strong sunlight, which kills the plant and bleaches the fibre.  Javelle water may be tried in cases of advanced growth, but success is not always assured.  Some of the animal and vegetable oils may be taken out by soap and cold water, or dissolved in naphtha, chloroform, ether, etc.  Some of the vegetable oils are soluble in hot alcohol (care being taken that the temperature be not raised to the point of igniting).  Vaseline stains should be soaked in kerosene before water and soap touch them.

Ink spots on white goods are the same in character as on colored fabrics.  Where the ink is an iron compound, the stain may be treated with oxalic, muriatic or hot tartaric acid, applied in the same manner as for iron rust stains.  No definite rule can be given, for some inks are affected by strong alkalies, others by acids, while some will dissolve in clear water.  Red iron rust spots must be treated with acid.  Fill an earthen dish two-thirds full of hot water and stretch the stained cloth over this.  Have two other dishes with clear water in one and ammonia water in the other.  The steam from the hot water will furnish the heat and moisture favorable for chemical action.  Drop a little muriatic acid on the stain; let it remain a moment, then lower the cloth into the clear water.  Repeat until the stain disappears.  Rinse carefully in the clear water and finally immerse in the ammonia water, that any excess of acid may be neutralized and the fabric protected.  Salt and lemon juice are often sufficient for a slight stain.

Many spots appear upon white goods, which resemble those made by iron rust, or the fabrics themselves acquire a yellowish tinge.  This is the result of the use of blueing and soap, where the clothes have been imperfectly rinsed.  Therefore, if all dirt is removed, and the clothes thoroughly rinsed from all soap or alkalies used in removing the dirt, and exposed for a long time to air and sunshine, the use of blueing is unnecessary.  In cities, where conveniences for drying and bleaching in the sunshine are few, a thorough bleaching two or three times a year is a necessity; but in the country it is wiser to abolish all use of blueing and let the sun, in its action with moisture and the oxygen of the air, keep the clothes white and pure.  Freezing aids in bleaching, for it retains the moisture upon which the sun can act so much longer.  When clean grass, dew and sunshine are not available, use a bleaching powder.  Directions for the use of the powder usually accompany the can in which it is bought.  Care must be taken to completely rinse out the acid present in the powder.  Grease is more quickly acted upon by hot water than by cold, but other organic matter is fixed by the hot water.  An effective method is to soak thoroughly the most soiled portion of the clothes, fold these together towards the centre, roll the whole tightly and soak in cold water.  The water should just cover the articles.  In this way the soap is kept where it is most needed, and not washed away before it has done its work.  When the clothes are unrolled, the dirt may be washed out with less rubbing.  Too long soaking, when a strong soap is used, will weaken the fabric.