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Bleaching by Oil of Turpentine

A German authority recommends the use of oil of turpentine in bleaching white goods.

Dissolve 1 part oil of turpentine in 3 parts strong alcohol, place a table-spoonful of the mixture in the water used for the last rinsing.

The clothes are to be immersed in this, well wrung out, and placed in the open air to dry.

The bleaching action of the oil consists in its changing oxygen into ozone when exposed to the light, and in this process the turpentine disappears, leaving no trace behind.