The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-27
TO REMOVE STAINS
ENGLISH WAYS or TAKING OUT
VARIOUS SPOTS.
eoft soap and Paste Of salt and Wa
ter for Fruit stalns--Pure Alec
heI Win Take out orssa
Stains.

Fruit stains should be treated at
once, says an English writer in the
Queen, for II allowed to set they are
dificut to remove. Rub the stain with
soft soap or good yellow soap, well
wetted, then cover It with d paste OF
salt and water. Or rub the stain well
on both sides with good yellow soap,
and then tie over It little pearl ash,
and let It all soak In hot water, boiling
It II necessary; rinse well and dry in
the open air.
II the stain is very persistent try
the following: Crush four ounces OF
chloride OF lime IN a basin and work
II to a smooth paste with a little cold
water; when perfectly mixed add TO
this from one and 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 1t stand for q day or two, stirring
It occasionally Now leave II till quite
settled, when you skim It. pour of the
clear liquid. straining II into bottle.
and keep tightly stoppered
with 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 we'll
and dry In the open air In the sun II
possible. Care must be taken with
this, for If the linen be leftin too long
the bleach will rot IT, This remedy
will remove almost any stains.
II 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
7 If grass stains on cotton are rubbed
With pure alcohol they viii disappear.
but this should be done at once For
claret 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 l1z ounces Of pow
dered French chalk and ounces Of
powdered pipeclay. then work them to
a paste with 2 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, II
possible In the sun: then brush well
and sponge with little water II 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 of.
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 feather
dipped in spirits OF camphor This
must be used very sparingiy and the
| furniture rubbed we'll at once with a
cloth dipped in sweet oil. repeating
the process II necessary. When the
stain Is completely removed polish
we'll with beeswax and turpentine or
any good furniture polish
To clean ivory rub the stains with
lemon juice, then with whiting made
into soft paste with lemon juice
allow this to dry on. and when per
fectly dry wipe off with a soft cloth.
For mildew stains first brush of
any loose mildew. then well rub In a
little common salt. sprinkiing 1t with
powdered French chalk and thorough
ly moistening 1t with clean cold wa
ter; after this dry slowly in the opeu
air and then rinse well This may re
quire to be reepated Mildew on leath
er may be removed by rubbing the
place well with 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 lust mois