(See 2179 and 654.)

3668. Washing Fluids, in many places, have almost universally now come into use, resulting in a great saving of labor and time, and proving far less destructive to wearing apparel than the old mode of washing.

3669. First, select from the clothe to be washed, all the coarse and dirtiest pieces from the fine; then put them in separate tubs of soft water to soak over night (the night previous to wash ing). Then prepare, in a separate vessel, the liquid for a large washing, namely, half a pound of good brown soap, cut in small pieces, half a pound of soda, and three ounces of fresh, unslacked lime, mixed in one gallon of boiling soft water. Stir well up, so as to mix the ingredients, and let it stand until morning. Then strain off the liquid, being careful to leave all sediment behind. Having ready ten gallons or so, of boiling soft water in vour boiler, pour in the prepared liquid (keeping out all settlings that may yet be remaining, then throw in your clothes and boil them twenty minutes, or half an hour. Previous to which, put an earthen plate at the bottom of the boiler, to prevent the clothes from burning. After boiling the appointed time, take them out; scald them, blue them, and rinse them in clean, soft water, warm or cold, and your clothes will be as clean and white as snow.

By this method, the finest linens, laces, cambrics, etc., can be readily and easily cleansed, with very little trouble. No rubbing the skin off your hands, and tearing the clothes to pieces; and the washing for a family of twenty persons completed before break-fast; have the clothes out to dry, the house in good order, all comfortable again for the day, and the family saved from washing-day annoyances. Who would not wish to have such comforts?

Should there be only a small washing, and less than ten gallons of water required to boil them in, less of the liquid of lime, soap, and soda, can be used in proportion. When there is any difficulty in procuring fresh lime, a quantity of the liquor may be made at once from the lime, which will keep for years, corked in bottles, and ready for use.

The above receipt is called Professor Twelvetree's, and is the one mostly used in England We have made trial of this, and found it to be very good. It has one advantage over others given. In the use of the lime, which possesses strong beaching properties and will make the clothes beautifully white.

3670. Another Method Of Washing, Occupying Exactly One Hour

Have a preparation made from two tablespoon-tuls of alcohol, two ditto spirits of turpentine, half a pound of brown soap, cut fine and mixed in one quart of hot water. Pour the same into a largo tub of boiling water, and allow the clothes to soak for twenty minutes; then take them out and put them in a tub of clean cold water for twenty minutes. Afterward boil them in a like quantity of the above preparation for the other twenty minutes, and rinse in cold water.

N. B. In using either of the above methods of washing, all fine clothes should bo gone through with first; as colored, very dirty, or greasy clothes ought not to be boiled with those of finer fabric, end containing less dirt, as the water in which they are boiled, must, of course, partake more or less of its contents. The same water that has been used for the finer clothes will likewise do for coarse and colored. Should the wristbands of the shirts be very dirty, a little soap may be previously rubbed on.

The above is a very excellent receipt, and may be confided in as particularly effective in labor saving.

3671. Another Receipt

Take one pint of alcohol, one pint spirits turpentine, two quarts of strong soda water. Manage the clothes as above directed, in No. 2.

3672. Spirits turpentine, camphene, or Porter's burning fluid, separately, answer a good purpose. Two or three tablespoonfuls to a washing, will greatly facilitate the business.

3673. Another Very Good Receipt

One pound hard soap (for four dozen clothes), seven teaspoonfuls spirits tnr-pentine, five ditto hartshorn, five ditto of vinegar.

Directions. - Dissolve the soap in hot water; mix the ingredients. Then divide the mixture in two parts; put half in the water with the clothes over night next morning wring them out. Put them to boil in five or six gallons of water, and add the rest of the mixture; boil thirty minutes, and rinse out thoroughly in cold water; blue them, and hang out to dry.

This receipt has been found to answer a very valuable purpose, and is worthy of trial.