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To Remove Oil Stains

When there are oil spots upon goods, and so fixed or dried in, that steeping in an alkaline lye will not remove them, rub a little soft soap upon the stain, and let it remain for an hour, then rub gently with the hand in a lather of soap, slightly warmed, and wash in water; fails. It is essential that all oil or grease be removed before dyeing.

After banding, the cotton is boiled in water for 2 or 3 hours until thoroughly wet. The for cotton, a little caustic lye will do equally bundles are then loosed, and each roll of yarn well, but the soap is preferable, and seldom is put on a wooden pin, about 3 feet long and 14 inches thick, 4 or 6 pins making a bundle. The yarn is now ready for dyeing dark colors; but for light shades, it must be bleached previous to dyeing. The bleaching is performed thus:

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