Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1911 — TO REMOVE STAINS [ARTICLE]

TO REMOVE STAINS

ENQLIfH WAYS OF TAKING OUT! V VARIOUS SPOTS. Soft Soap and Paste of Salt and Water for Fruit Stains—Pure Alcohol Wiii Take Out Grass ( Stains. Fruit stains should be treated ati once, says an English writer in the' Queen, for if allowed to set they are! difficult to remove. Rub the stain with/ soft soap or good yellow soap, well wetted, then cover it with a paste of salt and water. Or rub the stain well on both sides with a good yellow soap, and then tie over It a little pearl ash, and let It all soak in hot water, boiling it if necessary; rinse well and dry in the open air. If the stain is very persistent try the following: Crush four ounces of chloride of liine in a basin and work it to a smooth paste with a little cold water; when perfectly mixed, add to this from one and a half to one 'and three-quarter pints more cold water, using in all two pints of water, now stir the lime well, cover closely, and let it stand for a day or two, stirring it occasionally. Now leave it till quite settled, when you skim it, pour off the clear liquid, straining It into a bottle, and keep tightly stoppered. To remove the stains rub the spot with a rag dipped in the mixture, rinsing It at once after the spot Is removed in clean cold or tepid water. Should the article be badly soak it in cold water to which you have added sufficient of the mixture to make the water smell slightly of lime; watch this, and directly the stains are removed lift out the linen, rinse well, and dry in the open air In the sun if possible. Care must be taken with this, for if the linen be left in too long the -bleach will rot it. This remedy will remove almost any stains. If the fingers are stained from walnuts dip them In strong tea, rubbing the nails well with it with a nail brush, and wash the hands at once in warm water and the stains will at once disappear. If grass stains on cotton are rubbed with pure alcohol they will disappear, but this should be done at once.' For claret stains soak the cloth at once in skim milk two or three times and wash out in cold water. To make balls for removing grease stains mix well 1% ounces of powdered French chalk and 5 ounces of powdered pipeclay, then work them to a paste with 2 ounces of spirits of wine, shape this paste into balls and leave them to dry. ‘To use, moisten the grease stains wefl with warm water, then rub them thoroughly with the ball; now let dry, if possible in the sun; then brush well and sponge with a little water if any stain be left. To clean discolored hearths mix whiting to a thin paste with skim milk, adding a drop or two of liquid blue or a morsel of Btone blue. Put it on the hearthstone with a paint brush- This does not crack off. White stains on polished ufbod caused by upsetting any spirit or by overhot dishes or plates may be removed by applying to these spots a feather dipped in spirits of camphor. This must be used very sparingly and the furniture rubbed well at once with a cloth dipped in sweet oil, repeating the process if necessary. When the stain is completely removed polish well with beeswax and turpentine or any good furniture polish. To clean ivory rub the stains with lemon juice, then with whiting into a soft paste with lemon juice; allow this to dry on, and when perfectly dry wipe off with a soft cloth. For mildew stains first brush off any loose mildew, then well rub in a little common salt, sprinkling it with powdered French chalk and thoroughly moistening it with clean cold water; after this dry slowly in the open air and then rinse well. This may require to be reepated. Mildew on leather may be removed by rubbing the pla<;e well with a clean, dry and very soft cloth to remove any fungus that may be on the surface of the leather, then rub over with a rag just moistened with pyroligneous acid.