Bras fob Washing. Some friend"
of ours who are obliged to use hard
water in which to do all their washing,
prepare it by boiling wheat bran in it.
Two or three quarts of bran is put in a
bag, made of strong, but thin muslin,
tied ud and nut in a boiler full of cold
water. The boiler placed pon the
stove and the water allowed to boil for
an hour or so when it is poured out and
the boiler re-filled. The bag of bran
is again put in and again boiled for an
hour or so. The operation is repeated
until enough water has been prepared
for all the rubbing, boiling, etc The
water in which the clothes are rinsed
needs no preparation but is used as it
comes from the well. Ladies who have
hard water for washing for years and
have tried lye. soda, sal-soda, etc.. tell
us that the water waahes better and inn
jure s the clothes prepared in this1 way
less than in any way in which they have
ever seen it prepared. A bag contain
ing three quarts of bran may be boiled
in three boilers full of water,' but if
more water than this is required fresh
bran should be nsed- The water ac
quires softness from the bran that
renders it more' pleasant to the hand
and it is not injurious to the colored
clothes, flannels, etc., as when prepared
with the alkali.
