Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1911 — CLEANING ORIENTAL RUGS [ARTICLE]

CLEANING ORIENTAL RUGS

How, Spots Can Be Removed and the Rich Colors of the Fabric , ' Brought Out. After oriental rugs have been dust cleaned at home by any of the new and excellent electric cleaners, the housekeeper finds the rugs truly dustloss, but not clean looking. If there are grease spots or any other spots on the carpet they remain as before. The province of the machine is to remove every particle of dust and it fulfills this mission, but the good housekeeper is not content to see spots of any kind remaining on her rags. This can be remedied and the rich colors brought out by the following simple method. Leake the rug on the floor where it belongs. Remove everything from on top of it. Take naptha soap and make a lather in luke warm water. Take an old Turkish towel, dip it in the suds, wring out and rub the rug vigorously, being careful not to rub against the nap of the rug. You will see the dirt of the rug coming off on the towel, but not a bit of the polor. Dip in again, washing off dirt of the towel and continue to rub until the towel remains clean. Whenever the suds look dark change the water and prepare fresh suds. When the entire carpet is rubbed, take luke warm water, dip in your towel, wring out, and go over the entire surface so that no sign of the suds is left. Then leave the rug undisturbed until thoroughly dry. It Is surprising how the rug lights up! The natural tints of oriental material are brought out and the conscious feeling that the rug is clean from a sanitary point of view is a satisfaction. The fringe of tire rug should not be rubbed, as it is too delicate, but can be cleaned easily by sitting on a footstool with a basin on the lap and dipping into the suds a handful of fringe at a time, wringing out tight when clean. Avoid wetting the rug as far as possible while cleaning the fringe. Thiß process finished, spread the fringe out straight on the floor until thoroughly dry. The fringe should be cleaned first.