Thousands of years ago, clothing was hand-washed by rinsing them through the flowing water of the streams or under the running taps. Soap was rubbed very hard to remove the dirty stains and oil. It was really necessary to rub constantly hard to make the clothes shine. Some would do this by pounding and beating the clothes on rocks near the streams. As water had to be heated on fire for finer results of washing clothes, the warm soapy water was precious as fuel was also not ea…

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