How to Remove Stains - Continued

Pencil lead on fabrics can usually be removed by gentle rubbing with a clean pencil eraser.  Avoid ink erasers, which may be too abrasive for delicate fabrics.  Yellow stained fabric can often be revived with ordinary denture-cleaning tablets.  Get a container large enough to hold the stained item.  Add the denture tablets in the ratio recommended on the package, let them dissolve and immerse the fabric and soak until the spots disappear.

To get rid black or gray stains caused by mildew, try moistening the stained area with lemon juice and salt, then drying the fabric in the sun. If you have a leather item stained with the traces of mildew, wipe off the affected area with a solution of equal parts rubbing alcohol and water.  When the leather is dry, treat it with a conditioner such as a foot oil or castor oil. 

Egg stains are not as bad as you think to remove if you get them when they are fresh.  Scrape off the excess with a dull knife, then soak the stain in cold water and wash as usual.  The best way to get rid of white salt stains on leather boots or shoes is to sponge them off with a solution of three parts water and one part vinegar.  As soon as the stains are gone, dry the leather with a clean cloth and polish as usual.  Perspiration stains may be removed with vinegar and then rinsed in cold water.