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To remove grease spots

Apply white tobacco pipe clay, or French chalk (that is Steatite or soap stone) put blotting paper over it and apply a hot iron at a little distance. This will take out much of the grease by repetition. Good ether or hot oil of turpentine will efface the remainder. Where you can venture to wash the place, a good washing with hot soap and water, will answer every purpose. You may thus effaco grease spots from paper, should any slight stain remain at the edges, brush it with a camel's hair pencil, dipped in very strong spirits of wine or ether

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