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until it disappears. If possible, afterward hang the garment up In the sunlight until the gasolene, or whatever has been used, has evaporated. CLEANING This cleaning mixture may be put up by MIXTURE any druggist, If a man wishes to keep on hand something a bit stronger than any of the above mentioned. One-half ounce of glycerine, one-half ounce of sulphuric ether, one-half ounce of castile soap, and sufficient warm water to make a quart of mixture. Scrape the soap and dissolve It In the warm water, then let cool and add the other ingredients. Keep in a bottle well corked and apply with a flannel rag or sponge. CLEANING Ivory brushes and knife handles may be IVORY nicely cleaned by using prepared chalk moistened with equal parts of ammonia and olive oil made into a paste and rubbed on the Ivory. Rub off when dry. A second application may be necessary. Piano keys may be wiped with a cloth wet in alcohol. PAINT may generally be removed by applying STAINS spirits of turpentine. Benzine will also remove paint, but leaves Its own stain. To remove that, apply powdered French chalk and let stand over night. The chalk brushes out easily from any fabric, so do not hesitate to use it. How to Cleanse Clothes BLOOD one is generally most desirous of removing STAINS quickly, and this is how they do it in Heidelberg, where the duels are of such frequency that it seems someone is always running for a basin of warm water and ammonia in which curtain, table cover, or bedclothes are soaked. If the stains have been allowed to dry, then procure some scales of pepsin and apply to the stains. This will digest the blood, and it can then be easily washed out. This they vouch for In Berlin hospitals where the Herr Doktor is nothing If not resourceful. KEROSENE As soon as oil Is spilled on a carpet or STAINS table cover, sprinkle the spot thickly with corn meal, if you have it. If not, lay several layers of soft brown paper on the spot and press with a warm Iron. Apropos of Irons, most bachelor menages now boast an electric Iron which may be attached by Its tube to the fixtures of any room. It heats quickly and is a valuable asset, for the uses of a warm flatiron. If a man is doing these little things for himself are legion. ACID In laboratory work one is apt to stain the STAINS clothing occasionally with acids, in spite of the care taken to prevent such a misfortune. Ammonia will generally destroy It If applied at once. Should the color not be restored in its original brightness, apply chloroform. Ammonia should never be used on any save fast colors. Stains made by vinegar or white wines or lemons may be removed from white goods as follows : wash the article in clear water, then 20 1 How to Cleanse Clothes In chlorine water. If the colors are delicate, make some prepared chalk into a thin paste with water and apply to the spot, brushing off when dry. VARNISH will readily respond to kerosene oil If STAINS rubbed in until the varnish is soft. Wash, after, with soap and water. This removes varnish from the hands very quickly. INK An overturned Ink well Is a frequent mls-