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Commoner.
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become thick, glossy and soft. After
the growth and improvement of the
hair has become satisfactory, the ap
plications may be at longer intervals.
This is a safe, sure and inexpensive
hair restorative, and it is sure to
give health to the scalp, stopping
falling hair, and in many instances
the users claim, stopping the gray
ing also.
Lemon Jnico
The finest of manicure acids is
made by putting a teaspoonful of
lemon juice in a cup of warm water
and using it for the hands; this re
moves the most of stains from fing
ers and nails, loosens the cuticle at
the base of the rails more satisfac
torily than any instrument. A lit
tle diluted juice applied at night to
the face and hands with a soft rag
is a delightful bleach, as well as
harmless; it softens as well as
bleaches. A mixture of glycerine,
lemon juice and rosewater is fine
for rough or chapped skin.
For the Laundry
To remove mildew, wet the cloth
In soft water and rub on plenty of
soap and salt (home-made soft soap,
preferably); hang the garment in
the sun and air for a few days, then
wash as usual. This is said to be
infallible for either coarse or fine
cotton or linen.
To launder fringed articles, the
fringe must not bo starched. With
much care, the article itself can be
starched, and the fringe loft free.
When done, shake out the article,
straighten the fringe and when part
ly dry, iron out smoothly and brush
out the fringe with a stiff brush or
whisk broom, then iron the fringe.
If the article is wrung out of hot
water and ironed immediately, it is
usually stiff enough without any
starch.
If washed or scalded with the fam
ily clothes, table linen is apt to take
on a grimy appearance, and because
of this, all white table linen should
bo washed by itself. Two light
washings aro better than one which
requires severe rubbing, and it is
really economical to change the
linen often. It is claimed that peach
stains, which ore very hard to re
move, will disappear, if the linen is
laid away until cold weather and
the first time it is washed after
frost, the stains will disappear.
Here is a laundry starch that is
always ready, -and may bo used on
fine laces and thin fabrics. Take
one .cupful of cold water to each
ounce of gum arabic uBed; put this
in a wide-mouthed bottle and sot
the bottle in a sauce pan of cold wa
ter over a slow fire, having a folded
cloth under the bottle, and leave un
til the gum is dissolved. Strain the
liquid through muslin, or a very fine
sieve into another bottle while still
warm.' When cold, add to it as a
preservative one gill of alcohol, to
prevent souring, and It will be good
as long as it lasts. For laces, where
only a suggestion of stiffness Is want
ed, half a teaspoonful of this dilu
tion with a cupful of cold water will
be enough; for heavier fabrics, or
where more stiffness is wanted, use
a teaspoonful, or more of the dilu
tion, according to degree of stiffness
wanted.
RESULTS OF FOOD
Health and Natural Conditions Come
From Right Feeding
Man, physically, should be like a
perfectly regulated machine, each
part working easily In Its appropriate
place. A slight derangement causes
undue friction and wear, and fre
quently ruins the entire system.
A well-known educator of Boston
found a way to keep the brain and
the body in that harmonious co
operation which makes a joy of
living.
"Two years ago," she writes, "be
ing in a condition of nervous ex
haustion, I resigned my position as
teacher, which I had held for over
40 years. Since then the entire rest
has, of course, been a benefit, but
the use of Grape-Nuts has removed
one great cause of illness in the
past, namely, constipation and its at
tendant evils.
"I generally make my entire
breakfast on a raw egg beaten, into
four spoonfuls of Grape-Nuts, with
a4 little hot milk or hot water added.
I like it extremejy, my food assimi
lates, and my bowels ta,ke care of
themselves. I find my brain power
and physical endurance much great
er and I know that the use of the
Grape-Nuts has contributed largely
to this result.
"It is with feelings of gratitude
that I write this testimonial, and
trust it may be the means of aiding
others in their search for health,"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek Mich.
Read the 'little book, "The Road
to Wellville," In pkgs. "There's a
Reason."
Ever read the above letter? A. new
no appeal's from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and fuU of human
Interest. -
Roaches and Croton Bugs
.For ridding the house of these
pests, State Geologist Surface gives
the following: First, one can use
a proprietary substance sold in va
rious ' names as roach paste, merely
placing this where the bugs can find
it. Second, kill the pests by the use
of powdered sugar and plaster of
Paris; put the dry powdered mixture
where they can get it. Third, mix
one part of arsenical poison with
ten parts of powdered sugar and ten
parts of flour r set where they can
find it readily. - Fourth, blow pow
dered borax into the places they nest
in. Fifth, fumigate fhe rooms with
carbon bisulphide, or hydrocyanic
gas, and thus kill all other insect
pests in the rooms fumigated. After
all these measures have been tried,
there are still plenty more to be giv
en. One of the very best is to keep
everything dry and clean, with no
waste foods lying invitingly about.
Simply starve them out with cleanliness.
nla; shake woll, and apply to tho
velvet with a stiff clothes brush,
brush, using considerable, force in
order to romovo all dirt and creases;
then lay between cloths until tho
water is somewhat absorbed from
the velvot, then hold tho damp fabric
over a hot flatiron until steam raiseB
tho pile.
