Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-08-23
THE HOUSEHOLD.
4 REMOVAL OF, STAINS FROM WOVEN
,. EAHRICS. "a. 49,
x.-Ohio Farmer.

- - ssat al, FABRICS. S !, gs,,ftoa ssoe.
The following practical hints on this sub
ject, condensed by the Boston .Joar7,a!i of
Chemistry from the best foreign sources, fur,
nish much useful Information in small space: .
Mechanically attached particles may be-
removed from all fabrics by beating, brush7
ing, and allowing water to fall from an ele-
vation upon the wrong side Of the goods. ..Y
Mpcilage, Mucus, Sugar Jely.--Washing,
with lukewarm water will clear all goods Ind
Fats.-From white goods wash ont with
soap and lye. Colored cottons,; wash, with
lukewarm water and soap. Colored wool,
ems: nkewarm soap and water or ammonia,
silks !: clean carefully with benzole,, ether,
ammonia, am magncsia, chalk, clay, or yolk ot,
eggs. ~ss.ess -,
On Colors, varnish, Resin.-From all fab
rics, except silks: oil Of turpentine, alcohol,
bcnzole, and then soap. Silks: benzolc,y
ether, and soap very carefully and in a very,
weak solution. -,
Stearine can be removed from ali goods
With strong, pure alcohol ~. ''' ''.'','',,sl LII
| Vegetable Colors, Red Wine, Fruits, Red
nk.-From white goods silphurous vapor
| or hot chlorine water. Colored cotton or
| woolen goods: wash sin4 n4lukewarm water
and disoap or ammonia. liz silk ,nay be treated
| in the{same manner, bntyery cautiously. dst'
Alizarine Inkss-From white goods: otar-o
taric acid; the older the spot the more con-
centrated.sA Csolore1 cottons q or woolcn,
goods: II the color permits, dilute tartaric
acid. Silks, rs. before, Dut With very great,
catition.P 9''e u lo''o'i ae1s 'A'9 s''@ y"
Blood and Albuninous Spots Simply
wishing ont with lukewarm water for all
kinds of goods. " ". ''''a a'''7 %%A 80
Rust, and Spots OF Ink made Of Nil.galls..h
| From white goods: hot oxalic acid, dilute
lihydrochloric acid and then tin filings, Col v
oret cottoi,s, or woolens: citric acid may lie
tried. White woolens: dilute hy,irochloric,
acid. silks: nothing can be done without
increasing the evil. ~ t'''o a 's.'5' 9''''ol
4 Lime, Lyc and Allsalies in General -
From white goods: simply wash in water. !.
Colored cottons, woolens or silks: Much
diluted .citric acid, drop by drop upon tho
, moistcncd spot, to he spread around by the
finger. a, s5'" t't
/ Acids, Vinegar, Sour Wine, Fruit, Juices,
etc From white goods: simply, wssai,ig; !.
in the case of fruit, also with hot chlorine
/ water. Colored goods, either cotton, wool
or silk: according to the delicacy of the MAJ
! terial and the color, more or. less diluted
ammonia, to be spread around on the spot,
moistened, drop by drop, with the tip OF the
finger. a.U WadiaH steVi94-.8 E0eqneD
ii Ear, Wheel-Grease, as also Fat, Resin,
CarbOnaceous Particles and Wood Vinegar.
1 -Froni white goods: soap With oil Of tur-
1 pentine, varied with the action of falling
water. From colored cottons Or woolehs:o
hogs lard to be rubbed on, and then soaped
, ana allowed to remain quietly, tl,e,, washed
alternately with water and oil of turpentine.
From silks: as IN the preceding, Int more
carefully, and Instead Of tnrpentine benxole
and 4 continual current of water falling frorn
hight, and only upon the reversed side, o;
4 the spot. .t n -,.s.....,.. = .,,,,7z,.....,,
A. For cleaning silks, soile.l and creased. hEt
not thoroughly discolored by acids. etc, the
best agent is ox-gall, diluted with lukewarn,
water and strained. i Mood mud abu.nen
should simply be soaked II, cold water n
9 Superficial Loss of Substance by Scnrcl:~
ing.-For white goods Z; rub over tloroughV,
ny With y pad dipped in hot chlorine water, (,
I Colored cottons or woolens: whenever poss
sible, color over or raise the nap. With
: silks nothing can be doue.