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bright and clean, poor In moro boil
ing water and another bit of soda,
but not quite as much as at first, and
then, after the second boiling, rinse
wpll and dry. A coffee or tea pot
should be cleaned in this way every
few days. Unless you have tried it,
you have no idea how dirty they get.
Do the tea kettle the same occasion
ally. Keep all the catsup bottles, and
fancy pickle jars, small bluing bot
tles, and get new corks for them.
Have them perfectly clean, and fill
when making catsup, or relish or
chow-chow; boil the new corks until
soft, and when the bottles are filled
force the hot corks in the necks, leav
ing a little space over the top, and
dip the cork into either melted
paraffin or sealing wax, to render the
cork air-tight.
Save the baking powder, coffee, or
other cans, and put dried things in
them; spices keep well in the tightly
closed boxes. Label them as you
fill them. There are so many little
ways of saving in the homes, and
women and girls, as well as boys
and men, should recognize them. .
Human Temperatures
The ordinary temperature of an
adult, when the thermometer is
placed in the arm-pit is 98.4 degreed;
in the mouth, 99.5; the blood itself,
about 100 degrees. Blood heat is
marked on the thermometer at 99
degrees Fahrenheit. In fevers, this
is--much exceeded, and the heat of
the patient may rise to 105 or 10G
degrees, but a higher temperature
than this will generally prove fatal,
unless it descends very quickly. The
highest temperatures recorded have
been in some cases o.f rheumatic
fever, when that of the body rose to
109 degrees, and even to 111 de
grees. Medical Magazine
center of the tablo on a deep waiter
covered with whito oil cloth. En
tirely hide all traces of tho waiter,
etc., with sprays of maldcn-hair forn,
and on this and around tho bowl, bo
as to conceal it, pile large, uneven
pieces of cracked ice, forming a
rockery. If too hot for tho ice with
out at once melting, uso any pretty
specimen rocks or shells. Glinnine
sprays of maiden-hair fern in tho
crevices, and bank tho latter at tho
base of the rockery, adding hero and
there large, pale marigolds or chrys
anthemums of a lemon tint. Tall
vases filled with yellow flowers
should bo used around tho center
piece and on tho corners of tho tablo.
The finger bowls, partially concealed
by ferns, should bo filled with
cracked ice and slices of lomon; real
lemons, arranged with half a dozen
lemonade straws, on which the
names of the gucsts'aro written, and
tied with lemon colored ribbon, are
put at each place. All viands should
be of a yellow color if practicable.
A Lemon Lunch
Fill a largo glass punch bowl with
lemonade, cracked ice and thin
slices of lemon peel. Place it in the
CAREFUL DOCTOR
Prescribed Change of Food Instead
of Medicine
It takes considerable courage for
a ' doctor to deliberately prescribe
only food for a despairing patient,
instead of resorting to the usual list
of medicines.
'There are some truly scientific
physicians among the present gene
ration who recognize and treat con
' ditions as they are and should be
treated, regardless of the value to
their pockets. Here's an instance:
"Four years ago I was taken with
severe gastritis and nothing would
stay on my stomach, so that I was on
the verge of "starvation.
"I heard of a doctor who had a
summer cottage near me a special
ist from New .York and as a last
hope, sent for him.
"After he examined me carefully
he advised me to try a small quan
tity of Grape-Nuts at first, then as
my stomach became stronger to eat
more.
"I kept at it and gradually got so
I could eat and digest three tea
epoonfuls. Then I began to have
color in my face, memory became
' clear, where before everything
seemed a blank. My limbs got
stronger and I could walk. So I
steadily recovered.
"Now after a year on Grape-Nuts
I weigh 153 pounds. My people were
surprised at the way I grew fleshy
and strong on this food." Name
given "by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich. Read the little book, "The
Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
"There's a reason."
Ever read tho above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
Requested Recipes
While turnips are young arid
fresh, wash and boil without peel
ing, and the thick rind will bo as
tender as any other part of the
vegetable, while the flavor will be
improved. When done, they may be
skinned just like beets, or scalded
tomatoes.
