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Show i Use of Chemicals to Remove Stains 1 1 I Ijf iX ,v Medicine, Dropper Handy When Removing SUini With Chemicals. (Prepared by tho United Stataa Department of Attrtculture.) There are a few common chemicals which are necessnry to remove stains, and these should be kept in every household. Some of them are poisonous, poison-ous, so don't put them In the family medicine cabinet or In the pantry. The chemicals most frequently needed are Javelie water, potassium perman- ganate, oxalic acid, ammonia water, and carbon tetrachloride. Keep these out of reach on a high shelf, together with a medium-sized bowl, a medicine dropper, a glass rod with rounded ' ends, several pads of cheesecloth or old muslin, a small sponge, and sheets of white blotting paper, suggests the bureau of home economics of the United States Department of Agricul-ture. Agricul-ture. If the nature of a slain Is not known and It does not appear to be greasy, sponging with a wet cloth may be effective Try this on some rart of the garment that will not show, unless un-less you are sure the fabric will not water spot or lose Its color. Chemicals Chem-icals should not be used until after water has been tried, except when the fabric Is unsuitable for water treatment. treat-ment. rotassium permanganate can be used in removing certain stains from all white fabrics except rayon. One or more repetitions of the treatment may be necessary In the case of persistent per-sistent stains. Any pink or brown stain left by the permanganate is removed re-moved by applying hydrogen peroxide made very slightly acid, if not already so, with hydrochloric, acetic, oxalic, or tartaric acid. Oxalic acid In saturated solution, or lemon juice, may also be used on cotton, linen, or silk for removing re-moving potassium permanganate stains. Follow by thorough rinsing. Totassium permanganate is suggested suggest-ed for taking out stains made by writ- ing Ink, leather, mildew, Indelible pencil, pen-cil, perspiration, tea, tobacco, tomato vine, and turmeric, the yellow Ingredient Ingredi-ent In curry powder. The bottle In which oxalic acid is stored must be marked 'Toison," and kept out of reach of children. To prepare pre-pare a solution, dissolve as many crystals crys-tals of the acid as possible in a pint of lukewarm water. Put Into a bottle, stopper tightly, and use as needed. Apply to the stain with a medicine dropper or glass rod, and after allowing allow-ing it to remain a few minutes, rinse thoroughly In clean water. Neutralize with a solution of ammonia. Oxalic acid is mentioned in connection connec-tion with removing some writing ink stains, Iron rust, medicines that contain con-tain metallic salts, and some forms of mildew. It Is also used after treatment treat-ment with permanganate, when the latter leaves a residual stain. |