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Removal of Spots and Stains: Cover

Grease Spots.- Cover the spot witn fuller's earth, pipe clay, or French chalk. Place over this a layer of brown paper and press with a hot iron.

Fruit and Wine Stains. - Wet with a mixture of equal parts of alcohol and ammonia. Afterwards sponge gently with alcohol until the stain is removed.

Or rub the spot with soap, and apply chloride of soda with a camel'shair brush, rinsing quickly and thoroughly. Wax Stains. - Scrape off the surplus of wax from the surface of the fabric, dissolve with alcohol, and remove by rubbing gently with a clean flannel rag or pressing with a hot iron through brown paper.

Oil Stains. - Cover with French chalk, pipe clay, or fuller's earth, and wet with water to a thin paste. Let this dry on the fabric and remove by brushing. Repeat if necessary.

Mud Stains. - Let the mud dry thoroughly, and then remove as much as possible by brushing. When fully dry, cover with a mixture of salt and flour and keep in a dry place.

If the stains are extensive place the garment in a large paper flour sack with a quantity of salt and flour well mixed, shake vigorously, tie up the sack, and allow it to hang behind the stove for a few days. Afterwards shake out the dust and press.

Or, while the stains are wet, cover thickly with cornstarch and brush away until the stain has disappeared.

When dry, make a thick paste of cornstarch with warm water, lay over the stains, and brush off when dry.

Repeat if necessary.