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soak a day or two ; but it will disappear in the end, with 
rinsing and a little rubbing. 
4. Ink stains on a carpet are a serious matter. Let 
us hope that no Girl Scout will be so unlucky as to upset 
an ink bottle on a friend’s carpet or rug. If she does, 
she should know the best way to set about removing it. 
This should be done as quickly as possible before the 
ink dries, or “sets.” Take cotton, or soft tissue paper or 
blotting paper, and absorb all that has not soaked in. You 
will see that the “sooner” is the “better” in this case. 
Try not to increase the size of the spot, for you must keep 
the ink from spreading. Then dip fresh cotton in milk, 
and carefully sop the spot. Do not use the cotton when 
it is inky; that will smear the carpet and spread the 
stain. Use fresh bits of cotton, dipped in clean milk, 
until the stain has disappeared. Then rinse with clean 
water in the same way, and dry with dry cotton. 
5. The spots made on silk or woolen by acids may be 
removed by touching with ammonia or baking soda, dis- 
solved in a little water. The bright yellow spot on a 
black dress will sometimes run away like lightning when 
touched by the wet cork of the ammonia bottle. 
6. Egg stains on the napkin, or sometimes, unfortu- 
nately, on a dress front, must be removed before washing. 
Use cold water alone. The egg will dissolve and can be 
rinsed out. Hot water will cook the egg and it will 
be hard to remove. 
7. Liquid shoe blacking is almost worse than ink. It 
must be treated in the same way, and at once. 
8. Coffee and tea stains will wash out with either 
warm water or soap and water. A black coffee 
stain on a fresh table cloth may be removed like the 
berry stains, by the teakettle and bowl method. 
9. Grease spots may be removed from washable 
fabrics by soap and water. For silk and woolen, gaso- 
