The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-05-29
REMOVING STAINS.
How to Clean seiIed Garments Of
Di,feren. Materials.


No spot or stain can he removed
from any kind of material unless there
is a backing to absorb the tiud as it Is
rubbed in. Failing this. the cleansing
agent necessarily spreads over the sur,
face to which 1t is being applied. car
rying the soil stain with it.
Another requisite is fresh cloths to
rub with, for as soon as one is solcti
1t should lie rejected. for a ceansn.
! agent Immediately loosens dirt. an!
everything in contact with ii become
soiled, 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 inche>
wide and twelve inches long. This i.
not announcement to hold in ones lap
1t should be covered with thick fan
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
top cover left SO that it can be removed
as fast as it is stained. The object OF
this board is to give firm base on
which to rub The covers act as 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 a fresh spot while using.
For the cleanser Il small faring basin
Is most convenient. and If gasoline.
etc. is employed only few spoonfuls
should he poured out at time AS
soon as 1t shows dir 1t must lie thrown
away. the bowl wlsed and fresh fluid
poured in.
With these ready for work the spot
to be cleaned is stretched smoothly
over the board, and the first cloth dip
ped into the bath. Instead of rubbing
from the center of the spot outward.
which spreads the stain, it is better to
begin at the outer rim and work to-
ward the middle. The cleaning cloth
should be turned constantly to a fresh
spot. and as soon as all has been used
it must he laid aside and another one
taken.
The material being cleaned must be
constantly moved on the board to a
fresh place when applying the bath
One sees the reason for this, for the
first wetting sends soil and moisture
through to the back ground, and unless
the garment is moved from these spots
the dirt which was rubbed out will be
the unbieached cotton has been stain
ed. the cover should he removed and a
fresh one substituted. When begin
ming to rub dry, 1t is we'll to have a
new undercover
If, even with the best effort, there
is ring left after the goods are dry. a
steaming kettle will remedy the trou.
bic. always provided that the ring is
not dirt, but simply the line Of previ
ons moisture. The ring may he held
before the nose of a 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 lis excellent for velvet
rubbing 1t on lightly and quickly Fol-
cloth soapy water in which there Is
ammonia is most efficacious. With
this. however, care must be taken that
all the soapy water is removed by q
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.