New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
OME,A vs. Z2e
R REMOVAL OF STAINS
IN ounce Of PreUention
Worth Pounds Of Cure.

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Before sending household linen 10 m.
laundry Il should be carefully examined for
rents and stains.
Stains that will be "set" when allowed IN
come I'm contact with soap and hot water
can often be --moved, II fresh, by SON.
simple means and will not require A DOW
erfuI eradicator like chloride of lime or
oxallc acid. which are inclined 20 eat away
tho goods as well as tho stain. To remove
any stain, whether fresh or set with
soap. II is we'll 10 try simple methods first
A coffee stain. so hard TO remove when
once set" with soap. will easily come out
before laundering. Place pan under the
stain, rub it with borax and pour boiling
water slowly over the borax 40 that Il
drips through the tablecloth into the pan
underneath. small stain Of this kind
may be removed from clean tablecloth
while IT is still on the table. A deep
saucer may be placed under the stain 10
catch the few spoonfu.s Of water that soak
through H. When the moisture has dried
out the saucer may be removed and tbs
tablecloth used as If no stain had marred IT,
Tea stains will usually come out IN the
same way.
Wine stains. it ls said. will also come out
i'm the same way. but salt f. used in place
Of boraX.
Plain boiling water without borax or sal,
Will remove fruit stains. IL the stain Is
obstinate let the linen soak In boiling water
Salt, lemon juice ard sunshine are we'll
known eradica tors of iron rust. Spread the
article out where strong sunshine can
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rust stain fully exposed TO the sunshine.
Cover the stain completely with selt and
squeeze a few drops OF lemon Juice over H.
Let Il stand in the strong sunlight I'll the
stain is gone. AS sunshine Is often rare
commodity I'm New York apartments, ths
city housewife may have 10 resort 10 OK
alic acid, sometimes known as salts Of
lemon. but having no relation 10 the lemon.
Oxalic acid is also recommended for
rnildew stains. When sunshine IS avail
able the stains can sometimes be removed
by rubbing with brown soap, applying
paste Of chalk and water and laying in
the sunshine. Two or three applications
will be required. 3lildew is a very dir
cult stain TO remove, and II milder meas
ures fail IL may be necessary TO use ia
yelIe water or solution OF chloride OF
lime.
Javelle water will also take out the
stains of ink or shoe blacking. When
used on shoe blacking stains q yellowish
stain is left behind, which comes out
quickly with cold water. Every house
! keeper knows, of course, that one cannot
exercise too much care In using jayells
water. for. like oxalic acid, II may eat
! away the fabric as well as the stain. AZ
ter applying, the fabric should be rinsed
with clear water so that the javelle water
may not remain IN It any longer than Is
| necessary.
To remove candle grease place piece
OF blotting paper under the spot, pour
few drops Of alcohol over the grease and
press II Immediately with hot iron IL
this application is not successfui try
second. It is said that kerosene can be
taken out in the same way but wltnout
the use of alcohol-with only the blot
ting paper and hot iron. Alcohol is some
| times used for ordinary grease stains, ana
then they are rubbed with soap
EQUAL parts of ammonia and turpentins
will remove paint stains from cloth. SAT-
| urate the spot with it two or three times
rubbing the stain little. Then WASH
| out In warm "sudsy" water. If the spot
is obstinate soak It in the mixture and
rub it hard before applying the soapSuds
| Then rub II again. Repeat the process
until the stain Is gone Try this mixture
on any paint stain. Kerosene may take
the place Of the turpentine when the lat
! ter is not at hand. IN.
IL there is a large family and jayelle
water is much IN demand for bleacnlhs
| and removing stains, il is worth whlle 70
| prepare Il at home. Have ready gailo1
| OF hot water and stir into II pound OK
washing soda and half q pound OF chic
ride Of lime. Strain the mixture through
a cloth and put II into an old Jar. Inen
| let IL stand az least an hour before uslhs
and stir il once in a while. A Jar is pet
ter than a bottle to keep IL In, as hgns
takes away its strength.