Important: Safety Warning
This page describes practices involving highly flammable materials in ways that create a serious risk of fire or explosion.
This page directs the use of hazardous substances — such as benzine, gasoline, lye, or strong acids — for household tasks. These materials are highly flammable, corrosive, or poisonous, and the practices described have caused fires, burns, and poisonings.
This information has been left in for historical purposes but should not be acted upon.
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Gasoline may be washed very satisfactorily. After having cleaned an article with gasoline, add to it an equal amount of water, shake the mixture well and then allow it to settle. Siphon or pour off the clean gasoline, which will rise to the top. A small amount of soda may be added to the water before it is mixed with the gasoline. Mrs. C. A. R., Oklahoma City, Okla.
SAVE CLOTH AND LACES FROM TURNING YELLOW It has been found from experience that if these precious bits are wrapped carefully in bright or dark blue tissue-paper they are less likely to turn yellow. Crush pieces of tissue and place between folds so that no parts rest heavily on each other. Wrap all in another piece of blue paper, tie and label. Place all in a suitbox before storing away. -A. D., Ithaca, N. Y.