Show SPECIAL CHEMICALS TO REMOVE STAINS coloring matters used in writing inks differ prepared by thoo th united united state department of agnit agriculture iture indelible or marking inks indie india ink and printing ink differ in chemical composition from ordinary writing inks special chemicals herol cals are accordingly necessary to remove them DIrect directions lons for applying these may inay lie found in farmers bulletin removal of stains from clothing which also gives information about stains made by writing inks tile the coloring matters commonly used in writing inks include tile the lol loping loNNIng combinations of logwood log or nut galla galls wills ferrous or fertic ferric salts waltg or with noth salts baits of kotlier metals such its as chromium and aluminum its aniline illine dyes waldi fire are used either alone or with ith coloring matters of if tile type mentioned above finely divided carbon in the form of lampblack colored inks usually consist of an aniline lye dyo gurus gums sugar or glycerin often are added to thicken an ink and holi hold the coloring matter in stis suspension penion and phenol often Is added to keep it from molding OH 01 ing to the difference in the composition of writing inks tit s it Is impossible to find agents aich are equally effect he in removing all ink spots t N using chemicals to take out ink stains each of the agents mentioned bolow below Is satisfactory wilh inith some types of ink ilor for an ink spot or of unknown composition it 1 Is 13 3 ne reary to try various a agents ants beginning alay with the llie simplest and that eliat least likel likely to injure the fabric use one of the following agents agent 1 absorbents corn meal ineal sa salt it french chalk ful fullers lerg magnesia I lesla talcum powder ponder etc the application of suit such substances selves to remove any ink not absorbed by bv file I 1 lie fibers and keeps it from spreading for it a large ink spot pot apply one of these substances stances before trying other agents work or the absorbent around with aith some blunt instrument and renew it when it beW beamie beames mie soiled when dry absorbent fails faila to take ill up more ink make it into a paste with water and continue alie application 2 soap and water as in ordinary laundering tills this it Is satisfactory for some apes of school inks which can be wa waleed lied from fabrics for carbon inks which are unaffected by bv chemicals chemi tim and I 1 can be removed only olih mechanically chani cally slid and sometimes for the fresh stains of other inks 3 milk soak the stains for a day tit or two if necessary in milk changing the milk as often as it becomes discolored tills this Is effective for some stains the foregoing methods may bo be used rarely on sill all washable fabrics it they fall to remove file lie spot chemicals may lip he t tried special tai for applying mene aliese ire are ghen in tile hie huDe bulletin thi |