The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-21
To Take Out Stains.

SpOtS are perSlSleuG WHITES III
summer time to the careful moth
er. Rub mildew spots with lem :
on juice and expose to hot sun.
The most delicate fabrics will be
unframed. The spots will dis
appear, says the New Pork
Herald.
For removing grease spots
take equal parts of strong ammo
MIA, water, ether and alcohol.
To prevent the ring from form
ing about the clean spot rub with
cloti. slightly ampened with
the same solution. In other
words, rub out the ring. If the
cloth is to wet it will Only make
another one.
Ink spots should be attended
to before they dry to save the
garment. Sponge with milk I'M
til all the ink is removed, and
then sponge with benzine to take
out the grease left by the milk.
Ink spots can be removed from
goods of which the color will not
run by applying salts of lemon.
When varDiSn gets on any gar
ment the cleansing should be
done as soon as possible. Wet
the varnish thoroughly with al
cOhol two or three times and then
sponge them off with a clean
cloth. If the color has been at
fected the material should be
sponged with chloroform, unless
the color is blue. Then vinegar
or acetic acid should be used in
stead of the chlOrofOrm. Both of
these are hard On the hands and
should be used with caution.
Muddy spots on white dresses
may be removed by washing in a
solution of carbonate of sada in
in water. Lay the soiled part on
d cloth and sponge well.
One often notices on white lin
en- yellow stains left be the sew
ing machine. Such garments
suould not be put in wash until
the spots have been well rubbed
with liquid amonia. Repeated
applications of fresh lard or but
ter will cone as near as anything
to removing tar, though spot is
almost always left.
Fine linen is continually in
danger of iron rust, and unless
such spots are attended to at
once there is little hope of remov-
ing them. Soak the spot we'll,
as if for general washing, pass
hot iron over a wet cloth, and
when the latter steams we'll put
it under the stained garment.
Then on the upper side of the
goods rub a little oxalic acid
where the spots show. The &C
ton of the acid is fastened by the
heat and the moisture. The rust
disappears. Then the whole gar
ment should be washed with
soap.
Paint on wooden clothing may
sometimes be removed by rub
bling the spot with the same
cloth. 1t is supposed that the
paint disappears in the fuzz pro
duced by the rubbing, If this is
not successful try turpentine.
Blood stains are about as diff
cult as any to get out Here
starch comes into use. Make
thin paste and spread on the
stain. Leave it to dry. Then
brush off. Generally the stain
will go with the starch. The
worst stain, however, will require
several applications of starch.
A poor ironer is one of the great
trials of housekeeping. Scorch-
ed clothes are often discarded as
but if not too much
burned may be made all right by
the patient use of onion juice.
Bake the onion, and squeeze out
the juice. Mix it with an ounce
of fuller S earth, little shred
ded soap and a wineglass of vine
gar. Heat the mixture till the
soap is dissolved. Then wait till
it is cold before applying. Rub
it well over the scorched place,
leave to dry and then put the gar
ment in the regular washing.
IT is som etimes difficult to re-