The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-14
To Remove Stains.

To remove wax stains from silk mix
powdered French chalk with lavender
water TO the thickness of mustard. Put
it on the stain. and rub it gently. Put a
sheet of plotting paper over it and smooth
it with warm iron. When dry remove
the chalk and dust the silk gently with a
piece of white linen. If the wax stain
has fallen thickly on the silk it should be
removed first carefully with a penknife.
To remove wax from cloth scrape off with
a knife as much as you can without in.
jury to the fabric; drop benzine on the
spot, then with sponge rub it gently;
repeat it till the spot disappears.
TO remove grease spots without injury
to the color of the cloth is sometimes easy
and sometimes quite difficult Much
may depend upon skillful treatment, and
although various agents are oftentimes
valuable, yet good soap is the chief re-
lance. Grease spots may generally be re-
moved by the patient application of soap
and soft water, but other means are also
used. Oxgall is a good and delicate
cleansing agent. 1t is said to fix and
brighten colors, though it has greenish
tinge, which is bad for white articles.
Ammonia is also good. Use it nearly
pure, and then lay white plotting paper
over the spot and iron it lightly. The
yolk of an egg is also excellent. Stretch
the fabric on a board and with soft
clothes-brush dip into the yolk and rub
the spot with it until the grease seems
looscned. The yolk will not injure the
most delicate colors, but the rubbing
may, if too severe. Rinse with warm
rain water, rub the edges with damp
cloth and clap the whole between dry
towels. If the stain is not gone, repeat
the process. This is good receipt for
cleansing silk goods.
To take grease out of velvet pour
little turpentine over the spot, then rub
briskly with piece of dry flannel
Hang the article in the air to remove the
smell.
To remove oil stains from paper or
leather, apply pipe-clay, powdered and
mixed with water to the thickness of
cream; leave it on for four hours. This
will not injure the best colors.
To remove acid stains from linen tie up
in the stained part some pearlash, then
scrape some soap into cold, soft lather
and boil the linen till the stain disap-
| pears.
Fruit stains may be removed from
linen by rubbing the spot on each side
with soap, then laying on a mixture of
starch in cold water very thick; rub it
well in and expose the linen to the sun
and air till the stain comes out. If not
removed in three days renew the pro.
cess.
Oil marks and marks where people
have rested their heads can be taken
from wall paper by mixing pipe clay with
water to the consistency of cream, LAYING
it on the spot and letting it remain till
the following day, when it may be easily
removed with brush.
To clean mirrors take part of a news
paper, fold it small, dip it in basin of
clean cold water, and when it is thor
oIghly wet squeeze it out as a sponge
and then rub it hard over the face of
the glass, taking care that it is not Sc
wet as to run down in streams. After the
glass has been well rubbed with the wet
paper, let it rest a few minutes and then
go over it with dry paper till it looks
clear and bright.
Wash oil-cloth once month in skim
milk and water, equal quantities of each
Rub them once in three months with
boiled linseed oil. Put on very little,
rub it well in with a rag, and polish with
a piece of oil silk. An oil-cloth should
never be scrubbed with brush, but,
after being first swept should be cleaned
by washing with a soft flannel and luke
warm water. On no account use soap OF
water that is hot.
To clean painted woodwork provide a
plate with some of the best whiting to be
had, and have ready some clean warm
water and piece of flannel, which dip
into the water and squeeze nearly dry
then take as much whiting as will adj
here to it, apply it to the painted sur
face, when little rubbing will instantly
remove any dirt or grease. After which