REMOVING STAINS
Tea or cocoa stains can be removed from linen or cotton by soaking the articles in cold water, then boiling them in soapy water in the usual way. For coffee stains plunge the material into boiling water as soon as possible. Water should never be applied to tar stains, as this fixes them permanently. Cover them with butter and leave for an hour or two; then rub the tar oil: with a clean rag. The grease can afterwards be removed by rubbing with petrol, and the article can then be washed as usual. Black ink can be removed if the articles are soaked in boiled milk for some hours; ammonia and water w;ill remove red ink. Paint should be rubbed with turpentine, then sponged with ammonia and water. Iron mould can bo removed by soaking tho stained portion in a solution of salts of lemon and water, using a teaspoonful to half a pint of water. This should be thoroughly rinsed out before the garment is washed in the usual way.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21763, 31 March 1934, Page 21
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173REMOVING STAINS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21763, 31 March 1934, Page 21
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