Stitch you reminded me of the dumbest mystical power trick I ever pulled. A girl showed me her I.D. for the picture on it too show me an old hair cut, so I said oh you're a tarus and convinced her that I figured it out by the way she looked.
I use a hankey only when I'm not near a toilet, because my standard wipe is toilet paper. I use brown hankeys and wash them under hot water in a basin and then hang it over a towel rail to dry.
I washed all three of my hankies in the sink last night and as far as I could tell the tobacco/snot stains had come off well...i'll have another look when they are properly dried out - thanks for the advice people!
I use only cotton bandanas in fancy patterns, and always wash them seperately at 95 degrees celsius. Perfectly clean and as new every time. I use two bandanas a day, and keep a stash of extras in a drawer :o)