Oyster Plant (Salsify) Wash,
scrape, and cut into slices a half
inch thick, either cross-wise, or
lengthwise; but crosswise is prefer
able. Throw at once into water
made slightly sour with a little vino
gar, to keep from discoloration. Boil
in salted water until soft, then drain
off the water and pour over tho vege
table a white sauce made as follows:
Put two tablespoonfuls of butter
into a sauce pan, stir until melted
and bubbling, then stir in at once two
tablespoonfuls of flour, with a little
salt; when perfectly smooth, pour
into it a cupful of hot milk, stirring
all the time until smooth and creamy,
but do not let boil. Take from tho
fire, beat until glossy, and pour over
the cooked plant.
Salsify Fritters Cook as above
until done; mash, season with but
ter, pepper and salt, shape into
small flat cakes, roll in flour, or dip
in beaten egg and roll in corn meal
or bread crumbs, and fry in a little
butter, browning tho sides as they
are turned.
Another Cook as above until ten
der; while cooking, put three ounces
of flour in a bowl, and drop into it
a dessertspoonful of olive oil or
melted butter, mixing, and add grad
ually while stirring one gill of tepid
water and the beaten white of one
egg. Beat well. As soon as the
vegetable is done, take from tho
water and dry on a towel; then have
a skillet with boiling hot fat in it;
dip the pieces of plant into tho bat
ter and drop into the boiling fat,
turning as it browns. Serve hot.
jelly ono egg and milk enough to pre
pare for tho plo filling in tho usual
way. This makes excellent pumpkin
pies.
Squash Biscuit Any good yellow
squash will do. Boil and mash as
for tho table, tako oho cupful of tho
squash, half cupful of hot water, but
ter size of walnut, ono tablespoon ful
of sugar, one tcaspoonful of salt. Mix
altogether whllo hot; when cool, add
one-half cup of milk, one-half cako
compressed yeast dissolved in a little
water, and flour to make a soft, firm
dough that can bo handled. Set in
warm placo to rise. When light, form
into biscuit, let rise again, bako in a
quick oven, and wash tho tops over
with a 'littlo sugar moistened with
hot water. Mrs. W. R. A., Massachusetts.
Timely Recipes
Pumpkin Jelly After peeling and
seeding the pumpkin (not squash)
cut in one-inch cubes and cook over
a slow fire with as little water as
possible to begin with, until soft and
dry. Mash fine, season with sugar,
a littlo salt and spice, as you would
for pie; spread this mixture on large
plates and keep in a warm place near
a range, or in the hot sunshine until
the extra moisture leaves It, then
turn out on 'tho bread board and
knead with the hands, like dough,
which will work out the air spaces.
Pack with a vegetable masher in a
stone crock, sprinkle with sugar,
cover, and set away in a cool, dry
place. An upper shelf In a cool
pantry is a good place to store it.
When ready to use, tako for each
pio one heaping spoonful of the
jelly, sprinkling the space made by
the spoon with sugar; add to tho
. TAXATION REFORM IX
NEBRASKA
South Bend (Ind.) Now Era:
Everybody who has taken the time
to think on the subject at all knows
that our great political problems have
arisen from the unequal distribution
of wealth. This has been brought
about by inequitable systems of tax
ation, both locally and nationally.
Tho remedy for theRo social ills
ought then to bo found in replacing
our unjust methods of taxation by
just ones. It is seldom, howovor,
that our statesmen grapple with this
question. They usually look for a
palllativo measuro that Is not particu
larly distasteful to the fow who Hvo
by plundering othors. Tho demo
crats of Nebraska, in tnoir rocent
state convention, took a stand on this
question that is encouraging to real
progressives everywhere. Tho plat
form has this to say:
"Nebraska's awkward and Inequit
able tuxation system should bo re
placed by a twontloth century
mothod, Wo favor, therefore, tax
ation reforms by separation of tho
sources of tho state and local rev'
cnucs, thus giving to counties and
towns tho privilego of enjoying tho
taxes from puroly local valuations.
Land held for speculative purposes
and without improvement ought to
carry a larger sharo of taxation than
it now docs. To this end wo promise
to submit to tho voto of tho people a
proposed constitutional amendment
enlarging the powers of the legisla
ture with respect to the enactment of
tho taxation systom, and then provide
for tho selection of a commission
whoso business it will be to investi
gate and report for tho consideration
of the legislature its idea of the tax
ation eyBtom suited for Nebraska's
peculiar needs.
Cereal crops of tho country will
reach tho unprecedented total pro
duction of 133,013,000 tons is tho
announcement mado by Victor H.
Olmstead, of the department of agriculture.
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