Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
BY laura A. kirknan.
THE VARIOUS USES OF GASOLINE.

After reading your recent article about
making kerosene work for one in ever so
many different ways, ] went and looked
at my kerosene can with new respect!
writes a reader of this column. Il had
never thought of using it in any way save
as fuel, but now am putting it to most OF
the other uses You suggest and find that
1t saves me actual money; it saves buying
scourers and fancy cleaning preparations
which used to get. So | am writing to
ask you TO write an article on the different
uses to which gasoline may be put My
husband works in a machine shop and
can get all the gasoline he wants\at very
low cost, and | am wondering how could
use it about the homer
] am glad to hear from at least one
reader that my article on kerosene has
been useful For that is what efficient
housekeeping" MEANS getting the maxi
mum of utility out of everything we
possess. Gasoline, too, can be put to
many uses which the average housekeeper
never thinks of.
Gasoline is the best exterminator for
moths and other pests which have gotten
into mattresses or upholstered furniture
Such articles should be drenched IN gaso-
line and then given several days III the
open air for evaporation before restored
to use.
The following gasoline preparation is
excellent to clean carpets and rugs with
Gasoline Preparation for Carpet Clean
ing: Cut bar of good white soap into
small pieces ard add quart Of hot water
and set ON back Of stove until soap is dis
solved, then add | pint of gasoline and
mix thoroughly. Rub this mixture
thoroughly into the rug or carpet with q
stiff brush, leaving the carpet stretched
upon the floor. Now y.ith a thin, sharp
piece of board, scrape the paste well OIL
the rug and wipe carefully with damp
cloth After all the rug has been gone over,
open the wiz dows and allow tho alr TO
circulate freely until the rug is quite dry
and all the gasoli,e fumes have evapo-
rated. Of course this work must not be
done rear heat or flame, for gasolis is
very inhammsble.
But perhaps the most frequent use
gasoline in the home is that Of q clothes
cleaning agent. Silks, satirs, georgette
crepes, and other fabrics which are harmed
| by wsshirg in water may be immersed ~
gssolire with excellent success
Furs may be beautifully cleaned with
gasoline; This is dote by frat br,nhn 4
the fur well. then wipirg il down with a
piece uf soft flanrel, followed by a second
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been tied in old silk and dipped lightly in
gasoline. The cloth over the wisp Of
cotton should be chaI gcd frequently, as
| il soils.
Oil and grease spots on clothing may be
dissolved out with gasoht c, the spotted
portion Of the garment should be dipped
! into the gasolu ard allowed 20 remain
1 IN il until there are sigrs Of softer il &, after
which the garment may be washed in soar
and hot water in the regular way.
Tomorrow Readers Discoveries.
Allinquiries addressed to Miss Kirkmar
| in care Of the Efficient Housekecpil s
/ department viii be answered IN these
column in their turn. This requires cor
I siderable time, however, owing TO th,
4 great rumber received. So if persona
or quicker reply is desired, a stamped anC
self-addressed envelope must be enclosed
with the questionable Editor.