneath, yet both are ufed in 
making the Soap. Into a large Copper Caldron they 
put fiity Kintals of Oyl, applying a very hot Fire, 
which burns continually until the Soap is made. When 
the Oyl has boiled, they begin to throw in of the 
Skum, and fometimes of the Liquor from which the 
Skum was taken. They often repeat this, throwing in 
of the Skum and Liquor for thirteen or fourteen Days, 
in which time the Soap is ufually perfeded. The 
brownifli Skum, and what is ufeful of the Liquor, In- 
corporating with the Oyl, what is ufelefs finks to the 
bottom of the Caldron, where it is let out to make 
room for throwing in more. The Water thus let out 
is again thrown upon a new Compofition of Earth and 
Lime, but when the Liquor becomes wholly infipid, 'tis 
then judged to be exhaufted : After thirteen or fourteen 
Days, when the Soap is finilhed, 'tis laded out of the 
Boiler^ and laid upon a Lime Floor to dry. 
They proportion two Load of Earth of five Kintals 
each, to fifty Kintals of Oy] ; the Produce is between: 
feventy and eighty Kintals of Soap. 
The Earth is bought at a Dollar a Load, and the Soap 
when this Account was made, at 6 ta Kintal. There 
isemyloyed in making Soap yearly at Sntirna loooo 
jCinatls of Oyl. 
Bringing Soap Earth employs looo Camels, every 
Day throughout the Year, or rather 1 5-00 daily for 
eight Months the four Summer Months being too 
hot for Camels to Travel. 
An ordinary Soap UouCq produces a thoufand Dollars 
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