538 I>R- CHASE'S RECIPES. 



soap with the ammonia water. The drying, coloring, if needed, pressing, etc., 

 to be the same. Tailors, it is claimed, use equal parts of ammonia and alcohol 

 for cleaning coat collars, gr«ase spots on pants, etc., and that nothing is better; 

 but for very nice articles chloroform is better than anything else, removes grease 

 of all kinds, also paints, varnish, etc. 



Paint, Pitch, Oil, and Grease, To Kemove from Silk, Linen, 

 etc. — Benzine (purified), also called benzole, 3 ozs. ; oil of lemon, }-^ oz. Mix 

 and keep corked. Directions — Apply with a cloth or sponge to any spots upon 

 any of the above named kind of goods, rubbing with the fingers until removed. 

 The colors will not be injured. — Indian Domestic Economy. 



Remarks. — For sake of safety in using benzine, or benzole, as one kind is. 

 called, see note after Kid Glove Cleaning. The lemon is only for flavor, or to 

 hide tlic odor of the benzine. 



Fruit Stains, To Remove from Clothing, etc.— To remove fruit 

 stains, hold them so you can pour boiling water through them; and if this fails 

 in any case to remove the stain, then dip the table-cloth or other article into hot 

 water, and place it over burning brimstone, as for bleaching flannels, below. 



Bleaching Flannels. — Wet them and place upon a stick over the top of 

 a barrel, in the bottom of which is an old pan with some burning coals, and 

 sprinkle on the fire a little, broken bits of brimstone and cover over with a piece 

 of carpet to retain the smoke. Particularly applicable to children's flannels 

 which have become yellowish, and which you do not like to wash for fear of 

 shrinkage. 



Silks, To Remove Spots, etc.— Fuller's earth, 1 oz. ; saleratus, 1 even 

 tea-spoonful, (if saleratus is not obtainable, get bicarbonate of potash of a drug- 

 gist, the same amount); lemon juice. DraECTiONS — Dry the earth thoroughly, 

 and mix in the saleratus evenly; then moisten with the lemon juice sufiiciently 

 to form it into a roll or stick; dry in the sun. Wet the spots with hot water 

 and rub it with the prepared earth. Dry in the sun ; then cleanse with clear water. 



Ink Spots, To Remove From Clothing.— Wet the spots with milk 

 ^sour milk is best — if you have no milk, wet with water, and rub a piece of 

 lemon on some salt, then upon the spot, a few times will always remove it. If 

 you have no lemon, a little oxalic acid in water, rinsed out with clear water, 

 will do it— except the cheap school inks made with chromates of potash, even 

 oxalic acid will not dissolve them; but the better inks, which are set with iron, 

 the above will dissolve out. 



Remarks. — Remember, if oxalic acid is used, to keep it away from children, 

 as it is poisonous, or corrosive upon the flesh, so upon clothing if left without 

 rinsing. A drachm will be enough for any ordinary spot, the size of the hand. 

 If rinsed out as soon as the spot disappears it will hurt no clothing. 



Ink— Printer's, To Remove From Clothing.— Saturate with tur- 

 pentine, let alone for 2 or 3 hours; then rub well with the hands and dust out 

 Saturate means to wet thoroughly. It may be necessary to use some of the 

 renovating soap, or erasive 'compound, or some of the soap for the machine-shop 

 uieu to wash away the discoloration. 



