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The Commoner.
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OCTOBER 21, 1910
Qu
as some of us seem to love ourself,
he would fare poorly. Learn to bo
good to yourself, In the real sense.
It pays. The one person we really
know the least about Is ourself, and
our short-comings. Treat your body
as your guest, sometimes, and it will
bobenefited.
A Woman's Mistake
The quiet fidelity with which a
woman will drudge her life away
is another of the mistakes' which
women will do well to avoid in future.-
It is the daily grind which
breaks down a woman's health and
spirits and destroys her self-respect
without benefiting any one, and the
woman who drudges all the' time,
forgetting that her own interests are
at stake, gives up practically every
thing in life that makes it worth liv
ing. It is not necessary, in order to
keep her ideals, that a woman should
neglect the work nearest her hand,
but she can so regulate her life that,
while attending to the routine, she
can still command a few minutes or
hours, during the day in which to
recuperate, and to ease the burden
to the less tired shoulder. "While
doing only the imperative, she should
look about her and see what sho can
leave undone. She will be aston
ished to learn how many useless
things she does; how much she
could leave undone without jarring
a cog of the household wheels. A
woman should work for higher aims,
and carry her family along with her,
and if she fails to realize her ideals,
the striving after the better things
will have strengthened her so she
will work all the easier along the
higher lines. Ideals are very elu
Blve. Twentieth Century Home.
soft water and eight drops of liquid
ammonia.
Instead of tossing a veil into a
crowded drawer to Ho in a tumbled
heap until wanted, stretch it care
fully ovor a bit of card-board or
other stiff material, like it is kept
in stores.
To clean a mackintosh cloakr lay
it flat on a board or table, tako a
brush such as wo use for scrubbing
clothes, some lukewarm water in a
basin and some plain yellow soap.
Thoroughly brush the cloak both
right and wrong sides until all dirty
marks disappear, then rinse thor
oughly in two or three cold waters
and hang up to dry. Must not hang
near a fire, or where it will freeze.
"When velvet or plush becomes
creased, and the nap matted, dampen
on the under side with .clear water;
then hold the goods tight over the
faco of a hot flatiron and rub the
mashed placo with a clean clothes
brush.
Doing the Imperative
It is always the busiest woman
who has the most time; but in order
to have the. time, she "must always
be busy about things. Yet there are
many things' tjiat busy women never
find time to do; Probably Catherine
Booth, the leader of the Salvation
Army, never had time to make ice
cream, chocolate cake Or chicken
salad for the church supper. We
never heard that Mrs. Stanton ever
gave a nine-course dinner or a bridge
whist party; Mrs. Stowe could not
have had time to embroider an altar
cloth for the famous professor, who,
no doubt, may have had to sew on
his own buttons occasionally. Many
a woman stands wistfully looking at
the vision of fame and a fortune that
might be a reality to her if she had
the moral courage to thrust Into the
back-ground of her life the things
that rightfully belonged there, and
to remember that few valuable
things ever come to the woman who
hesitates.
Rcnovnting
,Wash black stockings In weak
Buds to which has been added one
tablespoonful of ox-gall; rinse until
no color runs and iron on the wrong
eide.
Silk handkerchiefs Bhould be
washed in salt water and ironed
while wet, to make them look well;
ribbons can be treated in the same
A heaped-up teaspoonful of chlo
ride of lime dissolved in one quart of
water will remove the stains of mil
dew; the cotton should be rinsed in
clear water as soon as all the stainB
have disappeared.
Black serge and cashmere dresses
are improved and cleaned by being
sponged with this mixture: A table-
spoonful or ammonia ana one oi
spirits of wine to three tablespoon
fuls of boiling water. m
Black silks are much Improved in
looks by having the dust removed by
yubbing with a clean towel, then
sponged on the wrong aide with the
following mixture:. A teacupful of
Query Box
(Many of our readers, in asking
for information, request that it bo
furnished through the next Issuo of
the paper from the date of the writ
er's letter. It is impossible to do
this, as the copy of our department
goes in some two weeks ahead of
date of publication, while owing to
immense amount of mail matter con
stantly pouring into The Commoner
ofllce, the mail referred to this de
partment is not at once on my desk.
