This section is from the book "Mrs. Charles H. Gibson's Maryland And Virginia Cook Book", by Charles H. Gibson. Also available from Amazon: Mrs. Charles H. Gibson's Maryland And Virginia Cook Book.
Rub the spots well with soap, then rub in well some scraped chalk. Lay the article upon the grass, and when dry renew the soap and chalk. This will remove mildew in two applications. Javille water will remove most any stain, but it must be washed at once.
Rub over the spots the juice of a raw tomato, and then sprinkle them with salt. Lay the article in the sun, and repeat the application until the spots disappear. This is almost infallible.
 
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