Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 262, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1916 — HOW TO CLEANSE CURTAINS [ARTICLE]

HOW TO CLEANSE CURTAINS

This Mixture Will Make Them Look Like New and They Will Not Be Worn Out in the Washing.

After shakjng out the loose dirt cover curtains with cold water. Cut up half a bar of good white soap, add K a large tablespoonful of borax and melt to a jelly with hot water. Take this from the stove and add half a cupful of kerosene. Make a thick hot suds with part of this mixture and boiling water. Squeeze curtains from cold water and dip one at a time into the hot suds. The dirt will simply run out. Put through a second lighter suds, rinse In hot water, starch, adding a little bluing and put dn stretchers. The result is curtains which look almost like new and are not worn out In washing. With two large pans this can be done in bhthroom or kitchen. This mixture Is sufficient for four pairs of curtains.