The Holbrook news., 1911-05-12
TO REMOVE STAINS
ENeLIeH WAYS OF TAKING OUT
 VARIOUS SPOTS.
Soft Soap and Paste of Salt and Wa ter for Fruit Stains-Pure Alec hoI VIII Take Out Grass
 Stains.


 Fruit stains should be treated al 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 1t little pearl ash, and let 1t all soak in hot water, boiling It if necessary; rinse well and dry in the open air.
 If the stain is very persistent try the following:- Crush four ounces of chloride of lime in basin and work 1t to smooth paste with a 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 day or two, stirring 1t occasionally. Now leave 1t till quite settled. when you skim 1t, pour of the clear liquid, straining 1t into bottle, and keep tightly stoppered
 To remove the stains rub the spot 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 well, and dry in the open air in the sun if 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 well with 1t with a nail brush, and wash the hands at once ip 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 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 1 E ounces of pow dered French chalk and ounces oi powdered pipeclay, then work them to a paste with 2 ounces of spirits oi 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 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 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 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 a soft paste with lemon juice; allow this to dry on, and when per fectly dry wipe of with soft cloth. ~ For mildew stains first brush oR any loose mildew, then well rub in a little common salt, sprinkling it with powdered French chalk and thorough ly moistening 1t with clean cold wa ter; after this dry slowly in the open air and then rinse well. This may re- quire to be reepated. Mildew on leath- CT may be removed by rubbing the place well 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 rag just mois- tened with pyroligneous acid.