sets them.

Soap and water is the best agent for removing stains from colored
goods, _provided the color is fast_. Moisten the article, soap the
stain, and after a few minutes wash alternately with oil of turpentine
and water. If not satisfactorily removed make a mixture of yolk of egg
and oil of turpentine, spread on the stain, allow to dry, scrape off,
and wash thoroughly in hot water. Tampering with stains on garments
which are not warranted "fast color" is very risky, and often leaves
the second state of the garments worse than the first.



SOAKING AND WASHING

The prologue of sorting the clothes and removing the stains being at an
end, we are ready for the real "business" of the wash day--the washing
itself--unless the laundress prefers to soak the clothes overnight. If
so, dampen, soap well, particularly the most soiled spots, roll up and
pack in the bottom of the tub, pour over tepid water, and leave till
morning. Only the bed and body linen need be subjected to this
treatment, as the table linen is rarely sufficiently soiled to require
it, and the colored clothes and the stockings must never, under any
circumstances, be allowed to stay in water beyond the time necessary to
wash and rinse them. The water, if only hard water be obtainable, may
be softened by the addition of a little ammonia or borax. Water which
has been discolored by soil after heavy rains or by the repairing of
water pipes, should be strained through Canton flannel before use.
After soaking, the linen should be put through the wringer, which will
take away much of the soil with the water, and then washed. As to the