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Only that portion of the linen that is stained should be wet with the javelle water as near as possible. JAVELLE WATER SECOND METHOD Cold water, 1 gallon, Chlorid of lime, 1 pound (1 can), Sal-soda (common washing-soda), 4 pounds. Place all on the fire and allow it to boil for 10 minutes. Take off and cool, and when cool put into bottles, fruit-jars, or stone jugs. Keep tightly corked. A cup of this liquid in a tub of water will loosen the dirt in most soiled clothes, bleaching perfectly. It is also good for cleaning greasy cooking-utensils, drain-pipes, etc., and for removing all bad odors. JAVELLE WATER THIRD METHOD Chlorid of lime, % pound, Sal-soda, 1 pound. Put the lime and soda into a wooden pail, pour on boiling water till the pail is full, to dissolve the soda. Let it remain for some hours, and next day stir it well, strain through a cloth and put it into bottles and cork, and keep in the dark. For taking out stains, wet the linen with water, and rub some of the javelle water on the stain, then rub with washingsoap, and roll up tightly, and put it in, to boil. OXALIC ACID Oxalic acid may be used in the same manner as javelle water to remove stains, unless they are very deep-seated. It is prepared as follows: Crystals of oxalic acid, 2 ounces, Water, 1 giU. Place the oxalic acid crystals in a bottle, add the water, and shake frequently until many of the crystals have dissolved, which may not, possibly, be before 12 hours. If the crystals are small it may be less. Then strain off the solution, 1 gill of which put into a gallon of water if the acid is to be used for a general bleach for clothes that have been made yellow by being long put away. But even in this case the clothes must be well wet before being put into the acid bath. To use for taking out stains, add a gill of the solution to a pint of water, and the spot to be removed is touched with it, the same as with javelle water. Both javelle water and oxalic acid are poison, and the bottles should be so labeled. They should not be used if there are abrasions on the hands. REMOVING STAINS WITH SULPHTm MATCHES Very small spots on white linen may be removed by wetting the heads of sulphur matches, one after the other, and rubbing them over the discoloration. It is the sulphur in the composition which acts as a bleach. TO CLEAN DECANTERS OR WATER-BOTTLES Mix half a gill of vinegar with a handful of salt, and put a little of the liquid in each decanter, and shake well then rinse in clear water. Milk bottles should be washed first with cold water. SOFT SOAP Potash, % pound, Grease, 1 pound. Soak the potash in cold water overnight, and next day boil it until the potash dissolves, then while still boiling hot, pour it over the grease which has been placed in the receptacle in which you intend to keep the soap. Every day pour on more boiling water, according to the quantity of soap being made, and stir well. Twenty-five pounds of grease will make about 1 barrel of soap. Pour on a kettle of hot water each day until it comes to the right consistency. TO EEMOVE SPOTS FROM CLOTHING