Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-29
TO REMOVE STAINS
ENGLISH WAYS OF TAKING OUT
VARIOUS SPOTS.
Soft Soap and Paste of Salt and Wa.
ter for Fruit Stains-Pure Alco-
hoI VIII Take Out Grass
Stains.

Fruit stains should be treated at
once, says an English writer in the
Queen, for if allowed to set they are
difficult to remove. Rub the stain with
soft soap or good yellow soap, well
wetted, then cover it with a paste Of
salt and water Or rub the stain well
on both sides with a good yellow soap,
and then tie over it little pearl ash,
and let it all soak in hot water, boiling
1t if necessary; rinse we'll and dry in
the open air.
If the stain is very persistent try
the following: Crush four ounces Of
chloride Of lime in a basin and work
1t to a smooth paste with little cold
water; when perfectly mixed, add to
this from one and a half to one and
three-quarter pints more cold water,
using in all two pints of water, now
stir the lime WELL cover closely, and
let it stand for a day or two, stirring
1t occasionally. Now leave it till quite
settled, when you skim it, pour off the
clear liquid, straining it into bottle,
and keep tightly stoppered.
To remove the stains rub the spot
with a rag dipped in the mixture, rim
sing it at once after the spot is re-
moved in clean cold or tepid water.
Should the article be badly stained
soak it In cold water to which you
have added sufficient of the mixture to
make the water smell slightly of lime;
watch this, and directly the stains are
removed lift out the linen, rinse well,
and dry in the open air in the sun il
possible. Care must be taken with
this, for if the linen be left in too long
the bleach will rot it. This remedy
will remove almost any stains.
If the fingers are stained from wal
nuts dip them in strong tea, rubbing
the nails we'll with it with a nail
brush, and wash the hands at once in
warm water and the stains will at
once disappear.
If grass stains on cotton are rubbed
with pure alcohol they will disappear,
but this should be done at once. For
c1aret stains soak the cloth at once In
skim milk two or three times and
wash out in cold water.
To make balls for removing grease
stains mix well IL ounces Of pow
dered French chalk and 5 ounces of
powdered pipeclay, then work them to
a paste with ounces of spirits OF
wine, shape this paste into balls and
leave them to dry. To use, moisten
the grease stains well with warm wa
ter, then rub them thoroughly with
the ball; now let dry, If
possible in the sun; then brush well
and sponge with little water if any
stain be left.
To clean discolored hearths mix
whiting to a thin paste with skim
milk, adding drop or two of liquid
blue or a morsel Of stone blue. Put
1t on the hearthstone with paint
brush. This does not crack off.
White stains on polished wood caus-
ed by upsetting any spirit or by over
hot dishes or plates may be removed
by applying to these spots a feather
dipped in spirits Of camphor. This
must be used very sparingly and the
furniture rubbed well at once with a
cloth dipped in sweet oil, repeating
the process if necessary. When the
stain is completely removed polish
well with beeswax and turpentine or
any good furniture polish.
To clean ivory rub the stains with
lemon juice, then with whiting made
into a soft paste with lemon juice;
allow this to dry on, and when per-
fectly dry wipe off with soft cloth.
For mildew stains first brush of
any loose mildew, then well rub IN
little common salt, sprinkling it with
powdered French chalk and thorough
ly moistening it with clean cold wa.
ter; after this dry slowly in the open
air and then rinse we'll This may re-
quire to be reepated. Mildew on leath-
er may be removed by rubbing the
place we'll with a clean, dry and very
soft cloth to remove any fungus that
may be on the surface of the leather,
then rub over with a rag just mois
tened with pyroligneous acid.