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Fruit Stains, Recent, or Old, to Remove.
Aunt Sophia, " in the Blade, tells us recent fruit stains may be removed by holding the linen, tightly across the tub and pouring hot water through them, before any soap is put on; if old, tie up a little cream of tartar in the places, put into cold water and bring to a boil. If got upon table linen, rub on some salt, at once, then pour on the hot water.
Bleaching Muslin. —Mrs. " S. M. B. " sends the Blade the following directions, which she has practiced far 12 years without injuring the cloth. She says: "Into 8 qts. of warm soft water put 1 lb. of chloride of lime; stir with a stick a few minutes, then strain through a bag of coarse muslin, working it with the hands [the author says with the stick] to dissolve thoroughly. Add to this, in a tub, 5 buckets of warm water, stir in the chloride water thoroughly and put in the muslin. [The muslin ought to be thoroughly wet first in plain water, so it shall take the lime water evenly. ] Let it remain in 1 hour, turning it over occasionally, that every part may get thoroughly bleached. When taken out, wash well in two waters, to remove the lime, rinse and dry. This quantity will bleach 25 yds. of yard-wide muslin. The muslin will bleach more evenly and quickly if it has been thoroughly wet and dried before bleaching. "
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