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alum, wrapped In a sheet of heavy
white paper and put Into a warm oven
to get soft; when tender, throw away
the paper, squeeze the grape juice
into a howl, wash the hands and face
three or four times during the day
in this juice, and it is said to bleach
beautifully.
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For the Laundry
July is the month of many holi
rffivs: railroad journeys, boat excur
sions, trips to the country, picnics,
lawn parties, all call for clothes and
the work of the laundress, at home
or abroad, becomes greatly increased,
For black goods, lawns, dimities,
percales, prints, sateens, and all
black and white goods in which the
colors will "run," nothing is so good
as starch water for cleansing and
freshening. Make the starch of
flour, like any paste, being caretui
to have no clots or lumps, and in
order to be sure of this, always
strain it before using. A half gallon
of the thick paste, diluted until
like thin starch with enough wa
ter to wash the garment in, is
about right for a dress, and several
dresses may be washed in the same
starch, if they are not too much
soiled; this is to be used with no
soap at all, or other cleanser, for the
paste is a fine cleanser, itself. When
the garment is clean, rinse well in
clear water, and dry. It will not
need starching, as it will be stiff
enough. Always turn the garment
wrong side out when drying, and dry
in the shade.
This starch method is just, as good
for delicate colors, as it will cleanso
without fading or affecting the
colors.
Another method is to put turpen
tine, a tablespoonful to a pail of wa
ter in the rinse water after wash
ing in suds, lbut this is not to be
recommended for washing dno by
hand, as the turpentine has been
known to injure the laundress. Del
icate colors, pinks, greens, lavenders,
reds, and pale yellows should not be
rinsed in blue water, as the bluing
will ruin the other colors, and can
not be washed out. Blues should
FULLY NOURISHED
Grape-Nuts a Perfectly Balanced
Food
No chemist's analysis of Grape
Nuts can begin to show the real
value, of the food the practical
value as shown by personal exper-
ience.
It is a food that is perfectly bal
anced, supplies the needed elements
of brain and nerves in all stages of
life from the infant, through the
strenuous times of active middle life,
and is a comfort and support in
old age.
"For two years I have used Grape
Nuts with milk and a little cream,
for breakfast. I am comfortably
hungry for my dinner at noon.
"I use little meat, plenty of veg
etables and fruit, in season, for the
noon meal, and if tired at tea time,
take Grape-Nuts alone and feel per
fectly nourished.
"Nerve and brain power, and mem
ory are much improved since using
Grape-Nuts. I am over sixty and
weieh 1RR nounds. My son and hus
band seeing how I had improved,
are now using Grape-Nuts.
"My son, who is a traveling man,
eats nothing for breakfast but Grape
Nuts and a glass of milk. An aunt,
over 70, seems fully nourished on
Grape-Nuts and cream." "There's
a Reason."
Name given by Postum Co., Bat
tle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road
to Wellville," in pkgs. '
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
havo a little vinegar in the rinse wa
ter; reds must have a little borax.
If delicate colors are washed with
starch water, they will not need
starching to stiffen, but if not, gum
arable water is best for the very
sheer materials. Starch made of
rice is excellent for sheer goods. For
black ' and white checks, called
"shepherd's plaid," when clean, dip
in boiling hot suds Just before rins
iner. and it will be ereatlv bricht-
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ened. Do out the washing as quickly
as possible, and let nothing lie wet
and soaking longer than necessary.
Hot Weather Comfort
Frozen Lemonade Allow one
lemon for every two people. For
six neonlfi. remove the vollow rind.
being careful not to have any of the
white rind with it, and simmer with
one quart of water and one-half
pound of sugar for five minutes;
cool, and strain out the Tind; add to
this syrup the juice of three lemons;
then pour this in a thin stream onto
the yolks of two eggs, previously
well beaten; put this into a freezer
and proceed as for water ices; when
partly frozen, add the stiffly beaten
whites of two eggs; serve in glasses,
garnishing with maraschino cherries.
Limeade Place in each tall glass
one teaspoonful of lime juice and
two teaspoonfuls of grated sugar,
one tablespoonful of shaved ice, and
fill ud the nrlass with' seltzer water,
with two maraschino cherries and
one slice of lime to each glass. Serve
at once.
Watermelon Ice Open a ripe
melon by taking from it a small cube
and pour into the hole one cupful
of orange and one of lemon juice
sweetened; replace the cube and set
the melon on Ice for two or three
days, then culin two, scoop out the
red meat and serve in glasses dusted
with fine sugar.
Pineapple Pare one la'rge pine
apple, soak the .rind" and 5ne strip
of cucumber in a quart of water for
two days, standing on ice; strain the
water, add the jur b of two large
lemons and sweete j Fill a pitcher
with crushed ice, Mixing through it
bits of thinly sliced lemon and orange
peel and halved maraschino cherries.
