This section is from the book "A Manual Of Home-Making", by Martha Van Rensselaer. Also available from Amazon: A Manual of Home-Making.
For removing the part of the stain which has penetrated the fiber, use one of the following agents:
1. Blotting paper or an absorbent powder and a warm iron (No. 2 under "grease").
2. Grease solvents. If a trace of the stain remains after treatment, as in No. 1, sponge the stain carefully with a grease solvent (see No. 3 under "grease ").
For colored paraffin see " candle wax (colored)," page 290.
 
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