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Show Rules of Safety Must be Applied To Dry-CIeaning Certain rules of safety must be applied to home dry-cleaning, according ac-cording to Miss Ellen Agren, extension ex-tension home management specialist special-ist at the Utah State Agricultural college. "Dry-cleaning can be done at home easily and with comparative com-parative safety if certain precautions precau-tions are taken," Miss Agren says. First of all, an effective and safe type of solvent should be used. It is usually best to purchase pur-chase a type of solvent especially designed for cleaning purposes. Miss Agren gives a series of safety rules to be followed in dry-cleaning dry-cleaning around the home. They are: 1. Do all dry-cleaning out of doors, away from fire, and' in the shade. 2. Use a solvent which conforms to Stoddard's specifications. This type will burn, but not explode under ordinary atmospheric conditions. con-ditions. 3. Do dry-cleaning on a sunny day. There is some danger of fire from1 static- spars in atmosphere of low humidity. 4. Naptha and high-test or ordinary or-dinary gasoline should never be used for cleaning. 5. A washing machine should never be used in dry-cleaning. Sparks caused by friction may result in' conflagration. Dry-cleaned garments should be hung out of doors until all solvent sol-vent has evaporated. 7. All garments should be free of solvent before pressing is done. Starch, sugar and perspiration stains must be removed with water, wa-ter, since they are insoluble in cleaning fluid, Miss Agren says. |