Practical Dry Cleaner, Scourer and Garment Dyer, Comprising Dry, Chemical or French Cleaning: Purification of Benzine, Removal of Stains or Spotting, Wet Cleaning, Including the Cleaning of Palm Beach Suits and Other Summer Fabrics
Practical Dry Cleaner, Scourer and Garment Dyer, Comprising Dry, Chemical or French Cleaning: Purification of Benzine, Removal of Stains or Spotting, Wet Cleaning, Including the Cleaning of Palm Beach Suits and Other Summer Fabrics
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...Stir 2 lbs. of dry chloride of lime in an earthenware vessel with water to a thick paste; dissolve 4 lbs. of crystallized soda in 10 quarts of water, and slowly add this solution, stirring constantly, to the chloride of lime paste. Allow the mixture to settle and use the clear supernatant fluid. It ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...Stir 2 lbs. of dry chloride of lime in an earthenware vessel with water to a thick paste; dissolve 4 lbs. of crystallized soda in 10 quarts of water, and slowly add this solution, stirring constantly, to the chloride of lime paste. Allow the mixture to settle and use the clear supernatant fluid. It should be well corked and kept in a dark place. Another formula is as follows: To a solution of 1 lb. of chloride of lime add 1 lb. of ammoniasoda, allow to settle and use the clear supernatant fluid. When colored wool and silk embroideries are to be wet cleaned, the chief care is that the colors do not run. For this purpose prepare a solution of about 1 part by weight of castile soap for every 500 parts by weight of water. The use of a soap too alkaline, as well as an addition of soda, is to be carefully avoided. With this soap solution moisten a sufficient quantity of bran so that the entire mass is moist, but not wet enough to drip. Place the bran about inch deep upon the embroidery spread out on a table, allow it to remain for about 10 minutes, then remove it, and rub any remaining soiled places with dry bran. If necessary, repeat the operation. Should the colors have become dull, they may be revived by moistening a fresh supply of bran with oxalic acid solution--oz. of acid in 1 quart of water--and apply as before. After removing the bran the articles should not be dried at too high a temperature, but should be freed from moisture by placing them between cloths. They are finally treated with a soft brush. The washing of small table covers with colored embroidery often causes the cleaner much trouble, especially when the colors have already run. The best way to proceed is as follows: Place the article smoothly upon the table and scrub both...
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