Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-06
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
TO REMOVE STAINS.

Tho many stains which como upon
tho table linen and tho summer dresses
ofthe children arc constant source
of annoyance to the housekeeper, and
rs these become permanent disfigure-
ments if left upon tho goods when
they are washed, it is necessary to
know the immediate remedy in order
to deal with them at once. A list of
tho most common stains, with tho
treatment which will remove each, is a
convenient clipping to paste into n
fy-leaf of tho cook book, or other
place of ready reference.
Fruit stains, whom fresh, may bere.
moved by pouring boiling water
through tho stained portion until the
spot disappears.
Old fruit Btnins may DO removed
with oxalic acid. Wash tho stained
portion in tho acid till clear; rinse at
once in rain water, us tho acid will at.
tack the fabric if loft upon it. Now
wet tho spot in ammonia and give n
final rinsing.
Grass stains should DO rubbed with
molnsses thoroughly and thon washed
out us usual. Another treatment is to
rub with alcohol and thon wash in
water.
Rust and iron stains should bo
rubbed with juice of lemon, and tho
spot then covered with salt and tho
cloth placed in tho sun. If this troat-
mont does not servo to remove tho
stain, or il tho fabric is colorcd and
SO cannot be treated with tho lemon
Julce, oxnlic acid may DO used as for
old fruit stains. Still another troat.
ment is to apply mixture of two
parts tartar and ono part powdered
alum; this latter is good for n variety
of stnins which fail under other meth
ods.
Ink that is freshly split upon car
pct should be covered with common or
coarse salt or Indian meal. If nil tho
stain is not absorbed, rub with lomon
juice.
Mildow is often n very stubborn
thing to get rid of. Gut ordinary SOAP
into shnvings and cook it to n paste
with rnin water. Spread tho pasto
upon the spot, scatter upon it iinoly
powdered potash and sprcad tho fabric
upon tho grass for twenty-four hours.
Wash in rain water and in all ordin.
ary cases tho spot will hayo disap-
peared. If it is not entirely gone, re.
peat the process. Tho Same treatmcnt
is eilectual i'll the cnso of wine or fruit
stains.
Wagon grease, pitch or tar may bo
removed by spreading lard upon tho
spot, rubbing it well in aud thon
washing out as usual.
Tho snmo kind OF stnin upon sil],
may be removed by rubbing with
mixture. of equal parts of oil of tur-
pontinc and otlior until all impurities
seem removed, then cover the SPOT
With fuller's enrth or French chalk,
cover with blotting paper and press
with hot iron. Repeat this until
tho spot entirely disappears.
Len, coffee and undoubtedly cocoon
stains, even those which hayo boon
previously washed, may be rubbed in
lavallo water, if tho fabric stained DO
white, otherwise tho color will BIO
bleached. Tako n hnlf-pint of tho Ia
vale water to II quart OF clear wator,
and let tho stained portion of tho
cloth soalI in it for sevcrnl hours,
then rinse thoroughly in throe
waters.
Colors which havo been changed by
the application of acids mny be re.
stored by sponging with chloroform or
ammonia. Whilo colors changed by
nllsnlies may be given mn acid treat
ment. Louis Star-Sayings.