The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-07
Diret tions for Removing Spots from
CIOtIiinE,

We give herewith further recipes for
the removal of spots
Pure water, cold or hot, mixed with
acids, serves for rinsing goods in order
to remove foreign and neutral bodies
which cover the color. Steam softens
fatty matters, and thus facilitates their
removal by reagents.
Sulphurc acid may be used in certain
cases, particularly for frightening and
raising greens, reds, yellows, etc. but
it must be diluted with at least one hun
dred times its weight of water, and
more in case of delicate shades.
Muriatic acid is successfully used for
removing ink stains and iron mold on
number of colors which it does not at
tack.
Sulphurous acid is only employed for
whitening undyed goods, straw hats, etc,
and for removing stains of certain fruits
on silks and woolens SulphurCus gas
is also used for this purpose, but the
liquid acid is safer.
OXalic acid is used for removing ink
and rust stains, and remnants of mud
stains, which do not yield to other de-
tergents. 1t may also be used for de-
stroying the stains of fruits and astrin-
gent juices, and old stains of urine.
However, its use is limited to white
goods, as it attacks fugitive colors, and
even light shades of those reputed to be
fast. The best method of applying it is
to dissolve it in cold or lukewarm
water, to let it remain a moment upon
the spot, and then rub it with the fin
gers.
Citric acid serves to revive and
brighten certain colors, especially greens
and yellows, 1t restores scarlets which
have been turned to crimson by the ac-
ton of alkaies. Acctic acid or tartaric
may he used instead.
Liquid ammonia is the most powerful
and useful agent for cleaning silk stuffs
and hats, and for neutralizing the effect
of acid. In this latter case it is often
enough to expose the spots to the vapor
of the ammonia, which makes them dis
appear entirely. 1t gives a more violet
tone to all colors obtained with cochineal,
lac, Brazil wood and logwood, or topped
with cochineal 1t does not impure silks,
sensibly attacks woollen tissues at high
temperatures. 1t is also used for restor-
ing black silks which have been dam
aged by damp.
Carbonate of soda Crystals may be
used in many cases where ammonia is
employed. 1t is good for silk hats that
have been injured by sweat.
Soda and potash (caustic) only serve
for white linen, hemp and cotton goods,
for they attack colors, and injure the
tenacity and fleXiblity of wool and silk.
For the same reason white soap is only
used for cleaning white wooden goods.
Notified soaps suit for cleaning thick
tissues of wooden and cotton, such as
quilts, which are not submitted to fric-
ton. For such tissues, when they dc
not require much suppleness or softness,
the action of the soap may be enhanced
by slight addition of potash.
Soft soap may be usefully employed in
solution, along with gum or other mucil
aginous material, for cleansing dry goods,
and especially self-colored silks. 1t re-
moves spots more easily than white OIL
notified soaps do, and Injuries the colors
less. A soap bath serves for thoroughly
cleansing whites and fast colors. 1t may
be employed in washing machines, like
the solution of soda crystals, and often
after passage through the latter liquid
1t is prepared by dissolving thin slices Of
soap in boiling water, and should be
kept in stoneware pans or woodeI
troughs.
Soap powder is chiefly used in cleans
ing kid gloves,