Show SOAP AND WATER NEEDED FOR CLEANING S 7 S 5 5 S S 'S S Pipe Rigged Up in Kitchen of Virginia Farm Home Insures Abundant Supply Sup ply of Hot W Water Prepared by th the United States Department of ot Agriculture Plenty of soap and water are of ot course taken for tor granted grunted In connection connection connection tion with any cleaning work worl At the time same time It Is true that in rural homes there Is not alwa always s 's an adequate water system either from a failure to realize the Importance of an abundant abundant dant ant supply of water piped through the house and a good drainage system system system tem for carrying away waste waste waste-or or because be be- cause of an on Idea that a water system would cost too much a 1 very large number of farm housewives do not have this essential convenience There are a number of or simple Inexpensive water s systems stems possible to the farm home and anyone Interested can cnn get Information about them by writing to the United States Department of Agri Agri- culture S Hot water helps to loosen dirt and andIs Is a great satisfaction for many hou household household house house- e- e hold purposes but for cleaning It Is Ismor Ismore Ismore more mor likely to Injure finishes and fabrics fab lab than lukewarm or cold water Water Valer should not be allowed to stand stane standon on floors nr or woodwork nor to get Into cracks s or s seams um It should hould be used vcr very sparingly and In most cases wiped off nt ut once Soap solutions ares are useful for makIng making mak mak- ing lag suds quickly They lem le l more evenly mind and safely than SU soap In cake form A quantity may amy he lie made at a time and bits of or SOCI mummy may be used up in this way The fhe proportion Is one pound of ot soap to three quarts of ot water water wa ter ten heated slowly until the soap Is la dissolved Flaked and chipped soaps dissolve more quickly than cake soap Hard cake soap may be chipped at home by being rubbed over a grater Soap may be made at home from l land lyt and waste fat and the directions en on the lye container will generally be found satisfactory Homemade soaps however are likely to contain free alkali II and und should be tie used with caution especially on delicate and aDd colored colored colored col col- ored fabrics and on paint p int varnish or other finishes |