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lications aro generally satisfac-
and easily applied. Any good
terior decorator" can answer your
tions.
Pne of our readers wishes to know
re she can find a market for pea-
It feathers. Some one answer,
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D, S. Write to your state superin-
'dent of schools: ho may have the
-''ISBilMf nrm.it Inn vnn rogIc about renuire-
wtnts for teacher, etc. write to
togtinaster General, Washington, D.
n?9Brnr nsk vnnr lnnn.1 nostmaster for
information in their line. Write to
MIQw superintendents of schools 4n
tiMBvarious states from which you
to hear. I do not know of such
agency.
S. Frozen potatoes should be
in a cold place and used before
y thaw. If only a few, pour cold
er over them, and in twenty-four
rs all the sugar which has formed
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strength, and bleaches beautifully.
Ighile it brightens rather than fades
colored clothes, if the directions for
flying are followed: One pound of
sal soda, and one-half pound of fresh
gnslaked stone lime, put into a brass
or copper kettle. Over these pour
lye quarts of boiling soft water
(hard water can bo used.) Let boil
all together for ten minutes. Some
add one-fifth pound of borax, but it
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can do omitteu. ocir occasionally
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Ek California woman who didn't
iknow for twenty years what kept her
1111, writes to toll how she won back
wer health by quitting coffee:
"I am 54 years old," she says,
J'have used coffee all my life and for
0 years suffered from indigestion
STand insomnia. Life was a burden
i-and a drag to mo all the time, and
about once a year my ailments got
such hold upon me that I was regu
larly 'sick in bed for several weeks
each time.
"I was reluctant to conclude that
coffee was the cause of my trouble,
but I am thankful that I found out
the truth.
"Then I determined to use Postum
exclusively for a week at first for
I doubted my ability to do without
coffee for any length of time. I
inado the Postum carefully, as
directed, and before the week ex
pired had my reward in a percep
tible increase in strength and spirits.
"Seeing the good that my short
experiment had accomplished, I re
solved to continue the use of Postum,
cutting out the coffee entirely. This
I did for nine months, finding, daily,
Increased cause for gratification at
my steadily improving health. My in
digestion gradually left me, my sleep
returned, I gained 26 pounds in
weight, my color changed from
sallow to a fresh, rosy hue and life
became a blessing.
"Then I thought I would try coffee
again, and did so for a few weeks.
The punishment for deserting my
good friend, Postum, was a return
of my old troubles.
"That taught me wisdom, and I am
now and shall be all my. life here
after using Postum exclusively and
enjoying the benefits it brings me."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
' "There's a reason," and it is ex
plained in the little book, "The Road
to Wellville," in pkga.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from tiine to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
firo to settle. Pour the clear liquid
off the dregs taking care not to let
any slip over the edge of the kettle.
Put this into jugs and cork and label.
Then, if you wish a splendid scour
ing fluid, which will remove paint,
or grease spots from wood, pour over
the ingredients in the kettle another
five quarts of boiling water, boil and
stir as before; let settle and drain
off the clear liquid into jugs or
bottles and cork. Soak the white
clothes over night in clear water, in
morning wring out and soap all dirty
and stained places; have the boiler
half full of water and when it Is
scalding hot put into it one common
teacupful of the fluid, stirring well;
then put in the clothes and boil half
an hour, take out into tub of water,
rub lightly through one suds, then
rinse well in bluing water as usual.
This is fine for washing machine use,
as the water can be boiling hot all
the way through until the rinse
water. If not convenient to soak over
night, soak in soap suds for an hour
or two before washing. For each
additional boiler full of clothes, add
half a cupful of the fluid, boiling in
the same water through the whole
washing; if more water Is needed, for
the last boiling, dip from the suds
ing tub. The clothes should be put
through quickly, and if not allowed
to lie in tho suds, the colors will be
brightened, and it does not rot the
clothes. After the white clothes are
finished soak the colored clothes in
the suds used for the white clothes,
dipping hot water from the boiler,
and when the white clothes are on
the line wash out the colored clothes
and flannels. This will remove all
stains from the clothes -and the
white clothes, will be beautifully
white.
Sal soda costs about one and one
quarter cents per pound, and the lime
will probably be given for the asking.
About one gallon of the fluid will be
the result, and about the same of
the scouring fluid.
Contributed Recipes f
Lemon Cup Custard. Use no milk.
