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The Commoner.
IJ-EBRTJABY 10, 1901.
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Dr. Shoop's Rheumatic Cure
Costs Nothing if It Falls
Anr honest porion who BUfTora from Ituoumatlgm 1b
welcome to this offer. For years 1 searched every
where to Had a specific for Rheumatism. l or nearly
20 years I worked to this end. At last, In Germany,
my search was rewarded. I found a costly chemical
that did not disappoint mo as other lthoumatlo pro
scriptions bad disappointed physicians everywhere.
do not mean that Dr. bhoop's lthoumatlo l uro can
turn bony joints Into flesh again. 'J hat Is Impossible
But It will drlvo from tho blood tho poison that causes
pain and swelling, and then that Is tho end of Rheu
matism. I know this so well that I will furnish for a
lull month my lthoumatlo euro on trial. 1 cannot euro
all cases within a month. It would bo unreasonable!
to expect that. But most cases will yield within 30
days. '1 his trial treatment will convluco you that Dr.
Shoop's Ifhcumntlo luro Is a power against i houma
tlsm a potent f orco against dlscaso that Is Irresistible
My oiler Is mado to convinco you of my faith. My
faith Is but tho outcomo of experience of actual
knowledge. 2 know what It can do. And I know this
bo woll that I will furnish my remedy on trial, blmply
wrlto mo a postal for my book on Rheumatism. 1 will
then arrango with a druggist In your vicinity so that
you can secure six bottles of Dr. bhoop's Rheumatic
Curb to mako tho test. You may tako ft a full month
on trial. If It succoeds tho cost to you Is (5.00. If It
falls the loss 1b ralno and mlno alono. it will bo left
entirely to you. 1 mean that exactly. I don't expect a
penny from, you.
Wrlto mo and I will send you tho book. Try my
remedy for a month. If it falls tho loss Is mlno.
Address Dr. Shoop, Box 0515 ltaclne, Wis.
Mild cases not chronlo are ofton cured by ono or
two bottles. At all druggists.
tistes, etc., of usually bright colors,
will be used.
Ono-Crust Applo Pio.
Take good cooking apples, slice in
large, very thin slices, enough to fill
a pan two or three inches deep; the
amount of sugar must be governed by
the acidity of the apples and tho size
of the "sweet tooth" of the consumer,
but put in enough to make it sweet;
add bits of nice, fresh butter, a little
of any spice liked, pour in water just
to barely reach the top of the ap-
pies, and cover with a nice putt paste.
Brown sugar is preferable to white
I? for sweetening, owing to the flavor it
imparts. A nice batter covering may
k be used instead of the paste crust.
Bake slowly until the apples are well
'done. This is very nice indeed if
;well made of good apples.
Superfluous Hair.
So many inquiries are received ask
ing for safe means by which to re
move superfluous hair, that I copy the
following from The American Queen:
There are four ways of getting rid
of superfluous hair: by eloutrolvsls,
by shaving, by the use of depilatories,
which destroy the hair, .or by pluck
ing out with tho tweezers. Electrolysis
means the destruction of the hair fol
licles by .means of the galvanic cur
rent, to be performed only by a
skilled operator, as otherwise, scars
are left on the skin which are as un
sightly as the bair. This process con
sists in plunging the needle carrying
the electric fluid into the bottom of
each separate hair follicle, and is
painful, tedious and expensive, as eir
ery hair must be operated upon sep
arately, and requires from quarter to
Lalf a minute for its destruction; from
thirty to fifty per cent of the opera
tions prove failures, and have to be
repeated in a week or two; not more
than twenty-five to fifty follicles can
be destroyed in from half to three
quarters of an hour; this usually con
stitutes one sitting, -for which one
guinea is generally charged. This
process is the only sure method of de
stroying the hair.
Shaving removes hair perfectly, and,
while women think that hair grows
thicker after being shaded, specialists
say it is not so, and that no amount
of shaving will cause hair to grow
really longer or thicker afterwards.
Others claim that shaving renders tho
hair coarse; of course, this removal is
but temporary.
Sulph-hydrate of calcium, which is
of a dark bluercen dolor, and has
an unpleasant nmoll, Is recommended.
For use, spread it on a paper, which
lay on tho Bkln, or spread it fairly
thickly over the skin with a naper
knife or flngor-tip, leave it on for
three minutes, wash off with water;
any hairs not washed off can bo
scraped off with a blunt knife.
