The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-24
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
TO REMOVE STAINS.

The many stains which come upon
the table linen and the summer dresses
of the children are q constant source
of annoyance to the housekeeper, and
as these become permanent disfgure-
ments if left upon the goods when
they are washed, it is necessary to
know the immediate remedy in order
to deal with them at once. A list of
the most common stains, with the
treatment which will remove each, is q
convenient clipping to paste into a
ay-leaf of the cook book, or other
place of ready reference.
Fruit stains, when fresh, may bere.
moved by pouring boiling water
through the stained portion until the
spot disappears.
Old fruit stains may be removed
with oxalic acid. Wash the stained
portion in the acid till clear; rinse at
once in rain water, as the acid will at.
tack the fabric if left upon it. Now
wet the spot in ammonia and give 8
final rinsing.
Grass stains should be rubbed with
molasses thoroughly and then washed
out as usual. Another treatment is to
rub with alcohol and then wash in
water.
Rust and iron stains should hs
rubbed with juice of lemon, and the
spot then covered with salt and the
cloth placed in the sun. If this treat.
ment does not serve to remove the
stain, or it the fabric is colored and
80 cannot be treated with the lemon
JUICE, oxalic acid may be used as for
old fruit stains. Still another treat.
nent is to apply a mixture OF two
parts tartar and one part powdered
alum; this latter is good for variety
of stains which fail under other meth
DDS.
Ink that is freshly split upon car
pet should be covered with common or
coarse salt or Indian meal. If all the
stain is not absorbed, rub with lemon
Juice.
Mildew is often very stubborn
thing to get rid of. Cut ordinary soap
into shavings and cook it to paste
with rain water. Spread the paste
upon the spot, scatter upon it finely
powdered potash and spread the fabric
upon the grass for twenty-four hours.
Wash in rain water and in all ordin.
ary cases the spot will have disap-
peared. If it is not entirely gone, re-
peat the process. The same treatment
is ehectual in the case of wine or fruit
stains.
Wagon grease, pitch or tar may be
removed by spreading lard upon the
spot, rubbing it we'll in and then
washing out as usual.
The same kind of stain upon silk
may be removed by rubbing with a
mixture of equal parts Of oil OF tC-.
pentine and ether until all impurities
seem removed, then cover the spot
With fuller's earth or French chalk,
cover with blotting paper and press
with o hot iron. Repeat this until
the spot entirely disappears.
Tea, coffee and undoubtedly cocoa
stains, even those which have been
previously washed, may be rubbed in
lavalIe water, if the fabric stained be
white, otherwise the color will be
bIenched. Take half-pint of the Ia.
vale water to quart of clear water,
and let the stained portion of the
cloth soak in it for several hours,
then rinse thoroughly in three
waters.
Colors which have been changed by
the application of acids may be re-
stored by sponging with chloroform OF
ammonia. While colors changed by
alkalies may be given an acid treat
ment. st. Louis Star-Sayings.