Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-25
House
HOLD
LINT.S

F MNluNDJ
In great-grandmothers day all good
housewives brought out their store of
household linen and spread 1t on the fresh
green grass to whiten when peach trees
were In bloom. At that time. IL no other.
ran the current belief obstinate peach and
other fruit stains could be readily removed
without injury to the fabric.
While great-grandmother's deductions
were not always accurate from a scientific
standpoint, they worked out beautifully. as
witness her piles of snowy linen outlastins
by generations the flimsier fabrics of our
modern looms. too often spoiled by care
less laundering. Leaving the peach trees
out Of the question. there is something in
the pure air and sunshine at this season
that renders It bleaching time par excel
ience. The quick alienation of shower
and sunshine makes ideal conditions for the
removal of the most obdurate stains.
Fresh Fruit Stains.
Fresh fruit stains should never be per-
mitted to become set and therefore chronic.
Every week before going to the laundry the
housewife should look over her store Of
linen and personally supervise the removal
of stains. Once set with cold water and
| soap or bboiled or ironed In they are doubly
hard to remove. For the fruit stains,
stretch the stained spot over pan and
pour boiling. bubbling water through II
Repeat three or four times until the spot 10
| to use. as the steam from the, spout In
| easily directed.
Stubborn Fruit Stains.
| Old fruit stains must be treated with
oxaIic acid. Dissolve three ounces In
1 pint of water. Soak the stain in this soiu-
ton Eve minutes. then steam by holding
over kettle of boiling water. or hang In
| the sunshine. When the stain disappears.
rinse In ammonia water 80 as to counteract
| water so that the fabric win not be In
i jured: then spread on the grass or hang In
the sun to bleach and whiten.
To Remove Mildew.
| Dip In diluted citric acid. then cover with
salt and lay In the bright sunlight until
| the stain disappears II Of long standing
repeat the wetting and sunlight. Rinse In
several waters a. soon as the n STAN a-dsS
chalk followed by summing or soaking IN
buttermilk and summing are also efficacious
| In removing mildew.
Blood Stains.
Soak in cold soap ssrds to which little
| kerosene has been added. For ticking and
| thick goods cover with q thick paste Of
starch and water leave in the sun until dry
and then brush on.
| Grass Stains.
Moisten with parafin. then put In soapy
water, OF use javelle water and rinse thor
oughly.
To Make Javelle Water.
Dissolve two pounds of washing soda In
two quarts OF soft water. Boil ten minutes,
remove from the fire. add half pound Of
chloride of lime and cool quickly. Bottle
and keep tightly corked. This IL strong
and must be handled with care. AL such
preparations should be kept on high
shelf out of children's way and carefully
labeled.
Tar Stains.
Soak in buttermilk and rinse In soapy
| water Kerosene. vaseline or machine oil
are also good to remove tar, afterward
washing with soap and cold water.
Precipitation.
Handkerchiefs and underwear yeliowed
by neglect or perspiration may be soaked
in weak solution of taveile water for
time. after they have been washed. then
thoroughly rinsed and dried in the sun.
Hard Pitch.
Soften with lard. then remove with tur-
pentine and soap.
For Wine Stains.
Cover with salt ana lay III INC sun
Another way is to hold the stained part In
hot milk, boiling over the fire.
To Remove Ink Spots.
These are removed by various things.
according to the nature OF the ink. Old
fashioned tannate ink can be removed by
soaking In sour milk As soon as removed.
wash with warm suds. II the ink has been
spilled on a carpet pour on milk. sweet or
sour, and as It becomes colored with the ink
absorb with a blotting or other soft absorb
emit paper. Coarse butchers paper is gooa.
When removed wash with warm CASTLE
suds. Aniline Inks are harder to remove
but salt, lemon juice and sunshine VIII
usually do the work. Rinse on the ACID
after the spot has disappeared For IN
deltble ink stains soak in a solution OF COM
mon salt, then wash with ammonia. Follow
with clear water after the stain has been
removed.
To Remove Red Iron Rust.
Make a thick paste of lemon or pie
plant juice salt and starch and expose
to the sun.
Black Iron Rust.
For black iron rust try oxalie acid
For Scorch.
For scorch dip in soap suds. then lay
In the sun.
One of the best and quickest ways Of
cleaning the isinglass windows In a
stove is with vinegar and water.
Dip a soft cloth In the mixture and
quickly rub over the windows, paying
special attention to the corners. The win
dows thus cleaned will stay bright for
long time.
To Clean Window Shades.
Z Take down from their fixtures. fasten taut
and firm on a table. using pins or small
lacks, then rub vigorously with pad Of
coarse flannel dipped in finely powdered
starch As the pads grow soled. exchange
for clean ones. When the curtains seem as
clean as they can be made, cover with
another coating of the starch, rub In weii'
roll up and lay aside for twenty-four hours
Then rub again. and you will find them
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