The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-11

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States and many cities in each State.
! I have discovered bugs il the house,
| and as we have iron beds. they live in
| the walls. Why are iron beds considered
! SO sanitary? If wooden bedsteads were
used bugs would stay in them, and not
in the walls, and would be SO much
| easier to get rid of
2. Is this forr,aldehyde an expensive
thing to use to kill all verrnin, az IN
derstand it does. eggs and ALL and does
it leave a disagreeahle smell in clothing
| if left hanging in the room in which it
| is used, or will it harm mirrors or any
| thing at all? # it is not expensive 1
| should think IT would be much easier and
more thorough than any other way and
one would feel perfectly sure of being
rid of the Vermn. whereas with other
methods one has to watch
3. If it IS SO deadly that one must put
| it down quickly and get out of the room.
how should one do about opening the
windows: Would it not be very danger
Gus to go into the room?
| 1t Will be a great favor to have this
| answered.
! 4. Here is a simple way to whiten dain-
| ty lace handkerchiefs or any kind Of lace,
given me by an old lady: Soak in sour
milk over night, and they come out as
| white as snow. E. S. ?.
l They would get into the walls also,
| it wooden beds were used. and you would
| have double trouble
2 It is not very expensive, and clothing
can be aired after it has been tumigated
| by this agent
| g. Ammonia is subject to the same OBJ
| lection. You would be asphyxiated were
fo in w :,
| it has evaporated to an extent that
| makes it safe to re-enter the room
! 1 canno- answer your queries more sat
| isfactorily than by reprinting the direc-
lions given some weeks ago by our cour-
teous consulting chemist with regard to
the use Of fornaaldehyde:
First remove the furniture beds pic
lures, etc. from the walls. Now turn
up the mattresses, dispose OF bedding,
etc, loosely over chairs; stretch a clothes
line across the room. hang sheet over
| the clothes line, moisten said bed sheet
with q. half a pint of formaldehyde and
| get out quickly. Be careful not to ahve any
| formaldehye on youor fingers Now seal
! door cracks and keyhole with strips of
paper and paste, and let the good work
! go on for at least eight hours. II you
| have overlooked the least tiny crack IN
| sealing the doors you will soon know it.
This will also kill all insect life in that
| room. A. w. c.
! VIII you kindly inform me what will
take m.dew stains out of black silk and
what will clean black silk:
Mrs NJ B. W.
Sponge the silk with alcohol and warm
! (not hoD water. Then go all over the
wrong side with water in which peeled
| potatoes have been boiled Apply this
warm, and While the silk is still damp
lay thin cloth on the wrong side and
press with warm iron.
l.. What will take iron rust out of
/ white plaue coat?
?. How to clean white kid SINNERS
| soiled with mud?
8. Remedy to remove freckles.
J. e. T.
! l. Cover with buttermilk and salt, and
lay IN the sun. Repeat the application
II the t!rst does not remove the spot
2 Clean with gasoline or naphtha. TAX
| Ing care to have no light or fire in the
room.
s. Facial blemishes do not come within
my province If you will send me
stamped and self-addressed envelope
will. however, refer you to those who
may help You.
have very nice Administer carpet
the body color cream. with small figures
| o4Io oOAoSt W odi EeOS.
| ] hired carpet man to clean it on the
floor. and soon discovered that the colors
had started" and in spots were badly
run together. from ammonia, think
Will you please tell me whether there
| IS anything I can do to restore it. as it
/ is almost ruined? H 4
am sorry. but am afraid the mis-
chief is irremediable. The work was
very badly done. If acid had been used
there would be some hope that ammonia
might restore the colors # ammonia
worked the ruin I do not know what to
advise as corrective VIII some wise
housewife come to our helpas
! housewife come to our help?
I notice some one asks: What will!
take u2ldew spots out?'' MY daughter
had 9, delicate lavender dress, which got
badly 1nildewed last winter. soaked
It in thick sour milk for about three
hours and rubbed 1t between my hands
every little while and let it soak again.
Every spot came out beautifully. and ..ls
dress looked like new. 7 thought would
tell you OF it if you want to help the
querist by it. Mrs. H D a.
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