1. Concentrated soap solution, prepared by shaving about 1 cubic inch
of laundry soaji into 1 pint of hot water and stirring until dissolvi-d. Boil
the stain in this solution. This treatment is svtecejwful only with fresh
ataiBs upon cotton or linen. In the case of weck-okl stains, a gray color
penaista.
2. Soap solution ns in No. Ij followed by bleaching with Javelle water.
This treatment is effective in removing the gray stains mentioned in No, 1,
in many instances.
3. Javelle water, diluted with an equal volume of hot water, S<^ak
the stained place for IJo hours in this solution, then rinse thoroughly,
treat mth dilute oxalic acid, and rinne again. This is effective in removing
a week-old stain and the hl>ers of the inulerial are not serioualy injunjd.
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BoaklagE the stain in Javr*lle watcT of full strength, howpvor, rol^ thf*
material.
Wat4r ifpois,
S(ifni' Htlks and wools aro spot tod by water, ThLn proUnlily ilissolvea
some of the timsJiing or weiKlitinp aubstjincps present and on cvafKimting
thesi' Htjl>8tances arc dofwij^itcHl irn-Kularly or in rings. A sjitisfHi^tory
metbtMl for removing Burh sixjLs is to darnp(*n the entire raaU'rial evenly
and press it whiJe still damp. Either sponge the material carefully with
clean water or shakp it in the steam from a briskly Iwiling teakettle until
it 18 thoroughly damp, then press it.
White !ftitic€-fi, cream souffs, grutl, nnd the Hki^.
These usually consist chiefly of milk and butter, thickened with flour.
Flavoring nmteriids and vegctablf^, which may U» addtxi, do not as a rule
affect the character of the Htain, The presence of the wlarch and gluten
of the flour makes it particularly hard to remove such stains from materials
that cannot be washed. Use on** of the following agents for treating thi^se
stainfli
1, 8oap and water (ordinary laundering).
2, Hot water. Sponge the stains. Follow this Ijy a grease solvent
when necessary.
WhtlettHish,
Whitewash staioa should be treated in the same way as alkali bUmos
(page 288).
WiriC.
See *' fruit and l>erriea (fresh)/* page 291. When the atain m fifiit mtidt
s»prinkJe salt on it to keep it from spreading.
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PART III
CLOTHING
CHAPTER XIV
TEXTILES •
By Beulah Blackmore
The word textile tis used in this chapter is applied to th#
common fibers and the woven gootls protluced from them. iSinee
the makinp( of fabrics has been taken out of the home, the house-
wife's knowledge of materials ha.s become very limited, while
the industry has betai steadily ativaneinf!^. In fart, the manu-
facturer can so disguise, substitute, and adulterate a textile
that even the expert may be deceive*! by the appearance. No
objection should be raised to aay fiber that is suited to its par-
pose; the point for contention is that the buyer frequently pays
for one kind of material and receives another. Textiles cannot
be standardized untii the consiuner is ready to train himself
through study, experience, and observation, to recognize good
materials and to demand a fair return for his money.
COTTON
Cotton has short, flat fibers with a spiral twist, charaeter-
istics that give elasticity and the ixissibility of being spun into
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1. Concentrated soap solution, prepared by shaving about 1 cubic inch
of laundry soaji into 1 pint of hot water and stirring until dissolvi-d. Boil
the stain in this solution. This treatment is svtecejwful only with fresh
ataiBs upon cotton or linen. In the case of weck-okl stains, a gray color
penaista.
2. Soap solution ns in No. Ij followed by bleaching with Javelle water.
This treatment is effective in removing the gray stains mentioned in No, 1,
in many instances.
3. Javelle water, diluted with an equal volume of hot water, S<^ak
the stained place for IJo hours in this solution, then rinse thoroughly,
treat mth dilute oxalic acid, and rinne again. This is effective in removing
a week-old stain and the hl>ers of the inulerial are not serioualy injunjd.
I
J
30G
A MANUAL OF HOME-MAKING
BoaklagE the stain in Javr*lle watcT of full strength, howpvor, rol^ thf*
material.
Wat4r ifpois,
S(ifni' Htlks and wools aro spot tod by water, ThLn proUnlily ilissolvea
some of the timsJiing or weiKlitinp aubstjincps present and on cvafKimting
thesi' Htjl>8tances arc dofwij^itcHl irn-Kularly or in rings. A sjitisfHi^tory
metbtMl for removing Burh sixjLs is to darnp(*n the entire raaU'rial evenly
and press it whiJe still damp. Either sponge the material carefully with
clean water or shakp it in the steam from a briskly Iwiling teakettle until
it 18 thoroughly damp, then press it.
White !ftitic€-fi, cream souffs, grutl, nnd the Hki^.
These usually consist chiefly of milk and butter, thickened with flour.
Flavoring nmteriids and vegctablf^, which may U» addtxi, do not as a rule
affect the character of the Htain, The presence of the wlarch and gluten
of the flour makes it particularly hard to remove such stains from materials
that cannot be washed. Use on** of the following agents for treating thi^se
stainfli
1, 8oap and water (ordinary laundering).
2, Hot water. Sponge the stains. Follow this Ijy a grease solvent
when necessary.
WhtlettHish,
Whitewash staioa should be treated in the same way as alkali bUmos
(page 288).
WiriC.
See *' fruit and l>erriea (fresh)/* page 291. When the atain m fifiit mtidt
s»prinkJe salt on it to keep it from spreading.
I
PART III
CLOTHING
CHAPTER XIV
TEXTILES •
By Beulah Blackmore
The word textile tis used in this chapter is applied to th#
common fibers and the woven gootls protluced from them. iSinee
the makinp( of fabrics has been taken out of the home, the house-
wife's knowledge of materials ha.s become very limited, while
the industry has betai steadily ativaneinf!^. In fart, the manu-
facturer can so disguise, substitute, and adulterate a textile
that even the expert may be deceive*! by the appearance. No
objection should be raised to aay fiber that is suited to its par-
pose; the point for contention is that the buyer frequently pays
for one kind of material and receives another. Textiles cannot
be standardized untii the consiuner is ready to train himself
through study, experience, and observation, to recognize good
materials and to demand a fair return for his money.
COTTON
Cotton has short, flat fibers with a spiral twist, charaeter-
istics that give elasticity and the ixissibility of being spun into