Further, nearly all questions call for
careful answering, as wo wish to be
accurate in, our replies, and the au
thoritative information may have to
bo gotten from other headquarters
filled with busy men and women.
Answers will be given as soon as pos
sible. If you do not get an answer
in a reasonable time, write again.)
Littleton The common plantain
of the dooryard is the plant referred
to, but I can not vouch for its efficacy
in the complaint mentioned.
Boatman B.-rr-Both the white and
the yellow pitch pine have the quali
ties of a stimulant, dietetic, pectoral,
vermifuge, etc. The bark and gum
are both very useful in rheumatism
and in lung ailments, and whether
as an infusion made from the bark,
or pills made of the gum, the effect
is beneficial as acting gently on all
the secretions of the body.
"A Subscriber," Colorado Springs,
wishes to know how to make to
mato catsup from pumpkins; vinegar
from corn, and what kind of powder
is used instead of distilled water in
making liquors or drinks. Will
some one please answer.
'Frances For the tired eyes, get
five cents worth of boracic acid, and
put a teaspoonful of this Into a
tumblerful of warm water; stir until
it is dissolved. The water should
have been previously boiled. Dis
tilled water is best, if you can get
It, but the boiled water will do. With
a medicine dropper costing five cents,
drop a few drops of this solution in
to the eyes several times a day, or
when they smart, bathing them well
at night and using the solution. It
is perfectly harmless and painless,
and will relieve at once and cure if
persisted in.
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Contributed Recipes
For the Breakfast Cakes Take
clean, fresh corn cobs and cover with
water; let them boil until all the
coloring is boiled out of them, and
that from white cobs should be about
like table tea; strain this through a
muslin, or milk strainer, add brown
sugar as for any other syrup, and
boil down until the consistency of
strained honey, let stand a day or
two, and you can serve maple syrup,
though you go no further than the
corn crib for the flavor.
Potato Griddle Cakes Grate two
very large raw potatoes .(according
to your family), add a cup of flour,
a teaspoonful of baking powdor, half
a teaspoonful of salt and mako into
a batter with sweet milk. Fry as
other batter cakes. A soap-stono
griddle is best, but an Iron or steel
one, If well cared for, is as service
able. Tho grlddlo should bo sot
where it will heat slowly for an hour
beforo using on cold mornings.
Old Fashioned Fruitcake This
cake, after mixing, was allowed to
stand for two or thrco days beforo
baking. Cream together one cup
ful of brown sugar and ono cup of
butter; add a cup of sweet milk, four
eggs, two pounds of raisins Heeded
and choppod, ono grated nutmeg, a
tablesnoonful of unfermentcd wino.
and stir in gradually two cups of
sifted flour. Beat the mass together
well, and let stand in a quito cool
placo for two or three days. When
ready to bake, sift two teaspoonfuls
of cream tartar and ono teaspoonful
of soda together several' times with
two cupfuls of flour, and stir this in
to tho cake mixture. Bake in a slow
oven for two hours.
Sponge Lilies Drop a large spoon
ful of sponge-cako batter on buttered
tin at intervals so tho dough will
not touch in baking; bake as other
"wafers," and while still hot, roll
each Httlo cako together from ono
side In the form of a calla lily, and
fasten in shapo with a tooth-pick un
til cold; when theso-aro to be served,
fill with beaten cream that Is sweet
ened and flavored; or with ice cream.
The skewers should havo been pre
viously removed.
MRS. DECKER'S STORY
The ono woman Invited to attend
tho meetings of tho first confcrcnco
of governors held at the" whito IIouso
in 1908 was Mrs. Sarah S. Piatt
Decker, of Denver, then president of
tho General Federation of Women'fl
Clubs, and during her speech to tho
confcrcnco sho told this story:
Ono evening Farmer John camo
back from tt In weokly trip to town,
half a dozen miles away, and after
unhitching his mare, walked over to
tho pump for his customary scrub,
and then joined his Hon and daughter
at supper in tho kitchen.
"Sort o' 'pears to mo 'sthough I'd
'a' forgot something or other," ho
remarked toward tho end of tho
meal, as he searched for his tobacco.
"Why, pa, did you get tho reel of
thread and tho pink gingham for my
dross?"
