CHAPTER XXII.

WASHING, IRONING, AND CLEANSING.

Modes of economizing the Wash—Good Washing depends on Conveniences—Articles needed—Common mode of Washing—Fine Clothes—White Articles—Colored Articles—Flannels—Bedding—Calicoes—Waters, etc.—To cleanse Broadcloth—To make Lye—Soft Soap—Potash Soap—To prepare Starch—Beef’s Gall—To do up Laces—Articles needed for Ironing—Sprinkling, Folding, and Ironing—To whiten Articles and remove Stains—Mildew—Stain-mixture—Another—To remove Grease, Tar, Pitch, Turpentine, Lamp-oil, Oil-paint, Ink-stains, Stains on varnished Articles—To clean silk Handkerchiefs and Ribbons—To clean silk Hose or Gloves 112