A. For making a laco insertion
yoke, cut an accurate yoke pattern
from smooth, heavy paper; begin at
the lower edge of pattern and baste
on a row of insertion keeping tho
lower edge juBt easy, which will
bring tho upper edge a littlo full;
draw this fullness in by running in
a thread or laying In tiny plaits;
baste the upper edge to tho paper,
and proceed in this way until tho
yoke is of tho required size, then
sew the rows together with an over
and over stitch that will stay, then
remove from paper.
Requested Recipes
Drop Cookies Brown sugar, N. O.
molasses, and warm water, of each,
one cupful; butter, three-fourths
cupful; one egg; pastry flour, (or
scant quantity of bread flour), four
cupfuls; soda, one-half teaspoonful;
ginger, four teaspoonfuls; cinnamon,
two teaspoonfuls; cloves, one-half
teaspoonful. Put tho butter, water,
molasses, and sugar into a saucepan
and let come to a boll; cool slightly;
add other ingredients and stir to mix
thoroughly; tho mixture should be
thin enough to drop from a' spoon,
but not thin enough to spread when
dropped an inch apart on a greased
tin; it will spread slightly in baking.
Drop from a tablespoon, and bake in
a hot oven.
Lemon orackcrs Two cups of
shortening (oither butter or lard, or
half of each), fivo cups of sugar, four
eggs, one quart of sweot milk, fivo
cents worth qf baker's ammonia, fivo
cents worth of lemon oil; sift tho
flour In tho mixing bowl, and put
all tho other ingredients in just as
you would for making bread; soak
the ammonia crystals overnight In
half tho milk, and add (ho other
half tho milk in tho morning when
you go to mix it, thus putting all
the ingredients together and mix
about like biscuit dough. Roll thin,
cut in shapes and bake. A less
quantity may bo made by keeping
tho same propqrtions.
Lemon Crackers One cup of lard,
two cups of whlto sugar, ono cup
of sweet milk, threo teaspoonfuls
lemon extract, ono tablespoonful of
baker's ammonia, a pinch of salt,
and flour to malto a dough stiff
enough to knead. Sift the flour into
the mixing pan, and add the other
Ingredients with tho prepared am
monia, which should be soaked in
the sweet milk overnight; knead un
til smooth, then cut into shapes and
bake.
RIDER AGENTS WANTED
In each tows to rido and exhibit ttropl
I9 Bicycle. Writ for ifieiat effer.
We a hi en Aeeroval without a ttnt
rftxiA allow 10 bAYS PRKB THIAU
and frifay J 'night on every bicycle,
FACTORY PRICKS on llcvclcs.tlrw
auadrles. Do not tity until you receive our cat.
Jon tad learn our unhtardotrUit aamarvetout tftttaJeTtr.
Tlra, coaster lirake rear wheels, lamps, sundries hatffirictt.
MEAD CYCLE CO., Dapt. Am ChlMjo, III
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Query Box
L. E. The geranium with a white
border to the leaf is probably either
the "Happy Thought" or the Madam
Soloroi. Ask any florist. .
A. B. M. Direct- your request,
the subject of the bulletin wanted,
even if you do not "know the num
ber, to the Department of Agricul
ture, Washington, T. C, requesting
that it, he sent to you,
M. C. P. There is very little rem
edy for swollen gums and loosened
teeth after a certain stage, except
the dental chair. If taken in time,
a solution of equal parts of tincture
of myrrh and spirits of camphor, ap
plied to the gums several times daily,
will greatly ease them. Just rub
the solution on with a soft brush or
the finger. Keep the mouth clean
and use the teeth as little as pos
sible. "Worried" Nothing la known
that will permanently remove super
fluous hair. A great many things
are advertised to do so temporarily.
In some cases the electric needle will
do it, but not always.
E s ah "vacuum cleaners" are
not electric. There are hand-pbwer
cleaners on the market, costing
about $25. You will find them ad
vertised in the best magazines. Per
sonally, I know nothing of them.
Mazie To freshen the old velvet,
to one pint of hot, water add five
tablespoonfuls of household ammo-
Latest Fashions for Readers of
The Commoner
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8844-8740-LADDES' COSTUME
Waist 8844 cut in sizes: 32, 34,
36,38,40 and 42 inches bust meas
ure. Skirt 8746 cut in sizes: 22, 24,
26, 28 and 30 inches waist measure.
Requires 9 yards of 36-inch material
for the medium size. This calls for
two separate patterns which will be
mailed on receipt of 10c for each
pattern.
8835 LADIES' ONE-PIECE APRON
Sizes: Small, medium and large.
Requires 3 yards of 27-inch ma
terial for the medium size.
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8843 LADIES' OVER BLOUSE
WITH TUCKER
Sizes: 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42
Inches bust measure. Requires 2
yards for the blouso and 1 yards
for the tucker of 27-inch material
for tho 36-Inch size.
8850 BOYS' SUIT
Sizes: 2, 4 and six years. Requires
3 yards of 36-Inch material for the
4-year size.
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