In this way one can change places on the cloth when soiled and use the whole face of the cloth. To take out a grease spot requires care. First, take several thicknesses of brown wrapping paper and make a pad, place it against the grease spot, and hold a hot flatiron against it to draw out the grease, which will soak into the brown paper. Be careful to have enough layers of brown paper to keep the iron from scorching or discoloring the wall paper. If the first application does not take out nearly all the grease, repeat with clean brown paper or a blotting pad. Then take an ounce vial of washed sulphuric ether and a soft, fine, clean sponge and sponge the spot carefully until all the grease disappears. Do not wipe the place with the sponge and ether, but dab the sponge carefully against the place. A small quantity of ether is advised, as it is very inflammable.
Clothes And Fabric Cleaners:
Soaps For Clothing And Fabrics.
| I.— | Powdered borax | 30 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Extract of soap bark | 30 parts | |
| Ox gall (fresh) | 120 parts | |
| Castile soap | 450 parts |
First make the soap-bark extract by boiling the crushed bark in water until it has assumed a dark color, then strain the liquid into an evaporating dish, and {192} by the aid of heat evaporate it to a solid extract; then powder and mix it with the borax and the ox gall. Melt the castile soap by adding a small quantity of water and warming, then add the other ingredients and mix well.
About 100 parts of soap bark make 20 parts of extract.
| II.— | Castile soap | 2 pounds |
|---|---|---|
| Potassium carbonate | 1/2 pound | |
| Camphor | 1/2 ounce | |
| Alcohol | 1/2 ounce | |
| Ammonia water | 1/2 ounce | |
| Hot water, 1/2 pint, or sufficient. | ||
Dissolve the potassium carbonate in the water, add the soap previously reduced to thin shavings, keep warm over a water bath, stirring occasionally, until dissolved, adding more water if necessary, and finally, when of a consistence to become semisolid on cooling, remove from the fire. When nearly ready to set, stir in the camphor, previously dissolved in the alcohol and the ammonia.
The soap will apparently be quite as efficacious without the camphor and ammonia.
If a paste is desired, a potash soap should be used instead of the castile in the foregoing formula, and a portion or all of the water omitted. Soaps made from potash remain soft, while soda soaps harden on the evaporation of the water which they contain when first made.