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Show Soap Known to Ancient Soap, both as a medical ond cleansing agent, was known to the ancients. I'llny speaks of two kinds, hard and soft, as used by the Germans. Ger-mans. He mentions It ns originally a Gallic Invention for giving a bright hue to the hair. It Is probable prob-able that soap came to the Romans from Germany. Although soap Is referred to In the Old Testament, authorities believe that ashes of plants or other such purifying agents are implied. The earliest kinds of soap appear to have been made of goat's tallow and beech ash. As early os the Thirteenth century, however, a factory making soap from olive oil wns established at Marseilles. Soap making was Introduced In-troduced Into England during the next century. |