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Soap Jelly for Washing Flannels. 

 Save the small pieces of laundry, 

 toilet and bath soap until you have a 

 •teacup full. Put them into a quart 

 of hot water with a tablespoonfnl of 

 kerosene. Let simmer until dis- 

 solved. Make warm suds with this 

 soap jelly. Set your flannels in thfe 

 usual way. They will come out r^lean 

 and soft. 



White Clothes That Have Turned 



Yellow. 



Can be beautifully bleached by 



soaking in buttermilk. If necessary, 



you can leave them in buttermilk 



twenty-four hours. 



Your iron will nott stick if you do 

 one of two things:— 



(1) Add 1 tablespoonful of salt to 

 1-2 gallon of starch; or 



(2) 1 tablespoonful of kerosene 

 oil put into the cold starch. 



These give a pretty gloss. 

 Colored Cottons. 



Put a small quantity of Maypole 

 Soap into the rinsing water, and your 

 cotton gowns will always look fresh 

 and new. 



Black and Navy Blue Linens. 



Wash and peel two potatoes. Grate 

 them into soft tepid, water. Add 1 

 teaspoonful of ammonia. Wash 

 goods in this and rinse in cold blue- 

 water. Dry, and iron on the wrong 

 side. 



An infusion of hay will preserve 

 buff linens. 



An infusion of bran will preserve 

 brown linens 



Tussore and Kaw Silks. — Should 

 not be ironed until quite dry. 



Blankets. 



Use a little soap in the last rins- 

 ing water. After they have been hung 

 on the line and are thoroughly dry, 

 beat with a carpet-beater. They will 

 become soft and light, and the wool 

 like new. 



To Wash Muslins and Ginghams. 



Dissolve a piece of alum the size of 

 a nut to every pt. of starch. The 

 color will keep bright a long time. 

 This hint is useful when dresses must 

 be often washed. 



To Wash Feather Pillows or Eider- 

 downs. 

 Choose a bright, windy day. Fill 

 the washtub with hot suds and 

 plunge the pillows (with the feath- 

 ers) into the suds. Put into several 

 waters, shaking about briskly. Hang 

 on the line in warm, fresh air. Never 

 put directly in the hot sun, as it 

 draws oil out of the feathers and 

 gives them an unpleasant odor. 



Black Cashmere. 



Wash in hot suds with a little 

 borax in the water. Rinse in blue — 

 very blue — water. Iron while damp. 

 If carefully done, the material will 

 look like new. 



To Remove Stains. 



(1) Handkerchiefs and napkins 

 often become stained. If possible, 

 procure Javelle water from a drug 

 store. Wet the stains before the ar- 

 ticles are put in the wash. They will 

 vanish. 



(2) Make a solution of 4 oz. of 

 chloride of lime; put into a quart 

 bottle of water. Shake thoroughly 

 and allow dregs to settl-e. The clear 

 water will remove the stain. Rinse 

 thoroughly before it comes into con- 

 tact with soap. 



Paint Stains. — Equal parts of am- 

 monia and spirits of turpentine will 

 take paint out of clothing no matter 

 how dry or how hard it may be. 



Kerosene will remove fresh paint. 



Ink Stains. — In carpets or wooler 

 goods. If done at once, nothing is 

 better than milk. One may pour milk 

 on to the stained surface of the most 

 delicate carpet or woolen goods. Rub 

 the milk in and repeat until it i-s no 

 longer discolored. Then wash with 

 warm water. 



(2) Take common baking soda and 

 rub well into the spots, and then 

 rinse with warm water. 



G-rass Stain. — (1) Rub the article 

 stained with alcohol. Then wash in 

 clean water. 



(2) In white clothes. Tie a piece 

 of washing soda up in the stained 

 part of the garment before putting 

 it into the boiler. 



