West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-02-27
REMOVING STAINS.
How to Clean soHed Garments Of
Different Materials.

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No spot or stain can be removed
from any kind OF material unless there
Is backing to absorb the fluid as II is
rubbed In. Failing this, the cleansing
| agent necessarily spreads over the sur
face TO which IL is being applied, car
| rying the soil stain with It,
Another requisite is fresh cloths to
rub with, for as soon as one is soIled
IL should be rejected, for a cleansing
agent Immediately loosens dirt, and
everything I'm contact with Il becomes
solled. and unless all rags affected are
at once laid aside the original stain is
spread, and the final condition Is worse
than the first.
AS background for this cleansing
process, use a board about eight inches
wide and twelve inches long. This is
not inconvenient to hold In ones lap.
II should be covered with thick nan-
mel. like blanketing. and then padded
| with piece OF thick. strong cotton.
Unbleached muslin Is the best for this
purpose, and there should be three or
four OF these cloths constantly in use.
The flannel must be tackled on, but the
as fast as II is stained. The object OF
this board is to give firm base on
which to rub. The covers act MS alb.
sorbents.
For all kinds of cleaning, except
heavy cloth, such as mems garments,
white flannel Is the best thing with
which to rub. The piece should be big
| enough to hold firmly and turn several
times to get fresh spot while using.
For the cleanser n small faring basin
Is most convenient, and If gasoline,
! etc, Is employed only few spoonfuls
should be poured out ut time. As
soon as IT shows dirt 1t must he thrown
away, the bowl wiped and fresh fluid
poured I'm.
With these ready for work the spot
| to be cleaned is stretched smoothly
over the board, and the first cloth Gin.
| ped into the bath. Instead OF rubbing
| from the center of the spot outward.
which spreads the stain. IL Is better to
begin at the outer rim and work to-.
ward the middle. The cleaning cloth
should be turned constantly to fresh
spot, and as soon as all has been used
1t must be laid aside and another one
| taken.
The material being cleaned must be
constantly moved on the board to
fresh place when applying the bath.
One sees the reason for this. for the
first wetting sends soil and moisture
through to the Background, and unless
the garment is moved from these spots
the dirt which was rubbed out will be
worked back into the fabric. When
the unbleached cotton has been stain
ed, the cover should be removed and
fresh one substituted When begin
ming 10 rub dry, 1t Is we'll to have
new undercover.
III, even with the best effort, there
Is n ring left after the goods are dry. n
steaming kettle will remedy the trou-
BILE, always provided that the ring is
not dirt, but simply the line of prevl-
Gus moisture. The ring may he held
before the nose of n boiling teakettle.
changing the fabric until the entire
line has been well steamed. Then.
after drying in the sun. the ring will
vanish.
Naphtha and gasoline are among the
best cleansing agents for silks and
satin. Ether is excellent for velvet,
rubbing 1t on lightly and quickly. For
| cloth soapy water i'm which there Is
ammonia Is most etficacious. With
this, however, care must be taken that
all the soapy water Is removed by
final brushing with hot water In which
there Is ammonia. A small scrub
brush is best for this last kind of
cleaning
The garment should be pressed after
large surface has been cleaned.