The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1884-01-03
To Remove stain. and Grease spots

fAmerican Queen.l
To avoid any scientific classification we
will roughly mark out into groups the three
principal rcnovators, heat, liquids and pow
ders, meanwhile impressing on the mind that
any iiquiior powder, =aTe tarPsntine, should
he applied on n damp surface. Further, the
article should DO carefully washed directly
the stain has been created, as the pungency
Of the restorative is only needed US a solvent
or absorbent Of the foreign matter, and when
once this object is attained, it must DO re-
moved Immediately, or the action would con-
time to the destruction OF the material.
a very popular recipe for removing grease
Is to lay the material over a towel or plotting
paper, brown or any other porous paper, or a
damp cloth. On this surface rest a moder-
ately warm iron for a moment or 20, when
the grease viii Immediately begin to .
sucked up. Quickly shift the paper or eiotn
to lay a clean part over tho stain. aPpty ene
iron again, and repeat this rapidly until All
the grease has been gradually dawn ous .
the texture. The spots generally removed IN
this way are partial ones winch nave Iaiien
| accidentally from . oaRdle or a piece OF wax,
aud have conesaiei into a sort OF crust easily
eradicated by scraping and n gentle heat.
Should the boat be too strong the caked
mattor will liquify, one part alone running
into the paper, and the other spreading
through the fibres Of the material, which will
need a more Troublesome operation to be ex-
planned farther on. The Italian poker, red hot
and held at a safe distance, sometimes re-
places the iron: hut for delicate material a
better plan is to put live Goals in a silver
spoon, which is slid backwards and forwards
so slow over the paper that IL nearly touches
1t, and the general warmth thus thrown out
will mele the grease without in the least
altering either material or color.
Still aupthAr metbnd can ha fnIlowad
which claims TO be unfailing on any mate
rial and color whatever. We will give 1t in
its entirety; Take a clean piece OF white
cotton, dip 1t into water, strain the SUI
pcriuous fluid, and lay this damped rag on
the material, which has already been
stretched on a padding formed by a clean
towel folded four times. Take out of the
fire five or six red cinders, about the size Of a
walnut, and lay them on tho
gather up with a string like a blue
bag; then dab the little bundle of cinders
from spot to spot ten or twelve times, when
the marks will disappear in n thick vapor,
bearing the smell OF the ingredient which
composed the tain. From this it is inferred
that the heat of tho cinders volatilizes the
water Of the damp rag, which decomposes the
grease or oil and reduces it to vapor. Should
the spot be very large some Of the grease will
probably SINK INTO the towel below, aud hence
IL is wise TO lift the stuff occasionally and
shift the towel IL need be.
As is we'll known, the vapor arising from a
heated iron and damp cloth renovates and
raisesthe pile Of velvet or plush which has
been matted by water, etc. After being well
brushed and rubbed the damaged piece is ex-
posed, face upward, over the heat of an iron.
The wrong side OF the fabric, well stretched
by tho two ends, Is then slid backward and
forward over the iron, holding the material
thus until the pile softens again, and has only
to be brushed in tho contrary direction to
make it bristle up again.
S%ulphurous fumes are powerful for bleach
ing and removing ink, fruit, or liquor stains,
as well as smoke, coffee, chocolate, tea, and
any discoloration caused by exposure which
has sonp and water.