The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-09
TAKING OUT STAINS.
Information That Every Housewife Should
PosseSs.

AnIOrm3tIO0 In9t Every Housewife SR00kQ
Possess.
There is one branch of laundry work
Of which the genus washerwomap Is
| woefully ignorant. It is also one of
which the house-mother should be per-
feet mistress. I mean the taking out
of stains. Mrs Jones rubs cake of
soap over a brown teastain, or into a
black ink spot, with misplaced zeal.
The alkali in her ia blet turns the blot
into a fixed stain at once. Now, all
stains should, if possible, be dealt with
while wet. Without fail they should be
removed before being sent to the wash.
That is why lady's delicate finger.
tips and nicely of touch are more re-
quisite at this stage of the art than in
any other. Tommy has split cup of
tea; Mary has swamped a patch Of cof-
fee; the master has overturned q wine
glass; baby has smeared the raspberry
stew. What is usually done? The
soiled tablecloth is rolled up at once, to
contract mildew, consigned to the
clothes basket, and sent, when perfectly
dry (these accidents always happen at
the beginning of week), to Mrs. Jones.
Now, take the first misfortune. Wait
only till breakfast is over; then put
bowl under the stain while the cloth
is on the table. The brass kettle is, of
course, boiling on its stand. Pour the
water through the stain into the basin.
You will be surprised to see how little
damp will spread beyond the stained
cloth. Still more astonishing is the
magical way in which those tea or cof-
fee stains disappear. A touch of the
heater or fat iron, and, without remov-
ing your cloth from the table, it is as
good as ever. We all know how easily
port wine glasses topple over. Their
very thin stems aremade for the purpose,
/ think. There is nothing more aggra-
waiting than to see a stream of purple
pink fluid suddenly meandering over
ones best lotus or lily pattern damask.
Rub some salt in at once. After din
ner manipulate as advised for tea stains,
or dip in boiling milk. would advise
oxalic acid or powdered lime. If your
cloth is left to dry and sent TO the wash,
Mrs. Jones will burn holes in it soon
enough, and without any help. The
above process removes fruit as well az
wine stains. am personally very fond
of singing" ink. However, do not
generally do so over table cloth. Ny
writingtable is covered with red Amer
lean leather, in order to preserve its
morocco top and brass shield with in
scription. All people are not so care
full. II some ink has got on TO q white
material, rub it with salt while still
wet. Cut a lemon in half Tor even a
squeezed rind will sometimes answer
the purpose), rub it in well, and pour
boiling water through TO remove acid.
Wash as soon as possible
If a drawing-room table cover OF col
ored wool is the recipient of a black
stain, soak quickly and thoroughly in
warm buttermilk As the inky fluid
tinges the milk. replace il with more
until the liquid is left white. Much
perseverance is needed and patience;
two 'Ps- without which no wouid-be
remover of stains can succeed. When
all the ink is gone pour hot water
through the cloth, &c eradicate an oder
OF sour milk; and, before il is quite dry, |
iron with a moderate heater. To re
move scorch soak the linen in clear, !
soft. cold water for some hours. The |
mark VII then easily rub OIL Iron |
mold is treated IN the same way
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