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To use this filter pour the water through the tube, (which should be open at the
top like a funnel;) the water runs to the bottom, and filters upward, leaving
all the impurities at the bottom.
The pure water is drawn off from the top of the barrel by means of a spile or
faucet.
To Keep Water Cool in Summer, when you have not Ice.
Where you live at a distance from water, and wish to keep it cool, put a large
stone vessel in the coldest place you can find; fill it with water, cover it
with a towel and wrap a wet cloth around it; this will keep it cool for some
hours, which is a comfort in warm weather.
To Purify Water.
To put a small lump of lime into your water-cask is useful. Agitating and
exposing it to the air, will help to keep it fresh.
Strain muddy water through a sieve, in which a cloth or sponge, (or a layer of
fine sand or charcoal,) has been placed.
Hard water may be softened and rendered suitable for washing, by adding to every
twelve gallons of water, about a quarter of a pound of sal soda.
Gum Arabic Paste.
Pulverize in a mortar an ounce of gum arabic, pour on boiling water and stir it
till dissolved; do not put too much water. If you wish to keep this paste any
length of time, put it in a wide-mouthed phial, and pour alcohol over it; keep
it corked, and as you use it, you may thin it with water if required; put it on
with a feather or brush.
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