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TO RENOVATE HAT-BANDS WHEN STAINED BY SWEAT
Dissolve one and a half ounces white castile soap in four ounces alcohol and one ounce each of sulphuric ether and aqua ammonia, apply with a sponge or toothbrush, rub smartly, rinse out with clear rain-water. This is equally good to renovate any cloth with fast color.