The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-03-07

STAiNS UPON COTTON or LIHE#
Gnoos.-1nke one pound Of clI.:.ic
,: lime, (hIeaching pnwdcr,) and ru;
it in,p Il gaIlnn Of cold water, stir i,
VII f,r few minutes, and nII"w i.
= :e;t!c. Pour oil tic clear liquor,
IT Keep it in tightly corkcd bot; e..
Stained uIolhes-liIicm or c",,"n.--ni
ter ,c:Ig washed to free them iron.
a;a, by dirling the stained pats
his chloride iluil, will cause
s:ai' 8 - hr re,n"vrd quicker, s:..
:. with Tar less trouble than l., :ry
other known means. IN the laundry
this fluid should be kept in or,,c
stone ware ar glass vessel. II should
be Inrge enough 10 Clip in tie articles
$" rs to cover thcn entirely IN the
liquor, when no harm will result If
they liz for some hours. "A careful
lanndrc-s should ais" have vc,sr,
of very diluted sui l'huric acid. ,n din
the articles of cl,tIing in after they
are taken out the chloride. and washed.
The clothes should be well rinSr,l.
using three waters afterwards. This
is II bleaching process, nearly the
same rs that practiccl in bleach VIC rks.
n little ct the salts "r oXaIic acid mn,
ON an !r"n-StaIn. Il little hot water
poured on it to dissolve it, will re-.
move the stains very quickly without
injury to cl 9th. Our readers NAV
place the ntn"st reliance nn what we
have >ail; we arc acquainted chemical
y with the whole process; nxalic acid
is n poison, and should be kept out OF
The reach of children. 1t is very diff.
cult 20 remove stains from wnIrn
goods. II the wolrn cloth is white,
some sui rhuric acid in very hot water
may rrn"ve it If It is an irnn-S!ail,.
1t ais" may remove it wi hnmt inimr,
ll"na c"rllineal shawl, hl,t such jobs
should be left TO the DYER. W. unlv
rcc"m,nrnd the above process of ours
f"r white linens. BY our advice, Il
number OF friends clnplo> I'd it IN their
families. and are delighted with it,
Scientific Imericau
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How TO WASH LAcE.-Tuc follow.
ng mode of washing Iaccs we find il.
III exchange, and rcrubii>h it for the
:encIit Of III. ladies:
WASH IorR nwS LAcF.-The diff.
Guilty Of ""ilil.g lace washed right.
especially out Of Il grca' city, is very
treat. Every lady. therefore, should
I:nnw ho~ t" wash her own thread
lace. ltany fair reader is ignorant "i
Ills art we can teach her in n very
few words. Let her first rip of the
lace, and ,"li the lace very smoothly
al1 securely round Il clean black boz.
tie rrcvinl>lv covered with old white
linen, srwrd tightly on. Tack each
end "i the lace with needle and
,.rcad I" keep il S.ru"rh; aud hr
>:n:riiII in Wrapping not t.. c'u,.hIc or
tod IN any If The scall"r> ar ,n,lin.>
.Ai:rr it Is 'n the hottie. take some
| II the hes, sweet oil. aud with n cran,
.Iomg" wei :le lace tll"ruu.hly lu the
i'r,'sL t"h!S. Hay" read, in Il wash
sr:tlr, strong c,ih Ia'hrr IF clear
| Nl,rr and white CASTLE soap. Eli
inc b ME with cri,l water I" rr"yrn,
/ bursting, c"Ik il vel. and Star Il il,
II iiGht III the sudS. v:ih II s.rin-
| T. ,,nl the neck Srcnrrd t. the GA. : g,
h .'niIc "i The kettle, /" prevent it,
.nmkinu about and breaking Will
:'.Ar the lilc. Let it boil in the snNs
'r IN hnur "r more. ill he lace is
CLEAN and white t rough. Drnim oil
"A. ,.idS, an,l dry "l the bottle in the
a. " hc dry rem \r the lace ir,,,m
a. bottle and roll il :"llnd IL wi,ic
:it3rn.hl"rk, ar lay i, in long t'h's;
lace il within IL sheet nf >nrn,ih wl.lc
pa rr, and press in il large book ict Il
few ,:ayS.