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Iodine stains. 



Soak in alcohol, chloroform or ether. 



Grass stains. 



a. Soak in alcohol. 



b. Wash with naphtha soap and warm water. 



c. Ammonia and water used while stain is fresh if the fabric has 

 no delicate colors 



d. For colored fabrics, apply molasses or a paste of soap and 

 cooking soda. Let stand over night. 



Class VIII. Stain. 



Mildew. 



Mildew is very difficult to remove if of long standing. 



a. Wet stain with lemon juice and expose to sun. 



b. Wet with paste made of i tablespoonful of starch, juice of 

 I lemon, soft soap and salt, and expose to action of sun. 



c. Make paste of powdered chalk and expose to action of sun. 



Class IX. Stain. 



Scorch. 



Scorched fabrics can be restored if the threads are uninjured. 



a. Wet and expose to action of sun. Repeat several times. 



b. Extract juice of two onions, add one ci:p vinegar, two ounces 

 of Fuller's earth and half an ounce of soap. Boil. Spread 

 over scorched surface. Let it dry in sun. Wash out thoroughly. 



WASHING 



While Monday has long been chosen as the household day for washing, 

 there is less good reason for this choice than for the postponement of the 

 process until Tuesday. Before wash day, clothing should be thoroughly 

 gone over to discover rents and stains and should be carefully sorted 

 and the white clothes put to soak. This requires time which it is not 

 convenient to give on Saturday and which is not justified on Sunday. 



The following outline is suggested for preparation of clothes for washing: 



1. Sort the clothes according to kind. 



a. White cotton and linen clothing. 



1. Table linen and clean towels. 



2. Bed and body linen. 



3. Handkerchiefs. 



4. Soiled towels and cloths. 



b. Colored clothing. 



c. Flannels. 



2. Mend rents, except in stockings. 



3. Remove stains. 



4. Put as many white clothes to soak as is practicable. Some colored 



clothes having fast colors may be soaked if very much soiled. 



