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Show TO REMOVE BAD STAINS. Even Indelible Ink Stains May Bj Removed Boiling- Water for Fruit Stains on Linen. Many housekeepers are sorely perplexed per-plexed when stnlna that will not rub off appear oil dlfforcnt things. Hut these domestic trials may not be sc erlous after all, If tho proper things aro used to rcinovo tho stains. All women may not know thnt vino-?ar vino-?ar and salt with a fow drops of am-njila am-njila will remote stains from brass. l"o It into n paste and apply with a piece of flannel, then rub off with a dry pleco and will bo delighted with the result. Ink Bpots can bo successfully removed re-moved from tho children's handkerchiefs handker-chiefs nnd from all whllo goods wltl. '.rman and salt. Cover the stain with ine salt, squeeze the lemon Juice on It ind rub between tho hands. Some ink 'a obstinate and will require a second ippljcatlon. Ink may sometimes be roniovod from colored clothe by noak-tug noak-tug the article In sweet milk, but the luaklug must bo done soon after the Ink has been spilled. Indelible ink staina are often regarded re-garded as permanent blots, yet In many cases they may be runiovud by first soaking tho article In strong salt water and afterwards washing In ammonia. am-monia. l'our boiling water on linen where tea has been spilled, or on fruit stall's. If tho stain Is large or obstlnato do not despair, but keep pouring the boiling boil-ing water over the stain and It will disappear. Alcohol will rcmovo grass stains. Coal oil will also remove grass stains If tho stain Is not ot long standing. Coal oil Is good to remove tho yellow stain In the bath tub that comes from tho uso of hard wator. Machine oil stains aro easily taken out If they nro rubbed with tresh lard before being wet. If tho goods cannot bo washed, uso chloroform. Chloroform Chloro-form will also remove Bpots from silk and delicate fabrics. Mattings on tho floor may bo cleaned and almost all kinds of stnns removed re-moved by tho use of oxalic ncld. It If not necessary to take tliu matting ii from the floor, In fact, It Is better tn let It remain. Dlssolvo a tcaspoouful of the cryHtaU In n pall of clear, warm water: wet a woolen cloth with this solution nnd rub tho spots; then tuko another pall of clean water, add a handful of table salt and wlpo the wholo floor ovei again. The now, bright look will ropay you for your labor. The same recipe may be used for cleaning straw hats using an old tooth brush tu apply. Inion will romovn fruit stains from tho hands and dlscoloratlous from under un-der the linger unlls very quickly. Mildew on leather may bo removed from all kinds of leather by gently rubbing rub-bing with coal oil. Afterwards polish with it soft cloth. Tar marks aro often considered Impossible Im-possible to remove, but If a plentiful supply of fresh lard Is put on tho spot nnd Is left for hnlf an hour and then washed In hot water the spot will disappear. dis-appear. Turpentine will rcmovo paint stains from clothing nnd window glass, as well as rust marks from woolen goods. It Is also a good disinfectant. I'ralrle Farmor. |