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generally short, and right to the point for quick work. These first are from 

 Mrs. E. S. Barrett, of Sing Sing, New York, July 1882, in the Neic York 

 Examiner, wherein she says: "Every housekeeper knows how vexatious it is 

 to have colored fabrics ruined in the process of cleansing. A few practical 

 hints about washing calicoes, percales and muslins will therefore be of real ser- 

 vice to the readers of the Examiner. 



1. For Washing Black and White, Stone, Slate, or M-aroon 

 Colored Cotton Goods.— Before washing black and white, stone, slate, or 

 maroon colored cotton goods ; dip them in a solution of salt and water, made by 

 dissolving two cupfuls of salt in 10 quarts of cold water, and hang them in a 

 shady place to dry. The salt sets the colors. When dry, wash in a light suda 

 in the usual way. Calicoes and muslins do not require a hot suds; water mod- 

 erately warm is best. Never allow them to soak in the water. Wash quickly, 

 turn the wrong side out, and dry in the shade. A little salt in the rinsing water 

 is an improvement. Another way is to mix two cupfuls of wheat bran in cold 

 water, making a smooth paste; then stir it into 1 qt. of soft boiling water. Let 

 it boil 1 hour, then strain into 5 or 6 qts. of soft warm water. No soap is nec- 

 essary, for bran has cleansing properties of its own. If there is black in the 

 dress, or any other color that is liable to "run," add a tablespoonful of salt. 

 Rinse thoroughly in one water. For starch, use a little white glue-water, cool 

 and clean. Always iron on the wrong side with a moderately hot iron. 



2. How to Fix the Above Colors Permanently.— Blue, stone, 

 and slate-colored articles may be made to retain their color perfectly by adding 

 sugar of lead to the water in which they are to be washed for the first time. 

 Dissolve 1 oz. of sugar of lead in a pailful of hot water; stir carefully until it 

 is thoroughly dissolved, and let the mixture cool. When about milk-warm, put 

 in the articles and let them remain an hour. Hang up to dry before Avashing. 

 When dry, wash as directed in bran water. The sugar of lead fixes the color 

 permanently, so that this treatment with it will not need to be repeated. Use 

 this preparation with caution; sugar of lead is poisonous, but no danger in this 

 way of using it. 



3. To Wash Brown Linen.— Take enough good timothy hay to fill 

 a 10-quart kettle two-thirds full when pressed down; cover it with soft water, 

 and let it boil until the water assumes a dark greenish color. Make flour starch 

 in the usual way, and strain the hay water into it after it becomes cool or tepid; 

 let the linen soak ten or fifteen minutes — not longer — then wash without soap. 

 I divide the preparation into two parts, using one for rinsing. Linen dresses 

 and dusters washed in this way will look new as long as they last 



4. Fruit or Wine Stains, to Remove from Silk, Woolen, or 

 Cotton Goods. — Fruit or wine stains can be removed from silk, woolen or 

 eotton goods by sponging them gently with ammonia and alcohol — a teaspoon- 

 ful of ammonia to a wineglass of alcohol. Finish with clear alcohol. The 

 fumes of a lighted match will remove remnants of stains. 



Washing Fine Under Clothing.— The Gerraantown Telegraj^h says 

 lehat a leading fiiia of that city. Importers and retailers of hosiery goods, gives 



