This section is from the book "A Manual Of Home-Making", by Martha Van Rensselaer. Also available from Amazon: A Manual of Home-Making.
One of the following reagents may be employed in removing vaseline stains:
1. Turpentine. Sponge fresh stains with this agent. Old stains, even those which have been washed and ironed, usually can be removed by soaking in turpentine, if care is taken to immerse them completely.
2. Agents used in Nos. 2, 3, and 4, under "grease," page 292, for fresh stains. Ordinary washing (No. 1, under "grease,") is not usually sufficient to remove the stains.
 
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