692 Reading-Course for Farmers' Wives. 



Aniline blue is a coal tar product and its action in bluing is that of a 

 dye. It is the blue used by nearly all commercial laundries, but it is 

 not much used in the home. It will not set in an alkaline medium and 

 reqmres acid to bring out the color. Being a dye, it is difficult to wash 

 out of the clothing. 



No one kind of bluing can be recommended to the housekeeper. She 

 must experiment for herself and choose one good variety and learn to 

 use that one properly. 



Sufficient bluing should be used to make a little of the liquid taken 

 up in the cup of the hand show a pale sky-blue color. More than this 

 should not be needed. It is always better to make a small amount of 

 strong bluing in a bowl of water and then use this to color the water in 

 the tub. This is particularly the case in using the ball bluing. 



TO REMOVE STAINS 



The ordinary washing process is sufficient to get rid of most of the 

 dirt in clothing, but certain stains may require special treatment to 

 insure their complete removal. Some stains are insoluble in water, or 

 soap and water, or may be made so by the action of heat and thus become 

 permanently set during the washing. It is wise always to look over 

 clothing for such stains and to remove them before the washing begins 

 This will often save time and wear and tear on garments even when it 

 is possible to remove t]:e stain in washing, as the part of the garment 

 most affected is treated and it does not involve such severe treatment 

 of the whole. 



The process of removing stains is fundamentally the same as in wash- 

 ing, to find some substance in which the stain is soluble. . The chief 

 solvents valuable in removing stains which resist the Ordinary washing 

 processes are: 



Turpentine (inflammable), Hydrogen peroxid, 



Benzine, naphthaor gasoline (inflammable), Sunshine, 



Carbona, _ Ammonia, 



Kerosene (inflammable), Borax, 



Ether (inflammable & an anesthetic), Salt, 



Chloroform (anesthetic and a poison) Vinegar, 



Alcohol (inflammable), • Lemon juice, 



OHve oil, lard, etc., Hydrochloric acid (a 



Fuller's earth and French chalk, strong acid very cor- 



Naphtha soaps, rosive to fabrics and to 



Water, both hot and cold, flesh). 



Oxalic acid (a poison), Ink eradicator, 



Javelle water, Milk. 



Benzole. 



