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3. Dissolve one pound of common soap in two gal- 
lons or more of soft water; then make it up to five gallons, 
or not to exceed six gallons, with soft water. 
4. Dissolve one pound of alum in a gallon or more of 
hot water, then add as much water as will make it up to 
eight gallons. It will greatly aid the alum to dissolve if it is 
pretty well bruised, previous to its being put into the water. 
5 . Add one pound of soap to five gallons of soft 
water, with an addition of two gallons of strong tobacco 
water; or one pound of soap dissolved in the English 
tobacco water, and then made up to 7 gallons, by the same 
tobacco water. 
6. Add one pound of soap, to 12 gallons of strong 
soap suds, from the wash house, or, in case of suds not 
being at hand, 6 gallons of soft water to one pound of soap. 
7- Add one pound of soap to 8 gallons of soft water ; 
2 gallons of tobacco water may be added if it can be 
readily procured. 
8. One pound of soap to twelve gallons of water. 
9. One pound of soap to sixteen gallons of water. 
10. A portion of lime from the kiln must be slacked by 
just as much water as will make the whole fall or dissolve 
into dust. This, if kept dry and covered close up from 
air, will retain its efficacy for any length of time. 
11. To one gallon of soap suds add four quarts of gas 
water, or in place of the latter two quarts of gas tar ; 
either will do, as the only use of the mixture is to create 
an offensive smell. 
12. To a quantity of fresh cow dung, say a bushel, 
add half a peck of slacked lime, 4 quarts gas tar, or in 
place of tar, half a peck of soot : but if tar can be procured 
it is much preferable, on account of its offensive smell ; 
make it to the consistency of thin paint, with soap suds 
and four pints of the dregs of fish oil. 
