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TRIM CLEANING
water until no more of the stain will come out.
Care must be taken so that clean portions of cloth
are used for rubbing the stain.
This treatment should remove all of the stain. If it
does not, apply a small amount of household am-
monia water to the stain with a cloth or brush.
After a lapse of about one minute, continue to rub
the stain with a clean cloth dipped in clear water.
If the stain remains after the use of water and am-
monia, a thick paste of corn starch and cold water
may be applied to the stained area. Allow the paste
to remain until it has dried and absorbed the stain.
Then pick off the dry starch. Brush the surface to
remove starch particles that remain. For bad
stains, several applications of starch paste may be
necessary.
Candy
Candy stains, other than candy containing chocolate,
can be removed by rubbing the affected area with
a cloth soaked with very hot water. If the stain is
not completely removed, rub area lightly (after
drying) with a cloth wet with volatile cleaner. This
will usually remove the stain.
Candy stains resulting from cream and fruit-filled
chocolates can be removed more easily by rubbing
with a cloth soaked in lukewarm soapsuds (mild
neutral soap) and scraping, while wet with a dull
knife. This treatment is followed with a rinsing by
rubbing the spot with a cloth dipped in cold water.
Stains resulting from chocolate or milk chocolate
can be removed by rubbing the stain with a cloth
wet with lukewarm water. After the spot is dry, rub
it lightly with a cloth dipped in a volatile cleaner.
Using a clean white blotter, blot area to remove
excess cleaner and chocolate stain. Repeat blotting
action until stain is no longer transferred to sur-
face of blotter.
Chewing Gum
Harden the gum with an ice cube, and scrape off
particles with a dull knife. If gum cannot be re-
moved completely by this method, moisten it with
a volatile cleaner and work it from the fabric with
a dull knife, while gum is still moist.
Fruit, Fruit Stains, Liquor and Wine
Practically all fruit stains can be removed by
treatment with very hot water. Wet the stain well
by applying hot water to the spot with a clean cloth.
Scrape all excess pulp, if present, off the fabric
with a dull knife; then, rub vigorously with a cloth
wet with very hot water. If the stain is very old or
deep, it may be necessary to pour very hot water
directly on the spot, following this treatment with
the scraping and rubbing. Direct application of hot
water to fabrics is not recommended for general
use since discoloration may result.
If the above treatments do not remove stain, allow
fabric to dry thoroughly; then, rub lightly with a
clean cloth dipped in a volatile cleaner. This is the
only further treatment recommended.
Soap and water are not recommended since they
will probably set the stain and cause a permanent
discoloration. Drying the fabric by means of heat
(such as the use of an iron) is not recommended.
Grease and Oil
If grease has been spilled on the material, as much
as possible should be removed by scraping with a
dull knife or spatula before further treatment is
attempted.
Grease and oil stains may be removed by rubbing
lightly with a clean cloth saturated with a volatile
cleaner. Be sure all motions are toward the center
of the stained area, to decrease the possibility of
spreading the stain. Use a clean white blotter, blot
area to remove excess cleaner and loosened grease
or oil. Repeat blotting action until grease or oil
stain is no longer transferred to blotter.
Ice Cream
The same procedure is recommended for the re-
moval of ice cream stains as that used in removing
fruit stains.
If the stain is persistent, rubbing the spot with a
cloth wet with warm soapsuds (mild neutral soap)
may be used to some advantage after the initial
treatment with hot water. This soap treatment
should be followed with a rinsing, by rubbing with
a clean cloth wet with cold water. After this dries,
rubbing lightly with a cloth wet with volatile cleaner
will clear up the last of the stain by removing fatty
or oil matter.
Nausea
Sponge with a clean cloth, dipped in clear cold
water. After most of the stain has been removed
in this way, wash lightly with soap (mild neutral),
using a clean cloth and lukewarm water. If odor
persists
treat
area with a water-baking soda
solution (1 teaspoon baking soda to 1 cup of tepid
water). Then rub with another clean cloth dipped
in cold water. If any of the stain remains after this
treatment, gently rub clean with a cloth moistened
with a volatile cleaner.
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