1906 A Bachelor's Cupboard

A BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD How to Cleanse Clothes

BLOOD STAINS

one is generally most desirous of removing

quickly, and this 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 Wmself, 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. Am- monia will generally destroy It If applied at once. Should the color not be restored in its original bright- ness, 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 is