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House Cleaning: Spots
Spots and Stains. - Scatter ground quartz-stone sand, or marble sand, over the stain. Pour over it a strong solution of caustic soda or potash at the rate of 1 pound to a pint of water, and scrub by means of a stiff bristle brush wet in soapsuds.
Or scour with a mixture of 1 part of chloride of lime and 3 parts of sand. This will bleach the boards and destroy vermin.
To remove whitewash, scrub with vinegar and water.
To remove mold, first scour with soap and sand, then sprinkle with chloride of lime. Pour on boiling water and scrub by means of a stiff brush.