This section is from the book "A Manual Of Home-Making", by Martha Van Rensselaer. Also available from Amazon: A Manual of Home-Making.
The following agents are fairly satisfactory:
1. Soap and water (ordinary laundering). Rub the soap thoroughly on the stain.
2. Chloroform, gasoline, or other organic solvent, for materials injured by washing. Immerse the stain in the solvent and while immersed rub it gently or brush it with a small soft brush.
 
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