SPOTS AND STAINS.

Manawatu Herald, 24 February 1898, Page 4

SPOTS AND STAINS.

especially Those That Deface Oar Winter Garxuents of Wool and Silk, Ouc of tho best preparations for taking out groasy stains is made by a mixture of a pint of deodorized benzino, one-half dram each of chloroform and alcohol and a Hbtlo good cologne. Apply to coat collars and blaok garments with a piece of eilk. In washing solid black goods use a tablespoonful in each gallon of water. It will not injure the most delicate silk fabrics. For spots on woolen goods one rule must be remembered. Alkalies are removed by diluted aoids, like citric aoid, while discolorations caused by acids requiro their opposi ties, such as diluted spirits of hartshorn. Too great care regarding tho strength of all solutions and tho manner in which tboy are applied cannot be insisted upon. Grease can often be removed by repeated applications of blotting paper and French chalk to tho wrong side of woolen goods. Groaso upon carpeting will require half a cupful of fuller's earth and the eamo amount of magnesia, dissolved in a pint of boiling water. Apply hot and brush off when dry. Small spots can be obliterated by means of a hot iron and blotting paper. Fresh Ink stains can be washed from oarpet3 as from other goods by sweet milk. When, dried, tho carpet I must bo wet, then rubbed with salts of lemon and washed immediately afterward. Silk goods, in tho main, reccivo the samo cautious treatment as that given to woolen 3. Futs may bo treated with benzino, ether and soap in n very weak solution. Turpentine should not be used upon silk unlc33 it be black silk. Acid and al* kali o:i all fabrics yJold to tho general rules already given. A current of water falling from a height upon tho reversed fUIo of tho spot will help erase it. Good Hon. ;:I:ecpinci which jilvcs tho foregoing direct ioiid, calls ntteution also to tho fact that whatever applications are niado care must bo exercised in regard to leaving an outlino cf tho stain, which must bo rubbed with a safb cloth while drying.