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and tallow. In this state of the pan, I was obliged to add a little salt and water, which brought about a separation in a short time. I then let my pan stand off the fire for half an hour, when the weak leys cranned freely off. I now added 6 pints of same leys, for second boil. This had the effect totally to kill the tallow, and bring the soap to a pretty strong consistence, and the leys cranned off without salt in half an hour. I then prepared for third boil, by adding 7 pints more of same leys, 18 strong, and boiled half an hour. The soap appeared now strong, but rather close; and this closeness I attributed to too much salt; to rectify which, I added between one and two pints of water. This, in a short time, had the effect to bring on a separation. The pan was taken off the fire, and allowed to stand about an hour and a half, when it parted freely with all the leys. Nothing remained
