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To Clean Woolen Clothes
Mix soap has done its work, rub it well out of the 1/2 ounce sulphuric ether and 1/2 ounce hartshorn carpet with a flannel or coarse sponge, suck- (ammonia water) with 3 ounces water. Rub ing up with these all the wet and dirt left by the article well with a sponge frequently the brush, rinsing the article used in clean wetted with the mixture, which will remove water repeatedly. Have ready a pail of clean the dirt; then sponge with clean warm water; next lay a coarse towel, which has been saturated with hot water and wrung out, over the article, and press it with a hot iron; while the steam is still rising from the cloth, brush it down with a clothes brush. cold water, with enough sulphuric acid or sharp vinegar in it to taste sour; dip a clean sponge in this, squeeze and rub it well into the spot just cleansed. Afterward wipe dry with coarse cloths, rinsing and hanging them where they will be dry when the next yard is