Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 145, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1913 — HINT ON CLEANING CARPETS [ARTICLE]

HINT ON CLEANING CARPETS

With a Little Care Soiled Floor Covering Can Be Made to Look Bright and Clean. Many a housewife’s heart aches when she notices spots which mar the beauty of her living room, carpet or bedroom carpet; but there is a way to remove them. Mix together a quantity of fuller’s earth and enough boiling water to make a paste. Apply this mixture to the grease spots while it is quite hot and do not brush it away until it is thoroughly dry. Equal quantities of magnesia and fuller’s earth moistened with boiling water will prove especially efficacious if applied to the spots. If carpets are very dirty, they may be successfully washed in the following manner:

To every two gallons of boiling water add one ounce of yellow soap and one dram of soda. With a clean flannel, dipped in this liquid, wash the carpet well, doing a small portion at a time. Rinse with clean hot water and allow the carpet to dry. The colors will be greatly improved by afterward applying a cloth dipped in ammonia.