Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1917 — TAKE OUT GREASE SPOTS [ARTICLE]

TAKE OUT GREASE SPOTS

Blemishes That So Greatly Annoy th* Housekeeper May Be Effectively d Dealt With.' a' . '/jg x - • MS r-"* • * •' Grease spots may be removed by the application of carbon tetrachloride, according to H. F. Zoller, assistant in chemistry in the Kansas State Agricultural college. u“Removing grease spots with gaso’llne or benzine is both dangerous and wasteful,” said Air. Zoller. "Chloroform is effective, but is dangerous. . Carbon tetrachloride is used by cleaners be„cause of its safety, cleaning power and the absence of a disagreeable odor. The disadvantage is Its expense. “Ink is difficult to remove if it has been in the garment, for some time. Iron inks may be removed by oxalic, acetl<£ citric, or dilute •hydrochloric acids. In case of the coal-tar inks, the spot must be bleached. “Iron rust can be removed by fairly strong oxalic acid solution, if allowed to stand on the goods for A short time, and~ often when trtserposed to the sunlight the action Is a little quicker. The excess of oxalic, acid must lie washed out, and the goods washed with a good soap. In order to neutralize the acid. Hydrochloric acid is the best remover of iron rust, if handled by an experienced person. g ‘ “Ati excellent formula for the removal of fountain-pen* ink, especially iron ink and iron rust, is the aceto-oxalic acid formula. It is made by saturating a 10 per cent acetic acid solution with oxalic acid, and mixing one part’ of the product with four parts of alcohol.” . $