Evening star., 1914-04-19
Simple BIotting Paper
Makes for Cleanliness

Every housewife should have small
rack above her kitchen table for pieces
of blotting paper and blotters.
If grease is spilled on the kitchen rug
or on the carpet anywhere about the
house. cover it with a piece of blotting
paper and place a warm iron over the
spot The paper will absorb the grease
Wax and wax drops from candles can
be removed in the same way. If the
spot is very persistent, sprinkle with
French chalk before placing the blotting
paper over 1t.
|. Blotting paper should be placed under
moved. 1t is better always in removing
to apply the blotting paper to the side
on which the stain was made.
Care must be taken not to have the
iron so hot that it will remove color
from the carpet or silk when a grease
spot is being cleaned.
When grease is spilled on a book,
warm carefully the parts which have
been stained and take up as much as
possible with fine blotting paper. Apply
hot spirits of turpentine to the spot. Let
dry and moisten with alcohol This will
take out the grease without harming the
paper. 1t may be necessary to repeat
the experiments
Grease on the wall can generally be
eradicated by covering with blotting pa
per and pressing with a hot iron. Some
times grease spots can be removed from
books in the same manner; 1t is espe-
cially well to try this method if the
back or binding of the book is stained.
Grease stains sometimes cannot be re-
moved by washing and even French
chalk, blotting paper and a hot iron fail
to do the work. If this happens. place
blotting paper on both sides of the spot
and press with a hot iron. Sponge after
ward with alcohol or chloroform.
A piece of blotting paper placed under
vase on the table or under the center
piece on which vase of flowers stands
to be spilled out of the vase.
Very fine lace can be dried by placing
| 1t between two sheets of blotting paper
and covering with a weight. Fancy col
lars can be dried in this way easily.
When travelling. it is well to remember
this. as people generally do not like to
trust their good pieces Of lace with
everybody
Blotting paper will be found useful to
put under preserve jars and jelly glasses
during the canning season. to place IN
der doughnuts, crullers and French-fried
potatoes when they are removed from
the grease pan after being drained. The
remaining grease will be absorbed. The
paper should be white and clean when
used for this purpose
When any kind Of liquid or grease Is
split on the kitchen floor. a piece Of blot
ting paper will absorb the liquid quick
~ WueI water, Lhiih' vinegar OF SiIup
is accidentally spilled on the dining table
call for piece of blotting paper. The
litter will be more easily removed, the
LIQUID will have less chance to spread
and the table will be less likely to be in
jured.
Fine pieces of blotting paper can be
rolled into little wads and put into a
water bottle. 1t should then be nearly
filled with cold water. shaken well and
refilled. The blotting paper will loosen
and absorb all the stain. If the water
bottle or cruet Is not clear as crystal re-
peat the method.
When one is short on rubber rings
during the canning season rings Of blot
ting paper will serve just as well as rub
ber. They have been used on straw
berry preserve jars and have proved
efficient.