The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27
BY Miss Annabell Turner. instruc-
tor In home economics. University
Of Wisconsin extension division.

OF Wisconsin extension division.
There were tiny rust spots on the
clothes just Numbered. How they
came there was q mystery. Every
thing was suspected and examined but
the bluing. And in the bluing lay the
fault Most of the bluings in the mar,
ket today come from prussian blue.
1t IL very cheap. gives a good color and
is readily soluble. but 1t is an iron
compound, which is decomposed by al.
kalies yielding iron rust, II the clothes
are not carefully rinsed until free from
all soap and other alkali used in wash.
ing, contact with the bluing will result
in tiny rust spots on the clothes.
Test For 6iuins.
Here is a test for the presence of
iron In bluing. Prepare about q tea
spoonful of a strong solution OF the
amount Of ordinary household am.
monia and allow 1t to stand from If
teen to thirty minutes. A reddish
brown precipitate shows the presence
Of iron.
The Objectionable results Of prus.
sian blue may be overcome by the use
Of an acid rinse to neutralize the al.
kali. Two tablespoonfuls of acetic
acid or about a third Of a cupful of
vinegar to a pail OF water will be sui.
6cient under ordinary circumstances.
The amount Of alkali present In the
rinsing water varies greatly, and there
fore no absolute rule can be given.
Ultramarine blue is an iron com
pound. but 1t does not decompOse with
alkali. 1t is often bought as ball blu.
ing. 1t ia insoluble in water. but
breaks up into very minute particles.
which spread through the liquid and
give It a blue color The water must
be stirred. and. one must be careful In
using It or the clothes will be streaked.
AnAine blues give good clear colors.
should therefore be used carefully
Some of these require an acid to de
velop them. Acetic acid or vinegar Ia
preferable to Oxalic acid. Is It Is VIOLA
tie and has less action ON the 6ber.
Some Difficult Problems.
Mildew in clothing is difficult Of Ne
moval. Soaking the spots In some
acid, as lemon juice. vinegar. or but
tefmilk and salt. and then exposing
them to direct sunlight is a good treat
nent. or they may be vet With a
paste Of soft soap and pulverized chalk
and exposed to sunlight. II the stains
do not yield to these methods javelle
water may be tried.
Alcohol is perhaps the best solvent
for grass stains.
Fruit stains are held in the material
by pectin. a gelatinous substance s0lu
BILE only in boiling water Pouring
boiling water from q height through
the fabric will remove snch stains.
Removing Iron Rust.
To remove iron rust from white
GOODS wet the stained part with borax
and water or ammonia and spread Over
a bowl of boiling water. Apply q 10
per cent solution of hydrochloric acid
(muriatic) drop by drop until the stain
brightens. Dip at once into water. II
the stain does not disappear repeat the
process. After removing the stain rinse
well WITH ammonia to neutralize any
acid that may remain.
Oxalic acid may be used for iron RUS
In the same way 1t is not so detri
mental to the fabric. but Ia a deadly
poison.
II ink stains are fresh they may be
soaked In milk. Use lore milk as the
old becomes discOlored.
N~1a,ea NaintNaat0