WHEN WASHING

NZ Truth, Issue 1174, 31 May 1928, Page 15

WHEN WASHING

Making Monday's Task Much Easier When using vinegar to revive the color of garments, about 1 tablespoon is required to every quart of water. COTTON articles should always be *-" washed m hot water; it causes the fibre to expand and thus frees the dirt. .Melted soap rubbed directly into the soiled portions of garments will remove the stains much quicker than will ordinary rubbing with a piece of bar soap. Perspiration stains will never be

removed with soap or rubbing. The marks should be damp and rubbed with a little lem6n juice beforehand, then, washed m the ordinary way.' To make your own soap flakes, shred a bar of good soap with a suet-grater and keep m a box for use when required. y Here are two excellent methods of washing flannels, which will keep them white and soft. The first is quite simple, for you just add 1 teaspoon of olive oil to every gallon of water m which the flannel garment is washed. The second method is good for all woollens and is as follows: Cut into small pieces loz. of soap and allow loz. of powdered borax to 3 quarts of cold water' Add the soap and boil all together till the' soap has dissolved. Pour into a large bucket of hot water and 1 when it has cooled' to lukewarm, wash the flannels, but do not use a board or soap. Rinse twice m warm water and hang out immediately;