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leather soles, from which, indeed, they can not be distin- 

 guished, although costing only half as much. Worn-out 

 soles can be replaced at a trifling cost, the same uppers out- 

 lasting two or three soles. Red or white beach wood is 

 mainly used in their manufacture. 34 C, XVIII., 164. 



WASHING COTTON GOODS WTTHOUT INJURING THE COLOR. 



Add to rain-water so hot that the hand can not be held in 

 it an amount of wheat bran equal in weight to one eighth 

 of the fabric to be cleansed, and after stirring well for five 

 minutes add the goods; stir them about with a clean stick, 

 and bring the whole to a boil. Allow this to cool until the 

 articles can be washed out as usual, after which rinse them 

 well, and dry. They will be as pure as if soap had been 

 used, and it is said that the colors will be uninjured. 26 (7, 

 1874,1,4. 



REMOVAL OF RUST STAINS FROM FABRICS. 



To accomplish this object, so desirable in domestic econ- 

 omy, moisten the spot with a solution of Epsom salt in a few 

 drops of hot water, and after a few minutes rub it in well 

 and moisten again. Next fill a tin vessel with boiling water 

 and set it on the stained space for a few minutes, and after- 

 ward wash out in soft water. If the spot be old and not easi- 

 ly removed, the operation must be repeated. It is advisable 

 to have articles thus treated washed at once. 25 C, 1873, 214. 



PREVENTING BENZINE STAINS ON CLOTHING. 



The brown marginal stain generally left after the use of 

 benzine or naphtha for removing grease from clothing may 

 be prevented by strewing gypsum or lycopodium upon the 

 cloth immediately after the removal of the grease-spot, as far 

 as the material is moist, allowing it to dry, and then simply 

 brushing off the powder. 9 O, July, 1873, 109. 



DRY CLEANING WITH TURPENTINE AND ITS PURIFICATION. 



Articles to be cleaned, except those of silk, velvet, plush, 

 etc., are rubbed on a sharp, tinned washboard five to eight 

 minutes in turpentine of the finest quality, in a tin-lined 

 wooden vessel, and after being placed in a centrifugal ma- 

 chine, and then hung up for two hours in a drying-room at 



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