Tea and fruit sta ins are removed from linen by steeping the latter in a chloride of lime solution (about 1/21b. to lgal. of water), or preferably in hypochlorite of soda, which may be made by treating 1/2lb. of chloride of lime with 1/2 gal. of water, dissolving 3/4 lb. of washing soda in 1/2gal. of water, and mixing the two solutions. The solution should be allowed to remain till clear, the liquid, which is poured off from the deposit, being used for bleaching.