Unknown Stains. The treatment of unknown stains is necessarily a matter of experimenting. One should try only the milder remedies first in order to avoid damaging the goods. A great many stains can be readily removed by being moistened and exposed to sunlight. This bleaching process should be used wherever possible for it is both cheap and safe. Never attempt to remove an unknown stain with a remover which is likely to damage the color of the garment, until the remover has been tested to make sure that it is perfectly safe.

Just make sure your cupboard contains the following:

- Table salt
- White wine vinegar
- Cornstarch
- A bottle of cheap white wine
- Eucalyptus oil
- Washing soda (Sodium Carbonate Decahydrate)
- Concentrated orange cleaner
- Rubbing alcohol

Important to remember - when removing stains do not use hot water and do not put the garment in the dryer until the stain is completely gone. Heat will set in a stain and make it harder, if not impossible, to remove.