This section is from the book "Facts Worth Knowing", by Robert Kemp Philip. Also available from Amazon: Inquire Within for Anything You Want to Know.
To remove them, rub the part on each side with yellow soap, then tie up a piece of pearl-ash in the cloth, etc, and soak well in hot water, or boil; afterwards expose the stained part to the sun and air until removed.
 
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