. Home and health; a household manual containing two thousand recipes and helpful suggestions on the building and care of the home in harmony with sanitory laws .. . Javelle water will remove almost any stain fromwhite goods. All acids and alkalies tend to eat the fiber,so use quickly and rinse thoroughly. ANOTHER GOOD RENOVATOR One of the best and most economical of the variousfluids for removing spots from fast-colored fabrics is saidto have originated in the English navy, and is in generaluse among both soldiers and sailors:— Cut four ounces of castile soap into a quart of softwater, and he
. Home and health; a household manual containing two thousand recipes and helpful suggestions on the building and care of the home in harmony with sanitory laws .. . Javelle water will remove almost any stain fromwhite goods. All acids and alkalies tend to eat the fiber,so use quickly and rinse thoroughly. ANOTHER GOOD RENOVATOR One of the best and most economical of the variousfluids for removing spots from fast-colored fabrics is saidto have originated in the English navy, and is in generaluse among both soldiers and sailors:— Cut four ounces of castile soap into a quart of softwater, and heat it until the soap is melted. Remove fromthe fire, and add two quarts of cold soft water. When theliquid is quite cold, pour into it four ounces of ammonia,two of alcohol, and two of ether. Bottle and cork it is desired to remove grease spots or thoroughlyto renovate a garment, shake the liquid well, apply witha sponge or cloth, and rinse with clear water. When fast-colored dress-goods are to be washed, add a cupful of thefluid to a pailful of soft water, soak the garments in thiswater for a few minutes, wash them out, and rinse Oleaningp ECONOMY People who have plenty of money, and do not care tubother with clothes cleaning, can either give their old cloth-ing away, or throw it away when it becomes soiled; butmost people need to keep their clothes as long as thereis substantial wear in them, and a big bill of expenseis saved b}^ knowing how to do the cleaning and pressingat home. With the aid of the few following suggestions,and by keeping on hand the necessary materials, all theclothes cleaning can be done with little expense. A pad of blotting paper or absorbent cotton shouldbe placed under articles of one thickness before attempt-ing to remove a stain. This will absorb the moistureand prevent the ring or halo so often formed when clean-ing garments. Use a piece of the same material as the garment ifpossible for rubbing it, except in case of de
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