Show Round th County With Naomi Hard Water I i Do you 1 0 know whether the water supply at your home is hard l or soft toft 1 If Its It's soft soap soapsuds suds Iuds will stand up fairly well b t It If its it's hard the minerals in the water ateI will react with the soap and form a 1 sticky scum This scum scum scum-or or curd not curd not only 1 prevents the soap from doing a good goolt wash Job but It clings to the I clothes making thorn them gray and anil I grimy How should hould you ou deal with hard I water Many Sany people turn from soap to synthetic detergents Tho The harder the tho water the greater the I advantage of ot using detergents since th they y torm form no curd Should hould you add a water softener soft soft- softener ener According to Mrs rs Rhea nhea It It II Gardner Extension Ext Home Management Management Man Man- i specialist at no added l water ater softener is needed when hen synthetic detergents are used except where the water U is very ery very h hard rd If it you prefer to use ule soap the story Is quite different Then a awater awater awater water softener should be used used used- In lu both the wash and rinse Waters waters waters wa wa- even the soap waiting to be rinsed from a washing will form forma a curd with the rinse water and cling to the laundry If It this curd curdIs I Is not removed the laundry will not only become gray and grimy but it will be far more likely to scorch when ironed The newer precipitating non water water wa wa- ter tr softeners are especially well- well liked they hold the hardening agents in solution and leave the water clear I |