Hints for the busy housewife / issued by the Health & Cleanliness Council.

Date:
1927
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Hints for the busy housewife / issued by the Health & Cleanliness Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in, and boiling water poured over as above. If salts of lemon, which is poison, is used for removing ink or ironmould, care must be taken to rinse the part in cold water immediately, otherwise the fabric will be destroyed. Wine and fruit stains can be removed when fresh by rubbing common salt on them and pour- ing boiling water over them. There are well- known soap bleaching-powders on the market which liberate oxygen on boiling, removing stains. Coloured goods which are likely to run should be soaked in cold water and salt before washing. Always wash coloured things separately. Use a lukewarm lather, wash quickly, and rinse in lukewarm water. Dry in a shady place. Coloured cottons or muslins should be washed in cold or warm water. Some colours are guaranteed, though, when you buy them, to stand hot water. To set the colours before wash- ing, soak the garments in water to which a little salt has been added, or in water to which a dessert- spoonful of ox-gall (1 to the gallon) has been added. . To Make a Good Clear Starch.—Put two table- spoonfuls of starch (more for a large quantity of linen) into a clean basin; break up all lumps; add sufficient cold water to make a paste; work well with the back of the spoon till perfectly smooth, then pour on boiling water while stirring, until the starch is clear. Be sure that the water is kept boiling while being poured on, otherwise the starch will not become clear. To ensure clearness the starch can be boiled. A little gum arabic dissolved in boiled starch improves it
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