Pour over this the ade and lay over
the tons a soric of mint.
Tea Jelly Soak two-thirds of a
two-ounce package of gelatine in
enough cold water to dissolve it;
pour one pint of strong, hot tea over
the gelatine and 'add one scant cup
ful of sugar, with the juice of two
lemons; strain through av jelly bag
lnio a mum. vvjieu cuui, piue uu
ice over night if wanted the next
day, but several hours on the ice
may be made to do. Serve with
whipped cream, garnishing with
candied pineapple or cherries.
tion of about six ounces to a pint.
For an infant under one month old,
it should bo diluted twelve times, and
for those older, from six to ten times
its bulk. It should never be con
unuea as a permanent food whore
good, freBh cow's milk can be ob
tained, nor without the addition of
fresh cream when possible, as all
Condensed milk is lnnklne- In thin
In traveling, it is often the safest
food; as a temporary food, it Ib fre
quently useful during attacks of in
digestion, because it has been ster
ilized. ' DurlnfT thfi firHt. fow mnntha
of life it is often apparently success-
iui uerauHB it luriimucB an auunuancc
of sugar, the easiest thing for an in
fant witn a weak stomach to digest.
But such a child will in time become
fat, pale and anemic. A child should
not be fed permanently on condensed
milk, but, as a temporary food, or
when traveling where milk must be
so often changed, it la , Invaluable.
The milk falls of being ,a perfect
food, however, principally because it
is lacking In fat. Housekeeper.
Stwlng Thin Goods, '.
When stitching the scams of or
gandy, or any kind of thin goods
that bothers bv catch inc the needle
and puckering, cut a strip of paper
and baste the strip to the goods wken
the edges are basted together. After
stitching up the seam, the paper can
roadlly bo pulled away. The oiled
paper that lines cracker boxes is ex
cellent for this. Cut in narrow strips
and baste along the seams. .
There is a rumor that Secretary
Wilson will shortly resign. It is a
waste of time to chase it down. All
the members of the present cabinet
will resign in less than ten months.
Houston Post,
Latest Fashions for Readers
The Commoner
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2071 Ladles' Tucked Shirt-Waist,
with Long or Elbow Sleeves. White
dotted Swiss was used for this charm
ing model. Six sizes 32 to 12.
2403 Boys Suit, Consisting of a
Doiibld-Brcasted Blouse with n Re
movable Shield, and Knickerbockers.
Natural colored linen' was tho material
used for this little suit. Six sizes 4
to 9 years.
21,47 Misses' Circular Skirt, with or
without Centre-Front Scam. An ex
cellent, 'model for linen, duck, or In
fact any of tho washable materials,
1582 Girls' and Chllds' Yoke Night
Gown. Nainsook, jaconet, Persian or
Victoria lawn are tho materials used
for this garment. Six sizes 2 to
12 years.
2147
Perspiration Stains
it is verv hard to remove, from
any garment that can not be washed
and boiled, the ugly stain or discol
oration left by perspiration. Some
persons are afflicted with a naturally
strong and disagreeable odor of per
spiration, and in some cases this is
caused by disease, at times it is
worse than at others; in other cases,
it seems natural, and can oniy ne
overcome by great attention to the
riAtAllfl of nersonal cleanliness. The
perspiration of some persons stains
much worse than that of others. At
tention to foods, to copious water
drinking, and to keeping all the out
lets of the system open and active
is imperative.
Condensed Milk
Condensed milk is prepared by
simply heating cow's milk to the
boiling point in order to destroy all
germs, and then evaporating it at a
low temperature to a trifle less than
one-fourth its volume. It is pre-
,wi iii h nans usually with the
I addition of cane sugar'in the propor-
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2388 Misses' 'Sailor Blouse, with
Kimono Armholcs, Removable Shields
and Long or Three-Quartcr Length
Sleeves. Duck or linen arc very good
materials for a blouse of this descrip
tion. Threo sizes 13 to 17 years.
2399 Girls' and Chllds' Dress, with
Round Neck and Short Sloeves. Any
of the sheer white goods or flowered
lawn will make up prettily In this
style. Five sizes 1 to 9 years.
20C9 Ladles Thlrteen-Gored Skirt,
In Ankle Length, with an Inverted
Box-Plait at Centre-Back Seam and
Side-Plaits below Hip at tho other
Seams. An excellent model which will
develop well In almost any material.
Seven sizes 22 to 34.
2373 Ladles' Nino-Gored Skirt, In
Suspender Style. Linen, chambray,
lawn, organdie combined with a
guimpc of all-over lace makes this a
suitable little costume for warm sum
mer days. Six sizes 22 to 32.
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