ON LAUNDERING RUGS
TRY A GOQD HONEST WASH Keep your rug looking bright, for it makes a lot of difference tq tfie effect of your room. Turn the rug over and vacuum clean the back of it regularly. Now apt) again take it into the garden, lay it face downward on the grass and beat it with a supple cane. When the colour qf the rug begins to lose its freshness, wjpg it over, on the right side, with a wet duster which has been wrung out in water and a little methylated spirits, or diluted ammonia may be used instead. Either will remove surface dust and bring up the colour wonderfully. When you feel that you simply must give your rug a good, honest wash, follow the usual rules for washing woollens. That is, immerse in warm soapy water, adding a little vinegar to brighten the colours, dip and squeeze, rinse several times in water o? much the same temperature, and then lay the rug out to dry to the fresh air,
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20639, 30 January 1937, Page 17
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173ON LAUNDERING RUGS Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20639, 30 January 1937, Page 17
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