SPONGES:
Bleaching Sponges.
II.—A sponge that has been used in {679} surgical operations or for other purposes, should first be washed in warm water, to every quart of which 20 drops of liquor of soda have been added; afterwards washed in pure water, wrung or pressed out and put into a jar of bromine water, where it is left until bleached. Bleaching is accelerated by exposing the vessel containing the bromine water to the direct rays of the sun. When the sponge is bleached it is removed from the bromine water, and put for a few minutes in the water containing soda lye. Finally it is rinsed in running water until the odor of bromine disappears. It should be dried as rapidly as possible by hanging it in the direct sunlight.
Sterilization Of Sponges.
Sponge Window Display.
SPONGES AS FILTERS: See Filters.
SPONGE CLEANERS: See Cleaning Preparations and Methods, under Miscellaneous Methods.
SPONGE-TRICK, BURNING: See Pyrotechnics.
SPOT ERADICATORS: See Cleaning Preparations and Methods and Soaps.
SPOT GILDING: See Plating.
SPRAY SOLUTION: See Balsams.
SPEARMINT CORDIAL: See Wines and Liquors.
SPRAIN WASHES: See Veterinary Formulas.
SPRING CLEANING: See Cleaning Preparations and Methods.
SPRING HARDENING: See Steel.
SPRINGS OF WATCHES: See Watchmakers’ Formulas.
SPRUCE BEER: See Beverages.
STAIN REMOVERS: See Cleaning Preparations and Methods.
STAINS: See Paints, Varnishes and Wood Stains.
STAINS FOR LACQUERS: See Lacquers.