Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 191, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1918 — How to Remove Oil Stains. [ARTICLE]

How to Remove Oil Stains.

To remove oil stains from leather and paper, etc., apply pipe-clay powdered and mixed with water to the thickness of cream, and leave it on for four hours. This will not injure the best colors. For boards, marble and other stones make a strong solution of carbonate of potash and water and add as much unslaked lime as it will absorb. Then stir it together and let It settle a few minutes; bottle it and cork tightly. Have some water ready to dilute It when used and scour the part with it. Don’t leave the solution too long on the boards or it will draw the color out of them. '