Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-07-24
Friend Wife May
Remove Every Stain

"The first time have worn it and
look at that spot"
Everyone is familiar with that re-
mark, made in an anguished tone of
voice. The tragedy of spelling new
garment, however, is eliminated if
the unfortunate one knows what
remedy to apply for that particular
kind Of stain.
The removal of stains is a neces-
sary feature of the laundering and
general care of clothing and other
household textiles. Nearly all stains
may be removed easily at home if re-
liable methods are known.
One OF the most important factors
IS to apply the stain remover while
the stain is fresh. Drying, exposure
to air, washing and ironing, all make
ut harder to remove the stain. The
nature of the stain should be known
If possible before its removal is at
tempted, since this determines the
Treatment to be adopted An insult
liable stain remover may "set" the
stains so its removal becomes diff
cult and even impossible.
Treatment Depends on Fabric
The kind of fabric on which the
stain occurs also should be known,
for the method of treatment depends
much on the nature, color, weave,
finish and weight OF the fabric. Do
not use strong acids on cotton, and
even diluted ones should be neutral
(iZed afterwards with a suitable alkali.
Care should be taken in the use of
the alkaE, as it weakens the fabric
After any reagent rinse the fabric
well. Do not use very hot water on
wool or silk. Rubbing also must be
avoided with these fabrics. Both
wool and silk are dissolved by strong
alkalis; boraX or a weak solution of
ammonia is more suitable. Acids,
with the exception of nitric, do not
attack silk or wool readily.
With colored materials avoid use
OF a bleaching agent which will de-
stroy the color of the material. Be-
cause of this it is much more diff
cult to remove stains from colored
materials than from white.
Common Stains, How to Remove
Blood and Meat Juice-Use cold
water; soap and cold water; or starch
paste.
Diulng-OSe DOlIlng water.
Chocolate and Cocoa-Use borax
and Geld water; bleach if necessary.
Coffee and Tea (clear) Use boil
ing water; bleach if necessary.
Coffee and Tea with cream)-l
Use cold water, then boiling water;
bleach if necessary.
Cream and Milk-Use cold water,
then soap and cold water.
Egg-Use cold water.
Fruit and Fruit Juices-Use boil
ing water; bleach if necessary.
Grass-Use cold water; soap and
cold water; alcohol; or bleaching
agent.
Grease and Oils-Use French
chalk, blotting paper, or other alb
sorbent; or warm water and soap; or
gasoline, benzine, or cabron tetra-
chloride.
Iodine-Use warm water and soap. !
alcohol; or ammonia.
Ink-Try cold water; then use an
acid or bleach if necessary.
Iron-Use oxalic acid; hydrochlo. |
ric acid; salts of lemon; or lemon /
juice and salt.
Lampblack and Soot-Use kero- |
sene, benzine, chloroform, ether, gas
oline or carbon tetrachloride.
Mildew-If fresh, use cold water;
otherwise try to bleach with JaveIle /
water or potassium permanganate.
Paint and Varnish-Use alcohol, |
carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, or
turpentine.
Perspiration-Use soap and warm
water; bleach in the sun or with ia
velle water or potassium permangan-
ate.
Pitch, Tar and Wheel Grease
Rub with fat; then use soap and
warm water; or benzine, gasoline, or
carbon tetrachloride.
Scorch-Bleach in the sunshine or
with .'avelle water.
Shoe Polish black Use soap and
water; or turpentine
Shoe Polish (tan)-Use alcohol.
Syrup-Use water.
Stove Polish-Use cold water and |
soap; or kerosene, benzine or gaso-
line.
Vaseline-Use kerosene or turpen-
tine.
Water-S Steam or sponge the en-
tire surface of water-spotted mate
rails.
Wax-Scrape off as much as pos
sible. Use French chalk, blotting pa
per Or other absorbent with warm |
iron; or use benzine or gasoline. If |
color remains, use alcohol or bleach. !
1t is true that many loans, money,
and cups of sugar, are forgotten or
unpaid Our Uncle Samuel, how
ever, gives us a bond for our little |
loans-'1est we forget" he even navs |