"Ycp.''
"And tho crock for butter, and tho
bag of flour, and tho vanillcr flavor
ing?'" "Yep."
"Did yo got the harror mended and
sIiqc old Jinny?"
"Yep, Sam."
"Well, pa, I don't rec'olect that
ye had anything else yo ought to
havo brought back."
But still pa did not seem quito sat
isfied. Ho chewed awhile reflective
ly, his gazo fixed rumlnatingly on
space. Suddonly he smoto his thigh
with a prolonged oxclamatlon: "By
gash! It's ma I'vo forgot!" Ex.
A Good Luncheon Dish
Pressed beef is an excellent stand
ing dish for any use, and need not bo
expensive, even with the prices now
prevailing for beef. It can be made
of tho coarser, cheaper pieces of meat
and If fat is not disliked mingle
through it, an excellent and cheap
way is to preparo it of the flank, or
brisket, or coarse shoulder steak. A
piece of chuck, or neck meat may be
used by cutting out tho bones and
bits of gristle, before cooking, or by
stewing until tender and then re
moving. Or, it may bo prepared as a
sort of corned beef by the following
method: Pound together ono pound
of barrel salt, one poiwid-tjf bay salt
(or the salt can all be alike), one
pound of moist brown sugar and an
ounce and a half of saltpeter; thor
oughly mix these, then rub It fnto
the raw beef, after removing the
bones, for ten minutes; then lay it
with tho salt In a deep pan, and turn
and rub it every day for ten days
(this for ten to twelve pounds of
meat). When the meat is to bo
boiled, wash quickly in cold water
to free it from tho loose salt, roll up
as tightly as possible and tio secure
ly with tape or a strong cord, put
Into a stew pan with lukewarm stock
or water to cover, an onion, a bay
rleaf, and a Httlo black pepper; bring
it gently to a boll, skim tho liquor
and draw the pan back and keep just
simmering until done, allowing five
to twenty minutes for each pound of
beef. When perfectly tender, tho
water should nearly all havo sim
mered away; tako the meat up with
a skimmer, pick out all bones, if
any, and lay in a dish or pan; weight
It down heavily, and let remain un
der pressure- until perfectly cold,
then remove tho weights and bind
ings, trim tho meat neatly, and glace
or jelly over the surface. Slice.
NEW VERSION
Moving-picture shows romlnd us, .
As they flash their'scenes of crime,
That we'd hate to leave behind us
Imprints on the films of time.
Denver Republican.
COFFEE WAS IT
People Slowly Learn tho Facta
Before frost catches them, gather
all your rose geranium leaves and
dry them carefully; they aro fine for
filling sachets, cushions and pillows;
cushions scented with dried gera
niums are most grateful to an in
valid, as the trace of perfume is very
delicate, and liked by nearly every
one, sick or well.
"All my life I havo been such a
slave to coffeo that tho very aroma
of it was enough to sot my nerves
quivering. I kept gradually losing
my health but I used to say 'non
sense, it don't hurt me.'
"Slowly I was forced to admit tho
truth and tho final result was that
my whole nervous -.force was shat- '
tered.
"My heart became weak and un
certain in its action and that fright
ened me. Finally my physicians
told me, about a year ago, that I
must stop drinking coffeo or I could
never expect to bo well again.
"I was In despair, for tho very
thought of tho medicines I had
tried so many times, nauseated me.
I thought of Postum but could hard
ly bring myself to give up the coffee.
"Finally I concluded that I owed
it to myself to give Postum a trial.
So I got a package and carefully
followed tho directions, and what a
delicious, nourishing, rich drink it
was! Do you know I found it very
easy to shift from coffee to Postum
and not mind tho change at all?
"Almost immediately after I mado
tho change I found myself better,
and as the days went by I kept on
improving. My nerves grew sound
and steady, I slept well and felt
strong and well-balanced all the
time.
"Tow I am completely cured, with
the old nervousness and sickness all.
gone. In every way I am well once
more."
It pays to give up the drink that
acts on some like a poison, for
health is the greatest fortune one
can have.
Read the little book, "The Road
to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a
Reason."
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
aro genuine true, ami full of human
Interest.
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