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To Remove Iron Mould
The part stained should be remoistened with ink, and this removed by the use of muriatic acid diluted with 5 or 6 times its weight of water, when it will be found that the old and new stain will be removed simultaneously. This is a very effectual method. with powdered starch, half as much salt, and the juice of a lemon, and lay on with a brush.
Let it lay on the grass day and night till the stain is gone. This is a good receipt. Or, take 2 ounces chloride of lime, pour on it a quart of boiling water, then add 3 quarts of cold water; steep the linen 10 or 12 hours, when every spot will be extracted.
Mix oxalic acid, citric acid, and milk, togethwash, and bleach on the grass. 377. To Remove Stains of Iron Moulder; rub into the linen; repeat as it dries; from Fabrics. The removal of these stains is a matter of some difficulty if they have remained on a fabric for some time. The usual substances employed for this purpose (oxalic acid or quadroxalate of potassa) require placing, in concentrated solution, in contact with the material for a considerable time, thereby materially weakening and rotting the fibre.
The following method is free from this objec-