Show i x M I III II i HOME HOME HINTS i Ii AN AND D DIET i iB 3 B By y INEZ SEARLES WILLSON hU t stern ro SPECIFIC METHODS OF REMOVING STAINS The followIng directions applied to I the problem ot of removing specific stains I may ma sImplify the housewife's labor in this respect mOO Blood may be removed by soaking first In cold water and then washing In n soapy water Wet starch wIll absorb the stain from a thick ma- ma Put n a lump of wet starch over the spot pot and when dry brush off ocr Ile pent until the stain Is gone Old stains may mu be removed by means of hydrogen hydro hydra gen peroxIde to which a title litle ammonia ammo ammo- ala nia has been added Rinse with very ery weal weak acetic acid aci and finally with witha wa- wa ater ter Colors of fabrics are also faded by the peroxide This tact fact must not be overlooked o Cover er chocolate or cocoa stains with Ith borax and soak In cold water Coffee tea and most fruit stains may ma generally be removed by stretching stretch stretch- Ing the fabric over oyer a bowl and pourIng pouring pour pour- Ing boiling water onto It so the water will strike the staIn with force Peach stain Is particularly resistant It Is the staIn which old fashioned housekeepers used to tell us would come out when the peach season was wasI over R Rub b glycerin over the spot two I or three days before washing Cream milk and meat meal juice stains should be washed first in cold water and then wIth soap and hot water Grass staIn Is one which Is frequently fre- fre found In households where there are small children and a knowledge knowl- knowl edge of how to treat It Is valuable to the mother Such stains may be soaked In alcohol If the color Is not affected otherwise make a paste of of soap and baking powder spread over I the spot and allow to stand for tor several several sev- sev eral hours Milk may prove effective when the staIn Is fresh Hydrogen peroxide and ammonia or just ammonia ammo ammo- nia may be used The effect of the agent upon the color must gov govern rn the method employed Mildew when newly formed may usually be removed by strong soapsuds soap soap- suds and sunlight As the old stains are very ery stubborn It Is well to see that the they are not allowed to grow old In such cases a a. strong bleaching agent must be used and then the question of color enters to complicate the problem Medicine stains starns a are soluble o I in alcohol alco- alco lc hol 1101 they are soaked I Iron Iton rust may be removed by cover er lug Ith with lemon juIce and salt and putting put put- ting in n the s sun n or holdIng In the sten steam of the tea kettle The removal of Ink stains Is render rendered ren- ren der dered d more difficult because It Is impossible im- im possible to know the exact nature n ture ot of the ink Ink Colored fabrIcs may be soaked In sour milk as the color Js is unaffected by the mild add In the milk Oxalic acid may be effective Oxalic acId Is a deadly poison polson therefore therefore there there- fore It should always be plainly marked and I kept ept on a high shelf shea Salt and lemon may be used with success In mild cases I |