1906 A Bachelor's Cupboard

A BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD How to Cleanse Clothes 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- STAINS hap even in the best regulated bachelor apartments, and nothing causes his lordship so much consternation as to see the Inky fluid trickling over his papers and running In a little rivulet over the carpet or table cover. The handy box should contain a bottle of salts of lemon for just such emergencies as these. Cover the ink spots with this and let remain a few moments, when the stain will disappear. Wash the article with a brush and soap, rinse with clear water and wipe dry. Dry salt may be used, in case salts of lemon are not procurable. Apply at once, and as soon as the salt becomes discolored, brush off and apply fresh, wetting the salt slightly on the second applica- In case the Ink has run on the carpet or rug, apply salt and wet with milk. Let this remain until dry, and then rub off. Repeat the process if any stain remains. To remove any kind of stains from red Ink, tartaric acid Is necessary. For white goods, make the spot damp with clear water and rub the acid Into it. For w^oolens and colored cottons, dilute the acid and apply it cautiously until the spots have disappeared. 202 In chlorine water. tion. Continue until the spot has disappeared.