Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-11-26
REMOVAL OF STAINS.
How TO Clean seiled Clothing By Sim.
pie Methods.

pie Methods
Pretty frocks are apt 10 pick up sol
from grass and stains from fruit it
summer. aud. though white-may be re-
stored TO their original condition. this
is not always the case when the mate.
rial Is in dainty coloriugs.
IL is not generally known that luke
warm water and little good white
soap VIII remove many different stains
II the remedy is applied ina time. From
personal experience 7 have found that
new paint Will disappear IL the matte
rial stained is rubbed together exactly
as one might wash goods. / once
stood close 20 large pillar that had
Just been painted q light yellow and
Transferred most or Che paint to a
long brown broadCloth wrap I was in
despair, but man standing by simply
rubbed and rubbed until not q trace OF
stain was evident. no agent beyond
the rubbing was used. but the paint
must Zoe taken before 81 is dry.
Acid stains viii usually respond 90
an aikali treatment one part Of am
monia, borax or washing soda TO TWEEN
~ parts OF water il the proper pro-
portion. s. stain caused by am alSali
may De ueutrahzcd with one part citric
acid, vinegar or lemon juice TO twenty
parts Of water. In both cases chloro-
form VIII usually restore the original
color. supposiug colored goods have
been treated. One should keep away
FROM The IRE during the process.
Drops o. blood should Doe treated
with soap aud warm water first and
then hc covered with paste made Of
raw cornstarch. exposing it TO the sun
FOR somc hours. IL may then be brush
ed OF aud the spot washed again.
Stains from coffee. tea or chocolate
should first Doe treated with hot water
n the goods can stand &C.. II obstinate
the stain should Doe soaked in glycerin
a stain Of this kind on silk should be
treated with giyceriu mixed with cold
water
In the case OF fruit stains on colored
fabrics apply equal parts o. clycerin
and alcohol Allow the solution to
dry and then rinse iu warm water In
the case Of white goods javele water
is "a surc-and IL carefully dono-a per
fcctly safe remedy FOR fruit stains. To
make javclle water take one part
chloride OF lime and ten parts water.
then one part 90 washing soda dis
solved in four parts of water Allow
this Co settle then pour or the clear
fluid into % jar or bottle. throwing
away The sediment When needed for
use. heat wcl and lay in the goods to
Doe h.cachcd. Rinse in several waters.
and 10 thc fabric is very sheer 90 might
Doe Won Oh rinse finally iu n solution
% hyuoSulDhitc OF soda one part and
water ten parts This i~ to ueutralize
the effect ~ lhc lime. which. 81 ioft i'm
thc fabric. might injGrc Cts strength.
Stains caused hy orange or lemon
juice viii usually RESPOND Co au uupli-
cation % one part ammonia Geo twenty
parts of water This us -ood iu che
case of either white coz coIorcd fabrics.
Grass stain, ou white goods may ha
removed 10y covering tupm With mo-
las>cs. and some people use The samc
remedy on color~. lu nus opinion. just
keeping The stains wet with alcohol rs
thc better u,lu aCt,rwarI gently
>ponciug with cd lIt,Ic warm water and
SOAP
Rust stains ou white goods are not
difficult to remove They may safely
Doe stepped in "a solution OF citric acid
one part and water twenty parts
when tho rust marks have disappear.
ca thc goods should bo washed On
warm waiter Elizabeth Ice iu Sew
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