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TO REMOVE STAINS AND SPOTS.
Children's clothes, table linens, towels, etc., should be thoroughly examined
before wetting, as soap-suds, washing-fluids, etc., will fix almost any stain
past removal. Many stains will pass away by being simply washed in pure, soft
water; or alcohol will remove, before the article has been in soap-suds, many
stains; iron-mold, mildew, or almost any similar spot, can be taken out by
dipping in diluted citric acid; then cover with salt and lay in the bright sun
till the stain disappears. If of long standing, it may be necessary to repeat
the wetting and the sunlight. Be careful to rinse in several waters as soon as
the stain is no longer visible. Ink, fruit, wine, and mildew stains must first
be washed in clear, cold water, removing as much of the spots as can be; then
mix one teaspoonful of oxalic acid, and a half pint of rain water. Dip the stain
in this, and wipe off in clear water. Wash at once, if a fabric that will bear
washing. A tablespoonful of white currant juice, if any can be had, is even
better than lemon. This preparation may be used on the most delicate articles
without injury. Shake it up before using it. Mark it "poison", and put it where
it will not be meddled with.
OIL STAINS IN SILK AND OTHER FABRICS.
Benzine is most effectual, not only for silk, but for any other material
whatever. It can be procured from any druggist. By simply covering both sides of
greased silk with magnesia, and allowing it to remain for a few hours, the oil
is absorbed by the powder. Should the first application be insufficient, it may
be repeated, and even rubbed in with the hand. Should the silk be Tussah or
Indian silk, it will wash.
To remove an acid stain on violet silk: Brush the discoloration with tincture of
iodine, then saturate the spot well with a solution of hypo-sulphite of soda,
and dry gradually. This restores the original color perfectly.
Muriatic acid is successfully used for removing ink stains and iron mold on a
number of colors which it does not attack.
Sulphurous acid is only employed for whitening undyed goods, straw hats, etc.,
and for removing the stains of certain fruits on silks and woolens. Sulphurous
gas is also used for this purpose, but the liquid gas is safer.
Oxalic acid is used for removing ink and rust stains, and remnants of mud
stains, which do not yield to other deterrents. It may also be used for
destroying the stains of fruits and astringent juices, and old stains of urine.
However, its use is limited to white goods, as it attacks fugitive colors, and
even light
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