Show HOW TO KEEP THE HOME CLEAN AFTER ITS BUILT Household and Bleaching ful Recipes and Information er will be obliged to use this substance All of the bleaching effect that comeS from the employment of chloride of lime is due to the amount of chlorine that is set free Iree in the presence of water If you rou would understand what this means I smell the dry bleaching powder then when it is stirred in water The wetted powder gives off a much sharper I stronger odor which is that of the lib lii liberated crated chlorine Rotting and the emedy A large percentage of housekeepers have had disagreeable experiences with bleaching powder and have given up its use They say that it rots the wash and so it way they employ When ready to bleach mix mb four ounces of chloride of lime in each gallon of water stirring with a s stick ck Place the washed fabric in this mixture stirring it about until well bleached Now lift liftin liftin in the fabric rinsing and freeing it faul fairly well from water place it in a solution on of four ounces of of soda to each gallon of water The chlorine from the bleaching powder that is the portion which still remains remain in the fibers of the into chemical union with the oA of soda forming a new chemical corn com compound pound that is harmless to cloth Thus the fabric is bleached and the further harmful effect of chlorine stopped After removing the fabric from rom the of soda put it through the usual Both the bleaching powder mixture and the solution on must be made freshly for each washdays use This suggestion being followed there will be no difficulty encountered red in thor thoroughly thoroughly whitening the wash or such special pieces as are considered worth the extra effort The hands should be kept out of the bleaching powder mix mixture mixture ture as much as possible The hypo sulphite solution on is practically harmless to the hands Sometimes as a matter of economy the bleached cloth when taken out of o othe the bleaching powder mixture is rinsed and then the solution is spread over it and rubbed in This method however is not as sure of harm harmless harmless less results as is the soaking of the fabric in a vessel containing enough of the solution Chloride of lime bleaching is employed only with linen and cottons Animal fibers like wool are yellowed not bleached by this process Javello Water Not as good results in bleaching are obtained with Javelle water The com cam common cammon mon method of making this is to boil four pounds of washing soda for ten minutes in a gallon of water then add adding adding ing a pound of chloride of lime and straining off the clear liquid when cool An improved javelle water is made by substituting potassium bicarbonate for forI forthe I the washing soda In either the javelle water the intention is to do away the rotting effect of the chlorine set free from chlo chloride de of lime The hypo I sulphite solution however is is the most reliable that is is known for household use |