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brush boxes, and like conveniences,
to be hung upon the wall beside the
dresser, will be found useful and in
expensive. Scraps of worsted or floss
left from the "Christmas present" in
dustry may be used up thus.
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The Baby's Comfort
A writer in an exchange says most
sensibly: "If babies could speak, how
many piteous complaints wo should
hear of the annoyances given them by
well-meaning visitors? So many peo
ple rush up to an infant, talk non
sense in a loud voice, or cover him
with kisses. Sometimes the tiny vic
tim will scream and refuse to be paci
fied until the mother or nurse rescues
him from his tormenters; sometimes
he stands it in silence. But very few
babies like sudden familiarity from
strange persons. By the end of the
fourth month they can generally
recognize people, and while it is well
to accustom them to the sight of
strangers, they should not be subject
ed to the shock of being caught into
unfamiliar arms, qr shouted at by un
familiar voices. Do not allow the lit
tle baby to be violently tossed into
the air in order to make him laugh
and crow. Baby is a very delicate
creature, and should be handled very
delicately and gently. Do not allow
"romps" with the baby just before
bedtime. His playtime should be just
after his morning nap. We are
warned that babies should not be
kissed on the mouth. Consumption,
diphtheria, throat diseases, mouth dis
eases, and many other dreadful things
may be contracted and frequently
are in this way. It is very hard to
resist kissing a baby, but the baby has
rights of his own, and his' health and
happiness are of far greater impor
tance than our pleasure. Bo good to
the baby.
"Planked Meats"
In cooking meats by this method,
the housewife has an easy way of
NEVER TIRES
Of the Food That Restored Her to
Health
"My food was killing me and I
didn't know the cause," writes a Col
orado young lady: "For two years I
was thin and sickly, suffering from in
digestion and inflammatory rheumatism-.
"I had tried different kinds of diet,
plain living, and many of the remedies
recommended, but got no better.
"Finally, about five weeks ago", moth
er suggested that I try Grape-Nuts,
and I began at once, eating it with a
little cream or milk. A change for
the better began at once.
"Today I am well and am gaining
weight and strength all the time. I've
gained ten pounds in the last five
weeks and do not suffer any more
from indigestion and the rheumatism
is all gone.
"I know it is to Grape-Nuts alone
that I owe my restored health. I still
eat the food twice a day and never
tire of it." Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
The flavor of Grape-Nuts is peculiar
to itself. It is neutral, not too sweet
and has an agreeable, healthful qual
ity that never grows tiresome.
One of the sources of rheumatism- is
from overloading the system with acid
material, the result of imperfect di
gestion and assimilation.
, As soon as improper food is aban
doned and Grape-Nuts is taken regu
larly, digestion is made strong, the
organs do their work of building up
.good red' blood cells and of carrying
away .the excess of disease-making ma
terial from the system.
The result is a certain and steady
return to normal health and mental
activity. "There's a reason." Read
the little book "The Road to Well
ville" in pkgs.
The Commoner.
cooking, and one that will give to
truly" plank must be used. These
fZ In ,t0 b f0Und at a11 toEX
furnishing stores at a very reasonable
price, or one can be made by any ono
handy with tools and having the dC.
sired wood. They are made of hard
wood, about two inches, in thickness,
and are either grooved, or slightly hoi
lowed (preferably the latter) in tho
center, to retain the juices. They can
be bought with clips or wires with
which to fasten the fish or steak, or
broad headed tacks may be used. It
is not absolutely necessary to tack
the meat to the board when it is
cooked in the oven, but it is done
reminiscent of tho days when the
board was propped before the open
fire and the food tacked to keep it
from slipping off the board.
The plank must be set in a hot oven
and left to get thoroughly hot before
the meat is tacked on it. Until it
has been used several times it will
need to be brushed with oil or melted
butter. When the meat is tacked on,
it must bo placed in the hot oven and
left to cook ten or twelve minutes,
then the tacks are taken out, tho
meat turned, retacked, and returned
to the oven for another ten to twenty
minutes. The food must be served
on the plank, which can rest on a
large, napkin-covered platter or tray.
It must not be slipped off. A edible
garnish that partly hides the edges
of the plank is permissible. Fish
should be basted frequently during the
cooking with a mixture of one-third
of a cup of butter, tablespoonful of
lemon juice and a dash of cayenne
pepper. Steak should be fat enough
to need no basting. Lamb or mutton
chops may be basted with well sea
soned tomato sauce. Ladies' World.
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minutes for a loaf, fifteen to twenty
minutes for a shoot.
When a branch of some house plant
is broken, but not entirely severed
from the plant, straighten it up", hold
ing it in place while a strip of soft,
wet cloth is wound firmly about the
parts, above and below the break; fas
ten the broken branch firmly to a
stake driven in the dirt near the
plant; keep the cloth wet for a few
days, and it will heal.
