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Excerpt from Harper's Household Handbook: A Guide to Easy Ways of Doing Woman's Work
Water: Soften hard water With either washing-soda or lye, taking care not to use too much. Turbid or milky water can be cleared to a degree With alum. Dissolve a tablespoonful in a pint of boiling water, and add a cupful to a tub. Ill-smelling water should be dashed With clear lime water - using likewise a cupful to the tub. A teaspoonful of carbolic acid to the tubful is also advisable With wash water under suspicion.
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