Beat the yolks of four eggs until they
are white as cream, which will re
quire a lot of beating; grate the peel
and squeeze the juice of one lemon,
add three tablesponfuls of sugar,
and add to this half a pint of boil
ing water; then mix gradually with
the eggs. Set this over the fire to
thicken, using a double boiler, and
stir one way all the while, do not
let boil; when quite thick Btir until
cool, then pour into cups, making
three-fourths full and fill up with
whipped cream, piling it up.
Baked Spanish Onions Peel four
Spanish onions and put them into
cold water with a pinch of soda;
placo on the fire and bring to a boil
and simmer gently for half an hour.
Drain thoroughly and put them into
a baking dish with a little butter and
bake until brown.
Fruit Meringues Make a nice puff
paste and line a pie plate with it
about an inch thick; bake these
shells In the oven, pricking them if
they "blister" or rise in the bottom.
Have the paste fulled on at the sides
so it will not shrink. When the shells
are done, fill them with a rich apple
sauce stewed and sweetened and flav
ored as desired; or fill the shells with
any preserved fruit, or canned fruit
sliced and sweetened, or with mar
malade. Cover each pie of ordinary
size with a meringue made by beat
ing the whites of two eggs to a stiff
froth and adding two tablespoonfuls
of powdered sugar, and the juice of
half a lemon. Return to tho oven
and cook the meringue slowly for ten
to twenty minutes, or until it is firm
and a light brown, bo it will not fall
when cold.
it on to stow very 3lowly for an hour
in a quart of water; add a table
spoonful of butter rolled In flour, and
a minced onion. Boil, peel and
quarter six potatoes; mako a crust
of a pound of flour, a third of a
pound of beef suet, a pinch of salt
and enough cold water to mako n
dough Lino a deep baking pan
nearly to the bottom with the crust,
than put in layers of meat and sliced
potatoes alternating with small
squares of crust. Fill the pie to tho
top with tho gravy in which the
meat was nouea; cover tne top witn
crust, putting a small paper funnel
in tho contor of tho pie to allow tho
steam to pass out, and bake in a
moderate oven for an hour. This is
an excellent cold day dinner.
Ginger Bread One upful of
sugar, one cup of molasses, and one
teaspoonful each of ginger and cin
namon. Beat well, then add Ave cups
of sifted flour (If spring flour is used,
scant the measure a little), one cup
of sour milk, and mix well; beat four
eggs light and stir them into tho mix
ture; dissolve two teaspoonfuls of
soda in a little hot water and beat in
last. Pour into a baking tin and
bake until done.
Perfect Waffles One pint of sour
cream or buttermilk, one-half pint
of sweet milk, two eggs with yolks
and whites beaten separately, and
very light; one largo tablespoonful
of melted butter, ono salt-spoon of
salt, and enough sifted flour to make
a moderately stiff batter. Dissolve
in the sour cream one-half teaspoon
ful of soda. Mix in a deep bowl, the
flour and tho Bweet milk alternating
until smooth, then add the beaten
yolks of the eggs, then the melted
butter, and lastly stir in tho well
beaten whites of tho eggs. In bak
ing, fill the waffle iron only half full.
Tup Irons must bo hot and well
greased, the fire under tho irons clear
and strong, and tho waffles will rlgo
to twico their size.
Requested Recipes
Beef Pot Pie Cut two pounds of
round steak into small pieces; put
Odd.s and Ends
A solution of chloride of zinc,
used in proportion of one pint to four
gallons of water, Is one of tho most
cleansing and purifying agents
known for tho sink waste pipe, and
all drains, as It promptly neutralizes
noxious offluvia and kills all bad
odors.
It will soon bo time to think of
the refrigerator; and if you havo
none, remember that tho host ones
are mado with removable shelves
and soparato compartments for
different foods. But, remember,
too, that unless tho refrigerator Is
kept perfectly clean, it is better not
to havo any.
For tho sewing room, these
pockets can bo mado to hold spools,
scissors, thimbles, paper of needles,
box of pins, scraps, wax, and end
less odds and ends that otherwise
would always havo to bo hunted for.
For tho toilet, or bedroom, very
pretty sets of pockets can be mado
of wash material, and made very
attractive with a little fancy stitch
ing. A few minutes given to this
work now will help you out very
much when tho house-cleaning
season begins.
HIS PLANS
She was a lady visitor to tho
prison, kindly and well-meaning, and
as she chattered with a burglar who
had been sentenced to six months'
imprisonment, she thought she de
tected signs of reform in him.
"And now," she said, "havo you
any plans for tho future, on tho
expiration of your spntence?"
"Oh, yes, ma'arn," he said hope
fully. "I've got tho plans of two
banks and a post-ofllce." The Argonaut.
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