Baking Powder Ginger-Bread
For ginger-bread, all the old recipes
use soda to combine with the acid in
the molasses, this combination creat
ing the gas necessary to the lightness
of the mixture. Molasses in cans con
tains very little acid, if any, since the
acid is developed by fermentation
which occurs during exposure to the
air for some length of time. Further
more, the modern molasses is very
carefully neutralized with soda before
it is canned, and is then sterilized and
sealed air-tight in sterilized cans. The
addition of soda, therefore, to fresh
molasses will not give gas necessary
for lightness. Hence, the use of
baking powder in our modern ginger
bread recipes. If molasses is poured
out of the can and left exposed to the
air for any length of time, a certain
amount of acid may have developed,
and then the addition of a small
amount of soda say, half a teaspoon
ful is advisable. The following recipe
is 'given by Good Housekeeping as be
ing good:
Mix two-thirds cupful of hot water,
half cupful of butter, cupful of mo
lasses, and two well beaten eggs, in
the order given; mix together and
sift three cupfuls of flour, four tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, half a
teaspoonful of salt, two teaspoonfuls
of cinnamon; one teaspoonful of
ginger and one-half teaspoonful of
cloves. Add these to the first mix
ture, beating until smooth. Bake in
form of a loaf, or on baking sheets
in a moderately hot oven, thirty-five
Chopping Machineo
Few things are more helpful to the
cook than the chopping machine. One
largo enough for family use enn bo
had for $1 to ?2. It Is beat to got a
good ono, even though small. With
one of these machines, there need be
no waste of meats, vegetables, fruits,
stale breads, or, in fact, any left-overs.
Scraps of bread can bo crushed, dried
and used in making many dishes;
fruits for any purpose which requires
mincing, vegetables, roots and tops,
all kinds of meats and nuts can be
run through the chopper with a few
turns of the wrist. The parts are not
intricate or easily got out of order,
and the machine can be easily
cleaned. Once having used one, no
woman would be willing to do with
out. It is owing largely to the lack
of such little conveniences that tho
work of housekeeping is regarded as
drudgery, for without them, one cer
tainly does have to "drudge."
Ferns ac House Plants
The deciduous ferns those that
come up in the spring and die down in
the fall arb used, as they make a
finer and fresher show of fronds. The
perennial ferns after having grown all
summer will go ragged early in the
winter. Early in the spring, as soon
as the fern-balls' begin to unroll, take
them up, roots, ball of earth and all,
and pot them in the earthenwaro pan
of your fern dish, or, if you have nono,
use a six-inch bulb pan. Sink the pan
in the soil in the home garden, in a
cool, moist, shady place, and keop
well watered. Let the ferns grow on
during the summer, but when tho
frosts come in the fall, take up the
pan and set in the open where it will
get the benefit of hard frosts in order
to get the-sap to the roots as soon as
possible. As soon as the fronds are
dead, cut them all off carefully, in
order not to injure the crown. By
the first of December, if there has
been freezing weather, you may hike
the pan into the house. Set it in a
moist atmosphere of not more than
55 degrees, in a north window or in a
location where it will not get much
sunshine, and keep it well watered.
By so doing you should have a fine
fernery for the Christmas table. Use
only soil from the woods for the fern
pan, and keep it always moist.
Woman's Home Companion.
If one wishes to have a lovely win
dow garden through the winter, prep
arations must be made months ahead
in many instances, as above, a whole
year's preparation is demanded. But
it pays.
rcclpos which are recommended by tho
sonders: Soak one-fourth ounce of
gum arable crystal In two ounce of
cold rain water; mix ono ounce of riflu
flour with one-hair pint of rain wntor
(first dampen tho flour with n llttlo
of the cold water and blond until
smooth, then pour on tho rot of tho
water boiling hot), stirring; add tho
gum wntor and cook for ton minutes,
remove from the flre and stir In two
drops or clove-oil; keep In a tight Jar.
No. 2 -Dissolve ono ounce of alum
in one quart of soft water; add flour
to tho consistency of cream; stir In
ono tablespoonful of powdered rosin,
two or three drops of clove oil, and
boil to a mush, stirring constantly.
Put in small Jars, and cork tightly,
and it will keep Indefinitely. For any
kind or paste to be kept any length
of time, a small quantity should bo
kept separate from tho bulk of it,
using until gone, so an not to disturb
tho rest. For tho cooking, a porcoialn
llned double boiler is good, as Jt will
not scorch; a small pall or can set
in a larger one containing tho boiling
water will answer ir tho double boiler
is not at hand. Tho least possible
clove oh should be used, as too much
oil will break the adhesive strength
of the paste. J. L.
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An effective window decoration can
be had by growing a sweet potato
vine. Place the potato in a wide
mouthed jar or bottle with enough
water to cover one-third the length
of the tuber. Set in a warm, sunny
window, and in a short time it will
throw out sprouts, each of which
should develop a fine vine. There
should be three to six vines to each
potato, of a dark lustrous green, with
crinkled leaves. To get the best ef
fect in a window, place a narrow shelf
across near the top of the window
frame but far enough down so the
jar or bottle will get light. Let the
vines hang down, and drape them in
any desired way.
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