Blood - Soak fresh stains in cold water until stains turn light brown. Wash in warm suds. Remove stubborn stains by soaking in solution of 2 tablespoons of ammonia to each gallon of water for 15 minutes. Wash, rinse well and dry.

Chocolate - Scrape off excess. Wash in warm suds and rinse. Sponge any remaining stains with dry cleaning fluid or chlorine bleach solution.

Coffee - Apply a paper towel to remove excess. Pour an equal amount of water and vinegar over stain over a bowl. Rinse with water.

Cream - Stains can usually be removed by washing. Remove any remaining cream with dry-cleaning fluid. Wash in warm suds and rinse.

Fruits - Pour warm water through the stained fabric stretch over a bowl. Repeat several times if necessary. Wash, rinse and dry. If any stains remain, use household bleach.

Grass - Work heavy suds into stain, if stains remains, bleach with a solution of one teaspoon sodium perborate to one pint of hydrogen peroxide. Test on an inconspicuous part of garment. Soak for 30 minutes or longer. Rinse well.

Grease - Can be removed by rubbing well with soap or detergent and then washing with hot sudsy water. If any stain still remains, sponge well with dry-cleaning fluid. You can also use "Shout" or "Spray 'n Wash." Then apply petroleum jelly to the stain. Wash with detergent and rinse.

Gum - Chill stains with ice until gum rolls into a ball when scraped. Sponge off remaining to stain with dry-cleaning fluid. Wash in warm suds, rinse well and dry.

Ink (particularly felt) Wet with hairspray. Dry it with a towel. Repeat several times. You can also rinse in cool water and wash in hot suds with a few drops of ammonia. Rinse well.

Lipstick: Use K2-R spot remover, then spray equal amount of water and vinegar over stain. Hairspray may serve as a temporary remedy.

Mercurochrome - Saturate promptly with a solution of one part of alcohol and two parts of water. Next work glycerine into the stain. Continue adding glycerine until color stops bleeding. Wash and add a few drops of ammonia to rinse. Bleach any remaining stains.

Mud - Apply a paper towel to remove excess. Let dry then brush off. Spray with "Spray and Shout" or "Spray n Wash" then wash with detergent and color safe bleach.

Nail polish - Acetone or Nail polish remover may dissolve Acetate Rayon. Sponge Acetate Rayon with dry cleaning fluid, apply a few drops of banana oil and remove to dissolve with cloth. Test on an inconspicuous portion of the garment.

Paint - Remove as much of the fresh paint as possible by scraping. Then treat with dry cleaning fluid or turpentine, depending on a type of paint. Wash in warm suds, rinse well and dry.

Perspiration - Spray equal amount of water and vinegar over stain. Rinse. Sprinkle to warn water with salt and soak for two hours. Repeat the same procedure until stain is removed.

Red wine - Wet stain and apply salt for five minutes. Pour boiling water over stain. Use half water and half vinegar if stain is stubborn. Then rinse.

Scorch - Ordinary washing and powdered bleach will remove most stains. For severe stains, treat with a hydrogen peroxide solution. Rinse well and dry.

Tea - Soak in warm water. Wash. Treat remaining stain by bleaching with chlorine bleach. Sponge with dry cleaning fluid if cream is involved.