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The Commoner.
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VOLUME 3, NUMBBE 8.
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Conducted by
'Heen Waffs Mcty
In (he Light of Death.
.When all the wheels of life are Tun
ing alow,
And all the fires of life are falling low
And flickering to an end
Then, in Death's dawning light we
seem to know
What it all means why things must
happen so,
And not as we intond.
I thought to keep my Hfq both good
and fair;
Now, broken, blotched and ugly, it
lies there
Snrcad. llko a map, to view. i
I made the blots, the blunders, every
where, Tho bitter disappointments, hi full
share,
Tho sorrows, old and new.
But though fresh failures come' with
each fresh day,
Though pain persists, and will not
pass away,
Till life itself shall coase
Taught by this gleam of Death's keen
searching ray,
"No human life is whole," I'vo learnt
to say,
"But of God's plan a piece."
Each individual lifo is not our own;
'Tis in God's building just one little
stone
Chiselled to fit ono place;
Usoloss, if crude, uncut, and left alone,
Useful, if, when Its proper place is
known,
It fits it, by God's grace.
All through God's temple rise In no-
blo stato
Smooth marble blocks of wondrous
form and weight,
And polished pillars tall;
But thero aro other stones, not smooth
nor great,
Seeming despised, thrown out; yet,
soon or lata
Wanted, however small.
0, builded In Ills house, 1 Him it
please,
I would bo found;' though small and
rough, llko these;
Poor, in my puny might
Just of His house a stone if so bo
Ho
For His own use has choson mo; I
- know
All I thought wrong Is right
Good Words.
My Kitchen.
Aftfir till. Wlinn nnn nnmna in lUtr
of-At, thoro is little wonder that most
women find housework so very dis
couraging, or that they aro always so
overworked and generally lrrltablo;
so ready to put up with almost any
makeshift that will relievo them from
tho work thoy find so wearing. It
would seem that most of the kitch
ens, especially, aro plannod with tho
distinct object of making them as
wretchedly inconvonient and of pro
viding for as much pedestrianlsm as
possible.
I often think, if I might plan a
house, regardless of oxponse, I could
do a very satisfactory job and still
keep within tho limits of ovon a small
appropriation. One of tho very first
objocta in view would bo convenience
arranging rooms, etc., with an eyo
to saving of steps; so my first study
should bo given to the kitchen. Tho
lutchen, for the woman who "doo3
nor own work." is generally tlio living
room, also, so far as she, herself, is
concerned, as the greater part of her
working hours are spent therein;
whoro "mother" stays, the children
are generally found, and I have heard
it said that the "father of the family"
quite often establishes himself there,
not always to the comfort or conven
ience of the cook.
I could not plan my kitchen quite as
"labor-saving" as the high-priced
architect might do, because I would al
ways be haunted with a sense of my
"limitations," and I would have to
do without many things which a wo
man with a longer purse might deem
indispensible; but I would have it
large enough to admit of the doing of
all necessary work therein, with a
little space for the children's play
things, and even the gude mon's
chair and newspaper. I would insist
on many and largo windows "and
God saw tho light, that it was good,"
and it is still good, after six thou
sand years' testing: well-lighted and
well ventilated this I should insist
on, with what ever wall-closet, shelf
room and hanging space I might need.
The walls should be wainscotted at
least four feet high, and the wood-,
work well oiled; above the wainscot
ting tho walls and ceiling should bo
painted some light, cool, cheerful
color green, gray or blue, as a paint
ed wall does not absorb ajlors, and
when soiled may be washed off read
ily. Tho ceilings should be of bod
height, with a ventilator well up in
the wall to let off the ascending heat
from my head. The floors should be
of hard wood, and woll oiled, not
painted, and thus I should not worry
about the scrubbing.
There should be a closet near the
stove, fitted up with shelves and
hooks; this wall-closet should be di
vided into an upper and a lower com
partment Into tho lower should go
all the endless paraphernalia belong
ing to the cooking arrangements, while
into tho upper should go measuring
cups, light cooking wares, spices, gro
ceries and "paper parcels" so absolute
ly necessary to tho cook, yet so un
sightly if left piled about on onen
shelves and tables. To both these
compartments I would have sliding
not hinged doors. I would have a
pump In the kitchen, and a sink for
washing dishes, vegetables, etc., with
a waste pipe connecting with an out
side drain, and over this sink I would
want a small, if not a large, window.
Somewhere very near this sink, I
would have a door connecting with a
washroom, the washroom Jarge. enough
iu noiu an tno laundry appurtenances,
including a good washing machine and
ironing table, with shelves and hooks
to hold the many things without, which
no housekeeping can be successful
ly carried on, but with which, lying
about tho kitchen, no kitchen can be
kept orderly. In this room, also, the
gasoline stove may stand, to' bo used
there in the hot season, relieving the
kitchen, which may be used as a
dining, room.
The pantry should be between the
kitchen and tho dining room, opening
Into both, and in this, too, thero
should bo a window long and nar
row, if not wido, for I should want tho
light above as well as below. This
pantry should bo well snnniinri m,
cupboard, or wall closets and shelves
mo uouora ono, about the height of
a table above tho floor, under which
l should want swinging boxes or half
barrels in which suear. flmir mi
might bo kept Tho cellar' should
open out of this room, and I would
want the cellar well lighted and ven
tilated, too.