Another recommended depilatory is
made as follows: Sulphide of barium
in fine powder, 90 grains; oxido of
zinc, 3G0 grains; carmine (for color
ing), one grain. Mix thoroughly.
When required to UBe, sufficient must
be mixed with water into a thin paste
and used a3 directed abovo Qlycozone
may be applied to the skin if it smarts
after application.
CATARRH CAN T3 CURED.
Catarrh Is a klndroJ ailment of consumption, long
considered Incurable; and yet there Is ono remedy
that will positively euro catarrh In any of Its stages.
For many yearn this remedy was used by tho lato Dr.
Stevens, a wldoly noted authority on all diseases of tho
throat and lungs. Having tested Its wonderful cura
tlvo powers In thousands of cases, and desiring to re
lievo human suffering, I will send f roo of charge to all
ufforera from Catarrh, Asthma, Consumpllon and
nervous diseases, this reclpo In Gorman, rronch or
English, wllh full directions for preparing and using,
sent by. mall by addressing, with stamp, naming this
Jiaper, W. A. Hoyea, 847 Powers Block, ltochcater,rI Y
A Crvecptor on Boans.
Ono signing herself "A Ranch Wife"
asks for ways of cooking dried beans,
otherthan by boiling and baking, as,
during the winter months, this is their
main vegetable dependence. There
are "beans and beans,4' the little navy
being the most used, with the Kidney
and lima as close seconds. All the
iugumes are very nutritious) and fur
nish much muscle-making material,
and are most digestible when fresh
and young; when dried, and especially
when old, they do not agree with all
stomachs, producing more or less
flatulence, and sometimes colic, and
occasionally, souring on the stomach
and purging. Kfot a little of this trou
ble is caused by bad cooking and
greasy seasoning.
Beans are mauo tough and indi
gestible by being boiled in salt water,
as the salt hardens the substance;
salt should be added only as they are
eaten. Very hard water has the same
effect on them, and, if possible, they
should bo cooked in soft water. Then,
too, the beans must not be simmered,
the water should be kept at a brisk
boil from start to finish, and replen
ishing as the water boils away should
be done only with .boiling water. They
may bo- seasoned with either cream,
butter, or meat-stocks. A few slices
of fresh pork, not very salty, is nice;
but pickled pork, or meat that has
thoroughly "taken salt" should be
boiled in a separate pot, and the
stock added to the beans when done;
otherwise, it will harden them.
Many cook-books recommend add
ing to the water in which the beans
are boiled a pinch of saleratus, with
the supposition that there is a pois
onous acid to be overcome, and to
soften tho beans; but a soaking of
several hours in clear water before
parboiling, unless the beans are too
old, will -do all that is necessary, if
soft water is used. Boiling them for
o few minutes, then draining, before
adding tho water in which they are to
be cooked, takes away the strong
taste so objectionable to many. A
good way to cook beans is to pick
over carefully, wash, and to one
pound of beans add two quarts of
cold water; set on the stove where
they will keep hot (not quite boiling)'
for two hours, pour off the water, add
clear water, or stock from fresh meat,
to well cover, and boil briskly for one
hour.
For Serving "Left-Over" Dried Bo cms
Bean Tarts. Make shells of nice
biscuit dough, and fill with cold boiled
heaps, adding a small amount of their
liquor; cook in a brisk oven until
the shells are well done, by which
time the beans shojld bo well
browned on top. Serve while hot. ""
Bean Cakes. For breakfast, take a
cupful of cold boiled beans, drained of
all liquor and rubbed through a sieve;
strain and add to the pulpy mass
three tablespbonfuls of buttermilk,
half teaspoonful of cream, and same
amount of salt, stirring well together, j
with two heaping teaspoonfuls of
whole-wheat or rrahain 'flour, and
beat up well. Drop in spoonfuls on a
hot griddlo, well greased, and fry a
nic6 brown on both sides. Servo hot,
as griddle cakes.
For frying, to ono pint of beans
rubbed fine through a sieve, allow one
largo tablespoonful of flour and
enough sweet milk (of soup off of tho
beans) to mako a stiff batter; put two
tablospoonfuls of lard or butter In a
frying pan and sot on tho stove; if
needed, season the batter with salt
and pepper, and when tho fat in tiio
skillot is hot, fry the batter tho same
as fritters, only a little browner.
