p. 13 | Dry Cleaning at Home

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 28, 1916

Dry Cleaning at Home

The following formula for dry cleaning, taken from the Scientific American for Nov. 20, 1915, is sent in by Brother Max Hill, who says: “We have tried this, and have never found anything else so good.”—

“Make a stock solution of eight ounces of strong ammonia, one-half ounce chloroform, and one-half ounce ether. Cork tightly, and keep away from the face. Dissolve one bar of P. & G. naphtha soap in three gallons of hot water, with one-half teaspoon each of baking soda, salt, and alum, and three tablespoonfuls of the ammonia-chloroform-ether mixture.

“To clean Oriental or other rugs to their original brightness, make a lather and dip a scrub-brush in it, shaking out superfluous water. Go over the rug with this brush; the lather dries out almost immediately. No harm whatever is done to the best Oriental rug. To sponge spots from clothing, even delicate silk, and upholstery, dip a soft sponge in the lather, wring as dry as is possible, and sponge off the spot. To wash sweaters, blankets, or other flannels, let the mixture become nearly cold, soak the garments in it half an hour or less, squeeze dry, rinse in clear water, squeeze dry, and hang up.

“The various ingredients used not only remove grease and dirt, but set and brighten colors.”