16 - Friday, June 8, 1990 -

THERE ARE many good reasons
for making changes in the family
garden. Perhaps the children have
grown up and the sandbox and sw-
ing are no longer appropriate.
Your tastes may have changed and
now you would like to try different
kinds of plants and fiowers in new
colors.

North Shore News

The first step is to put it all
down on paper. Make a scale
drawing of the space you have now
and the plants it contains. For
small gardens, a scale of 1:20 gen-
erally is most appropriate. Al-
though it’s not possible to please
everyone, make a list of all the re-
quests each family member has for

LIFESTYLES HOME & G FNAB ING Lirestyies
Plan ahead for a great garden

this precious garden space. Then,
one by one, eliminate those that
don’t fit into the budget, until you
are left with a more manageable
wish list.

Before you start designing the
changes, remember to keep what is
good. There may well be certain
elements with which you are quite

Soap gets garments bright

From Page 15

and emulsifying agent made by ac-
tion of alkali on fat or fatty acids
and consisting essentially of sodi-
um or potassium salts of such
acids’? and detergent as ‘‘any of
numerous nonbiodegradable syn-
thetic water-soluble or liquid
organic preparations that are
chemically different from soaps,
but are able to emulsify oils, hold
dirt in suspension, and act as wet-
ting agents’’) soap has ac-
complished the task of getting
garments white and bright for gen-
erations.

Try this recipe: Add 4% C (80
ml) washing soda (sodium car-
bonate) to water as machine is fill-
ing. Add clothes. Add 1% C (375
ml) of soap. If the water is hard,
add % C (50 ml) soda or % C (50
mil) vinegar during the first rinse.

Detergents leave a residue on
fabrics that must be removed with
softeners. If you have been using
detergents in your laundry, it is
advisable to get rid of the
detergent film. To prevent yellow-
ing, run your laundry through the
washer with 4% C (80 ml) washing
soda before you convert to soap.

There are alternatives to enzyme
pre-soaks and bleach for tough
stains, too. Test each of the fol-
lowing remedies on your fabric
first. If it starts to discolor, neu-
tralize the cleaning agent im-
mediately. Acids (lemon juice and
vinegar) neutralize alkalies (baking
soda and ammonia), and alkalies
neutralize acids. Wash after ap-
plication.

Heavy Soils: Rub with solution
of 2 T (30 ml) washing soda in 1 C
(250 ml) warm water.

Soiled Diapers: Presoak in 3 T
(45 mi) baking soda dissolved in
warm water in either tub = or

washing machine.

Fruit and Wine: Immediately
pour sait or hot water on the stain
and soak in milk before washing.

Grease: Pour boiling water on
stains and follow with dry baking
soda. Or try ammonia and water.

Ink: Soak in milk or remove
with hydrogen peroxide.

Blood: Soak in cold water or
remove with hydrogen peroxide.
For a more stubborn stain, mix
corn starch, talcum powder, or
corn meal with water and apply the
mixture. Allow to dry and brush
away,

Coffee: Mix egg yolk with luke-

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warm water and rub on stain.

Chewing Gum: Rub with ice.
Gum will flake off.

Lipstick: Rub with cold cream
or shortening and wash with
washing soda.

Rust: Saturate with sour milk
(or lemon juice) and rub with salt.
Place in direct sunlight until dry,
then wash.

Mildew: Pour strong soap and
salt on the spots and place in
sunlight. Keep the spots moist, and
repeat as often as necessary.

Scorches: Boil scorched article in
1 C (250 ml) soap and 2 quarts
(liters) milk.

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pleased. Put them into the scale
drawing first and work in new ma-
terials around them. A_ weil-
developed shrub or a nicely paved
path can form the basis for your
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