For a Bean PicPut on a cupful of
dried beans in a kettle with a pieco
of fresh meat beef is best, but lean
rork will do; cook in enough water
until done; remove from Are, chop
one cupful of the meat and add to the
beans, seasoning to suit. Make a crust
in this wise: One cupful of sour milk,
ono half teaspoonful of soda, a pinch
of salt, ono egg, and meal enough to
mako a batter. Next, add flour until
thick enough to knead; knead well;
i oil about half an inch thick, line a
well greased pan, large and shallow;
fill with tho bean mixture to the dcpJi
of an inch and a half; cut a few strips
of the dough and lay over the top;
bake as any other pio until well done,
and the beans should be a nice brown.
Serve hot. Cream may be used as a
sauce. Journal of Agriculture Cook
Book.
For Our Girls.
The Ladies' Home Journal has this
to say to its girl readers:
"A girl should study what stvlo of
dress and what. colors are most be
coming to her. Daintiness of taste
in dress is ono of tho most charming
of feminine qualities. Even if you
are poor, or the conditions of your
life are' harsh, or, indeod, rather be
cause of theso things, . cultiva to as
much charm as you can. The girl
who dresses tastefully, even In tho
poorest cloth, who puts, perhaps a
flower at her belt, who arranges her
hair softly and becomingly, is express
ing outwardly some inner sense, of
beauty. The pity is that mauy so
called honest and practical-natured
people discourage this kind of thing in
girls. There are some mothers aDd
older sisters that I know who are so
dyed in their own drab colored opin
ions that they are ready to criticise
the youngest daughter when she
comes down to tea with a creamy lace
at her wrist, a pretty ribbon at her
throat, a rose in her belt or pinned
in her hair. ... I know of nothing
which enriches tho days so much as
beauty and the love of it; perhaps
those of you who love it as I lo will
try this coming month, or for a week,
even, to put down a little record each
day of the beautiful things you come
in touch with; the things you most
love."
Taste and a love of the beautiful
may be expressed in so many, and
such inexpensive ways that it is real
ly hardly a matter for money consid
eration. The poorest home, the poor
est gown, the homeliest face may be
made lovejy with very little effort.
It is not so much a question of per
fection, as of direction. Only by look
ing for beauty can we discover it, and
only by determining that our lives
shall be beautiful, no matter how
hedged about Ly difficulties, can we
overcome the hindrances that beKct
us. Tho beauty that shines from the
inner temple of our being may cost
us many a hard-fought battle with
our inclinations and habits, but if we
persistently seek to bring this inner
beauty to the surface, it will shine
for us. A cheerful temper a cardial
desire to please, an obliging disposi
tion, coupled with neatness of per
son and orderly surroundings, will
add beauty to the homeliest.
. For Washlnd Black Dress Goods.
In answer to "Querist," wo givo the
following directions for freshening up
dress-goods to bo made over:
Dissolve ono ounce of tho extract of
logwood in ten or twelve quarts of
boiling-hot soft water; add to It ono M
tablespoonful of sal-soda and one ta
blespoonful of soft soap. If the cloth
is much soiled, add moro soft soap.
Stir the mixture well and skim It.
Put in the goods while tho mfxturo
is hot, and leave it in about half an
Hour, stirring and lifting it up and
down until cool enough to bear tho
hands in; then wash and hang out to
dry. Do not wring the cloth, or you
will never bo able to get the wrinkles
out. As soon as it is dry, press on
tho wrong sido with a moderately hot
iron, and your material will "look Ilka
new,"
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In preparing goods ior dyeing, bo
careful always to have them free from
all grease or dirt. In using the
4 package" dyes, which are usually
found very satisfactory, bo sure to
follow implicitly tho directions given
on the packages. These dyes arc so
generally satisfactory that very few
people now use tho old-iashioncd col
oring material, such as our mothers
and grandmothers were forced to use.
Old material, faded in streaks, can bo
made to look very well indeed with
tho "package dyes," and woollens or
silks may be dyed perfectly fast col
ors, If directions are carefully ob
served. I would not advise coloring
cottons that must be often laundered.
In putting goods or garments that
haye been dyed to dry, do not fold
over the line, but hang up, if possi
ble, by tho edges, that they may dry
evenly. Do not wring silk or woollon
goods, as it breaks the threads or
ruinously wrinkles them.
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