Evening star., 1921-08-26
Health and Thrift in the Home

even, if necessary, rubbing the more
soiled parts gently.
Of medium stiffness, using a quarter
of a cup of starch to two quarts of
boiling water and add four quarts of
cold water as before. Subject the
garment to a second washing in this
mixture. This second step may be
omitted if the garments are but
slightly soiled.
AS IA third step, rinse the garments
thoroughly in an abundance of cold
water, changing the water two or
three times and swiShing the things
around as if it We're necessary to get
every particle of the starch out. The
starch will not all come out and aft
er drying in the shade and ironing
the dresses will be .delicately crisp,
the color will be uninjured and they
will have exactly the finish of new
goods. No other method of washing,
even when there is no necessity for
preserving the color, will give so per-
feet a finish, after ironing, as will
this method of washing in starch.
Very much soiled garments require
first step of the process, but thin
lawns and organdies are seldom suffi
ciently soiled to require as much as
that. Heavier colored cottonS, espe-
cially pinks. violets or greens. which
are likely to change tint in the
washing, must never be soaked,
boiled, rubbed with soap or touched
by washing fluids. These garments
can be successfully washed in starch.
Removing Special stains.
Some Stains on clothing are in
soluble in water or soap ana water:
or may be made so by the action or
heat and thus become permanently
set during the washing. 1t is always
wise to look over clothing for such
stains aud to remove them before the
washing begins.
Wash ordinary grease spots thor
oughly with naphtha soap ana water
Turpentine, oil or lard are often used
to soften old grease spots before
washing. For delicate fabrics chloro-
form OF ether are the best solvents.
To remove paint or varnish. wet the
spot with turpentine, benzlne or alco-
then wet again and sponge or pat witt
a clean cloth. Use choloroform or
delicate fabrics.
Machine oil may be removed by
washing with soap and cold water oi
turpentine the same as Tor paln'
stains.
Meat juice stains should be first
washed in cold water and then with
soap and water. .,
Fruit stains should be treated with
boiling water the same as for tea ano
coffee stains, AS soon as possible after
the goods have been stained, steep In
warm water, then place over a basin
cover the stain with salt and poul
boiling water over IT.
Ink stains on white goods may he
removed by dipping the article into
pure melted tallow. Wash out the tai
low and the ink will come with 1t.
To remove iron rust, add one table
spoon Of cream of tartar to each gal
lon of water. Boil the stain for about
an hour. and it will disappear. nc
matter how old it is.
Before wetting a grass stain. first
rub the stain with molasses and then
wash in the usual way. Use on either
white or colored material.
For scorched articles use peroxide
of hydrogen Wet two cloths. Place
one beneath and one on top and watch
the space become clear in about TWEEN
ty minutes. Allow to stand this long
without disturbing.
To remove mildew from white goods
soak for twelve hours in a solution OF
chloride of lime and water. using four
ounces of chloride of lime to one gal
lon of water.