Well, you ask, is that all? Ah, no;
but it will have to do for this time
happy, indeed, if I get even this.
Bottled All Ik.
In these days 3f food adulteration
and the difficulty of getting clean, pure
milk, mothorscan hardly be too ex
acting with regard to the milk sup
ply. The demand for bottled milk is
increasing, as tho customer feels that
thus she is more likely to get what
she pays for in the way of cleanliness
and quantity, and the danger of con
tamination is also greatly lessened.
If one has a dairyman who can be
trusted she fqels that the milk has
been cleanly cared for, cooled and her
metically sealed, and thus protected
from receiving impurities which could
scarcely be guarded against in the
old way of delivering it by dipping
frohi a vessel, opened at every stop
ping place. Then, too, she gets her
full share of the cream, be she at
the beginning or the ending of the
route. In tho cities or the villages,
one sees tho receptacle for the milk
setting, often uncovered, on the porch,
or other convenient place, awaiting the
coming of the milk wagon sometimes
for an hour or more; the dust of the
street settles in this, and the milk
is certainly contaminated on being
poured into it One understanding
such things does not feel like using
it
Another reason why bottles are best
is that tho housekeeper, herself, or
all Its surface channels, scouring off
tho excess of materials introduced in
to tho economy over and above its
normal wants, and finding an outlet
for all refuse matter of tho surfaco
system through the pores of the Bkin,
and draining the body by way of the
kidneys and the lungs. This drainage
is always more or less highly charged
I with poisonous impurities. Tho blood
j is thus greatly purified. Active, stir
' rinsr children can hardly drink too
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tie should be taken at meals. For
sedentary persons or children, too
much water is inadmissible, as large
draughts of cold water too much rob
the system of animal heat and pro
duce disagreeable oppressions of the
stomach.
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Question Box.
The conductor of the Homo Do.
q partment will bo glad, to answer
a questions concerning matters of
$ interest to Housekeepers. Make
a your questions as brief as possible
w and address all communications
jjj to "Homo Department, Tho Com-
rjs moner, Lincoln, Nobr."
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her maid is often less careful of their
milk receptacles than she should be,
and Is thus liable to unjustly blame
the dairyman for the souring of which
she, herself, is the cause. The milk
being clean and cold in the sealed
bottle, and kept thus until opened for
use, will keep perfectly for twenty
four hours or more.
Wafer Drinking:.
The advantages of water as a bev
erage, in sickness or in health, are
now freely admitted. The health and
strength, the hearty appetite, the vig
orous digestion, the unclouded mind
and the unfailing spirits of water
drinkers, have always been remarked
and there is no constitution, age, sex
or season .wherewith pure water dis
agrees. It allays thirst better than
any other drfnk; it cools the stom
ach, soothes irritation and astrinces
relaxation of its mucous lining; taken
in large quantities pure water is
rapidly absorbed from the surface of
the stomach and is carried with the
blood through tho entire rounds of
thO Circulation, nn'nnfrnijnr,
part of tho body, literally washing out
Babies.
We all love babies, but some of. us
love them "not wisely but too well"
for their own best good. The new
baby should be allowed vto sleep al
most constantly; the more the bet
ter. They should lie in a cot by them
selves, drawn close to the mother's
bed; they will scarcely stir without
her knowing it, and are in no danger
of being neglected. Their clothing
should be merely sufficient to keep
them warm not oppressive by weight
Do not have rockers to your crib;
baby will sleep better without, and
will be far less trouble than if taught
to expect rocking every time it
whimpers.
After the first two months, baby
may frequently be laid on its back on
a bed or sofa and allowed to sprawl
and exercise its limbs, always, of
course, having the room comfortably
warm.
Let the babyjsrawl as soon as he is
inclined; this exercise will strengthen
the muscles of almost the entire body;
but do not place him on his feet too
soon rather repress than encourage
attempts to "stand alone," as the"
bones are apt to bend beneMh tho
weight of the body, and 'bandy-legs"
aro tho result
Do not lift the child up by an arm,
and the mode of carrying is also of
great importance, so as not to deform
the thigh-bone. Fix the hours for
food, rest, motion, alvine evacuation,
etc., and the strict observance of these
will soon become a matter of habit,
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL "
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Few People Know How Useful It Is In Preaerv
Ing: Health and Beauty
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safest and most eflicient disinfoctunt and nurl
fior in naturo, but fow realize T it ,i rl?ri
S?.i!.nt0 tfie hun WforfiK 2
cleansing purpose. earno
Charcoal is n remedy that tho more yon talra
of it the bettor ; it 1b not a drnr nfnii k., Ji t
in the Btomnch and bowels -it iH?iwu
bolrig mixed witb honey. "'' "" oh"l
health, bottor comnlexinn . of 'be.ffoneral
purer blood, and Uho beantT, Vre?,th and
BorbcntLozenffes to ailnntnnTo e Stu?rt 8. Ab
bah in atomaof ? and bowels .ndUS?rI?ff frfum
complexion and imrifv M' ?JV? to olrar the
wiroat ; I alio bolliiva li, n.1-M?:u 9Pl Qnd
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