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Show oo REMOVING STAINS The chemist"; of ihe department of agriculture have conducted a series of experiments in removing stains Jrom various materials and the result.s of their efforts are summed up ar. follows fol-lows Rlood and meat juice Use cold I water; soap and cold water, or starch I paste. Bluing -Use boiling water. Chocolate and cocoa- Use hoiax jand cold water; bleach if nrc - Coffep and tea (clear) Use boiling water; bleach if necessary. Cream and milk Use cold water, then soap and cold water. , Egg Use cold water. I Fruit and fruit juices Use boiling ! water : bleach if necessary. Crass Use cold water; soap and i cold water; alcohol! or a bleaching ; agent . j Grease and oils Use French chalk, blotting paper, or other absorbent; or warm water and coap: or gasoline benzine or carbon tetrachloride. Iodine Use warm water and onp; alcohol; or ammonia. Ink -Try cold water; then use an acid or bleach if necessary. Iron Use oxalic acid; hydrochloric acid; salts of lemon or lemon juice and salt. Kerosene Use warm water and soap. Lampblack and soot- Use kerosene, benzine, chloroform, ether, gasoline or acrbon tetrachloride. Mildew If fresh, use cold water-otherwise water-otherwise try to bleach with javelle water or potassium permanganate Taint and varnish Use alcohol, carbon car-bon tetrachloride, chloroform or turpentine. tur-pentine. Perspiration Cse soap and warm water; bleach in the sun or with javelle ja-velle water or potassium permanganate. permanga-nate. Shoe polish (black) Use soap and water or turpentine. Shoe polish (tan) Use alcohol. Sirup Use water. Stove polish Use cold water and soap or kerosene, benzine or gasoline gaso-line Vaseline Use kerosene or turpentine turpen-tine I Water Steam or sponge the entire Surface of water spotted materia'?. Wax Scrape off as much as po-ji ble. Use French chalk, blot t in p. per or other absorbent with a warm iron: or use benzine or gasoline. If color remains use alcohol or bleach. Scorch Bleach in the sunshine oi I with javelle water |