Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-12-17
REMOVING ST'|NS
Simple Chemicals That the Lam
dress Should Have IN Stock.
SPOTS EASILY ERApicATED.
pnes4sdue 10 Power on Washday -
wa ~ Any Other oocasion--tm-
nsacsiats Linen Il Great Credit -
~ Director Of the hoSsshsid.
BY Miss Annabsii Turner. i.strxc-
tor In home economics. University
~ Wisconsin extension division

4 AN0MO0ll
L tor In home economics. University
~ W1sconain extension division
xhere were tiny rust spots on the
clethes just Iaundered How they
eams there was mystery Every
tkfug was suspected and examined but
aoAe b,uing. Aud Ia the biuing lay the
feus1 Most Of the biuingx In the mar
~ today come from prussian blue.
y = very cheap. gives good color and
= readily soluble. but II rs an iron
esnpound. which Ii decomposed BY A.
hG1t1 yielding iron rust Ii the Globes
~ not carefully rfnsed until free from
- sap and other alkafi used IN wash
~. contact with the biuing viii rssGlt
- tiny rust spots on the clothes
Test Fer 0ixino-
Usss b q test for the presence of
- In biuins Prepare about q tea-
mpenful Of ! strong solution or the
ling yoa With to test Add IN eanai
snAount Of ordinary household am
menia and allow It to stand from az.
tpsn to thirty minutes. A reddish
hpewn prectpitate shows the presence
- iron.
The objectionable results Of prus-
skan blue may be overcome By ths use
~ m acid rinse to neutralixe the a.
kah. Two tablespoonfuis Of aeetic
add o. about a third Of q cupful cf
vAnegar to pail Of water VIII be suf
aeaent under ordinary etrcumsta nces
- amount Of alkan present In The
Stnsfng water varies greatly. and thece
1ere no absolute rule can be given.
Ultramarine blue II an iron com
peund. but II does not decomposc with
slkali 1t is often bought as ball bin
ing. II y ins0lubie In water. bat
breaks up into very minute particles.
which spread through the liquid and
give II a blue coior The water must
be stirred. and one must be careful In
using 1t or the clothes will be streaked
AniIine blues give good clear coaors,
but they actually dye the material and
should therefore be used carefully
Some OF these require an acid to de-
velop them Acetic acid or vinegar y
preferable To oxaIic acid. as it il voIa
tile and has less action ON. the fiber.
Some Difficult Problems.
Mildew In clothing is difficult OF re-
moval Soaking the spots in some
acid. as lemon juice. vinegar, or but
termilk and salt. and then exposing
them to direct sunlight II q good treat
scent or they may BE- wet with Z
paste Of soft soap and puiverhed chalk
and exposed to sunlight II the stains
do nos yield to these methods javelis
water may be tried
Alcohol b perhaps the best solvent
for grass stains
Fruit stains are heid In the material
by pectin, gelatinous substance soiu-
bic only In boiling water Pouring
toiling water from height through
she fabric will remove such stains
Removing Iron Rust.
70 remove iron rust from white
goods wet the stained part with boraz
and water or ammonia and spread over
bowl Of boiling water. Apply 10
per cent soiution Of hydrochlorfe acid
lnuriaticI drop by drop until the stain
brigntens DIP at once into water II
the stain does not disappear repeat the
process After removing the stain rinse
welt with auimonia "a neutralizc any
acid that may remain
8, Oxalic & ia may he used for iron rust
N the 3 5e way II r. not 90 detri
,oentaI = the fshrse- bat = deadly
A,ison
0f ink stains are fresh rhey may n
soaked in milk t'se nnre milk ~ thu
I'D becomes diseolored
yeieurs Wa.stcoats.
rhe striped velours waisttOats thai
tine seer 50 often usually have an ut
faehed collar OF velonrx lined Will
sa,tin Or silk and thi> coIiaf Il turn
$50, ..t,llai - Ht.-t',sia r,ii Fiiaf l. s..rs
d,rvaiiit9 With nan tir;,un ava, froH
the nnpc Of the meek aud the ears
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