Hints for the busy housewife
1939-05 1939 1930s 50 pages : illustrations HINTS FOR THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE peroxide, but you must be sure to use the "10 volume solution." Wash and rinse thoroughly. Repeat until stain is removed. Unless the stain is very persistent, it can be removed by repeated washing with a good...
| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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| Language: | English English |
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London : Health & Cleanliness Council
May 1939
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| Summary: | 1939-05
1939
1930s
50 pages : illustrations
HINTS FOR THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE peroxide, but you must be sure to use the "10 volume solution." Wash and rinse thoroughly. Repeat until stain is removed. Unless the stain is very persistent, it can be removed by repeated washing with a good washing powder. Scorch Marks. — To remove scorch marks, wash at once with soap and warm water. It obstinate, use weak chloride of lime solution. Blood Stains. — Soak in cold water with a little dissolved soda added. Hot water fixes the stain. Paint Stains. — Rub stain with turpentine. Wash in soapy water and rinse thoroughly several times. Damp Stains. — To remove damp stains, screw up the stained article and then dip into a solution of oxalic acid. Neutralise by dipping into an alkali — a weak solution of bicarbonate of soda. Repeat until the stain disappears. Then rinse, wash out, and rinse again. Note.— Oxalic acid must be used with care, as it is a poison. Grass Stains should be treated in the same way as damp stains. Leather Stains from shoes on the lisle thread feet of light-coloured stockings can be removed by damping the stain and then rubbing on a solution made from 1/2 ounce salts of lemon and two tablespoonfuls of tepid water. The article should then be washed, using soap flakes or soap jelly and warm water. Wine and Fruit Stains can be removed when fresh by rubbing common salt on them and pouring boiling water over them. The remaining stains can be removed by washing. In the case of very heavy or resistant stains the use of a Page Twenty-six
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