New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-26
Helped by Skill and Other
Agents 1t Works Miracles
of Cleansing.

Summer exemplihes the doctrine of COM
pensation. She brings to pass stains galore
She also brings to pass sunshine. which Is
sovereign for so many Of them. helped
! OF course, by other agents, such as ripe
tomatoes oxalic acid, and the rest OF them
not forgetting butter II the stained thing
will bear greasing. Most things will II you
know how TO handle gasolene later on
Washable things need no more than soap
and water, and of course skill and sun
shine.
larry stains and those from axle grease
demand greaslng. Butter or lard or oil
will answer-the less salt the better. Rub
It well into the stain, and let stand Tor
twenty-four hours in warm place-sun-
! shine IL possible. Then IL the stained thing
is silk or stuff, lay 1t stain down upon
several thicknesses Of soft cloth and pour
gasolene through the grease spot marking
| the stain, rubbing hard on the wrong side.
| Move the spot to a clean place and pour
| through more gasolene. Turn over quickly
and with a soft, clean cloth, sopping wet
| in gasolene 90 over the stain, wiping with
! the grain Of the cloth. AS soon as the
wiping cloth shows soil, take clean one.
| After wiping off all you can Of the blotch
shift TO a clean place on the cloth, pour
more gasolene through and wipe gently
again. If mark remains cover 1t quickly
with powdered cornstarch mixed with mag
nesia. Pour gasolene over the powder and
| leave untouched for several hours. Then
| shake off all that will come away and
brush off what remains Nine times in ten
there will be no mark left II there is one
! left, lay face down on thick clean cloth,
wet soft cloth in gasolene and begin
wiping around some distance from the
! blemish. Do not make the fabric very
| wet-the aim of this wiping Is to prevent
an ugly circle. Go in and in till your cloth
! is over the stain. Pour gasolene directly
| through the stain and rub hard for a min
ute, then lift and hang TO air. Such work
| must ~ course be done by daylight and
| preferably in open air. Gasolene is safe
under such conditions but only under such.
with IA wash fabric, stretch it, stained
! side down, over a basin and pour through
II from a height Of foot or so stream
| Of boiling water. Afterward let 1t lie a
| minute or two in the water. then turn,
| cover thickly with white soap, and lay N
sunshine for an hour. Washing In the
| usual way will do the rest. The grease
acts by combining with the smear into a
! soluble something. Upon deicately colorcd
| fabrics II Is best not TO lay In sunshine AS
| there is danger OF fading the soaped spot.
Grass stains are hard propositions. Some
| times. only sometimes. they yield TO a good
| soaking for twelve hours in molasses. II
| that fails, try soaking In milk, with boil
| ing water poured through afterward. Re-
| dpfe 70
/ process from the wrong side; thus the
| cleansing agent does not take the stain
| further in After its hole on hbre has been
| loosened wiping Is Of more avail Grass
| stains on a white garment may themselves
| disappear. yet leave a yellowish mark. In
| that case squeeze a ripe tomato upon the
( stain, sprinkle well with salt and lay in
the sunshine.
The salt-tomato treatment IS sovereign
| FOR mildcw. with the advantage Of doing
no hurt TO the fabric. As much cannot be
said for jayele watcr-which Is a corl-
( binatlon OF qulcklmc water. soda and
chloride ~ lime waterfall destructive more
or less. II will take out stains, even those
that have been set by washing but mist
be very. very carefully and quickly used.
or I'm place Of the stain YOU Will have an
eaten hole.
TO prevent fruit. wine and punch stains
| from setting always wet table and decora-
/ tive linens we'll IN clear cold water, and
/ let them stand half an hour before wash
/ ing With deep stains pour boiling water
/ through them as soon az discovered. and
/ let the stained thing dry I'm sunshine. #
/ possible Wetting stains on anything with
7 al. u-Ig alf.y nd 4 h.I 10 mr.
/ the leaving Of permanent marks. Alcohol
or choroform will take out light .relae
spots from delicate silk and woOllcn fab
| rics Make a ring Of prepared chalk, corn
starch or magnesia in fine powder Il little
way of the spot and work inside it. II the
cleaning agent happens to be applied IN
excess its spreading Will be taken up harm
lessly by the powder ring.
! Dip fresh inkstains upon anything wnl;e
| I'm melted tallow boiling hot or in hot milt;
| then wash out I'm strong white soap suds
/ Oxallc acid takes out inkstains very well
| II acts much more quickly II the stain Is
| nrst wet In rapidly boiling water, and the
acid applied while It Is still very hot This
| has been recommended to me for taking
! grease spots out OF thick rugs. / give II
| FOR what II is worth-not az something test
| ed. Cover the grease spot thlckly with
| coarse cOrnmeal or fine non-resnous saw
| dust: rub Il well in; then wet with soap
and water TO a stiH paste let dry; brush
of. and wash the spot with clear hot water
and a soft brush. | have more faith I'm gas
olenc, poured through plentifuly from the
wrong side. the rug being then quickly re-
versed and wiped hard with soft cloths.
! Oriental rugs are refreshed by shaking
powdered cornstarCh and magnesia lightly
over them, letting them lie a bit, then
| shaking and brushing away every trace Of
the powder. Another way Is to fasten them
firmly 10 a table top, board or even the
floor Itself after beating them IS near clean
as you can; then go over them with Roft
cloths wet in sweet milk, changing clNih
and milk as soon as they show soil. Fine
rugs should be vacuum-cleaned before gel-
Seen in I.