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The Commoner
VOU 16, NO. 9
Stockings or socks Bhould bo f,
ffSL &aieed and sh ones j
in their place.
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Tho Man With a Drcmn
IIo may be right or ho may be
wrong,
IIo may bo false or ho may be
true
Tho Hlugor Is often more than the
song,
Tho idea moro than tho man, per
due! Hut right or wrong, there's glory
In it
Full to tho brim each glorious min
ute When tho man with the dream goes
forth to sco
What tho world and the man iand
tho dream may be!
And tho shin may sink and the bravo
go down,
And tho wrong may triumph and
know no rest
But one man moro may have won a
crown
For trying a little to do his best!
And tho dream won't hurt, and tho
sood may blow
In a fertile heart that will come in
timo
To help it sprout and help it grow
In thq sun and rain of a kindlier
climo!
"away up" in prices, and there 3eems
no way of meeting tho demand,
much less lowering tho cost, but by
tho stoppage of the war, and tho re
sumption, of tho pursuits of peace in
all countries.
Owing to the late, coi'i spring in
some parts of the country deluged
while others have dried out, tho
crops, both field and garden, suf
fered, and tho conditions demand
tho very closest economy and the
stoppage- of all avenues of waste.
"Silver-Moth"
Tho silver-moth, flsh-moth, shiner,
as it is variously called, is nolther a
moth nor a beetle; it is a smooth,
slender, wingless insect, worm-like,
and covered with tiny scales; it has
two long antennae on its head, and
several unequal bristles at the tail
end. It is found in old houses, at
tics and closets, and prefers damp
places. It is especially destructive
to anything containing starch, such
as clothing, lace curtains, cotton
shades, books and wall paper. It
docs much damage in houses closed
for a long timo, and especially if tho
weather is damp.. Its favorite haunts
are about tho furnace, Are places and
ovens, runninc about over the heated
It is so with dreams, and with men I surfaces with extreme facility. It is
that dream rapia in us motions, hiding at the
Nono over knows what there is in I leat disturbance in cracks or erev-
storo ' c.nn in Willis nnil nhmit. ontdnirH. Thfi
Till ho follows the path of the lur
Ing gleam,
Or whether it leads to peacb or
war;
For without tho dre.a.ni there is never
a deed
That is worth tho hour it costs to
do
And tho man with tho vision In this
day's need
For tho man may be false, but the
droam is true!
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Climbing i'riccs
While prices along all lines of
merchandise and living necessities
havo very materially advanced dur
ing tho hast few months, they prom
iso to bo very much higher yet be
fore tho year closes. In this mat-
tor, tho advanced costs can not bo
laid to tho avarice of first hands.
Woollens will be very greatly higher
in prlco because of tho fact that Eng
land has placod an embargo on tho
exportation of wool from Australia
and Now Zealand, from which coun
tries America has imported most of
her wool. Tho enormous supply
called for by tho warring nations for
their various needs will send tho
price very much higher, as tho ma
terials used by them can not be
counted on for further uso in other
forms,. Silk has advanced in cost
through tho stoppage of exportation
from tho warring nations because of
the uso to which it' is put for war
materials. England is claimed to be
the only nation that can successfully
manufacture tho silks largely used
for women's garments, and no other
nation; can supply it. Tho southern
farmers aro planting other crops, and
thus reducing their output of cotton,
making for higher prices, while a
very largo amount of cotton is used
in making materials for warfare. Dye
stuffs --have become "as good as the
gohVCand iu some instances, better,
& tiirita aro dyes that have advanced
from $0 cents a pound to $30, with
very Itttto to bo had. Shoes, stock
ing, and', in fact, about all" materials'
used for clothing of any kind, are
same remedies that are successfully
used for destroying moths and
beetles may be used for the silver
moths, but must bo persistently ap
plied, as they aro tenacious of life,
and secrete themselves, so pucce'ss
fully, that it is difficult' to reach
them'. They aro particularly sus
ceptible to strong insect powder,
and this should be used freely about
their runways. Among the best de
structives is a boiled starch poisoned
with arsenic. It has been known to
cause wall paper to peel off the walls,
by tho moths having eaten the paste.
It frequently eats the binding and
lettering off of books to get at the
pasto below.
Get five cents worth of carbolic
acid, put it in a small oil can and
drop It In a stream along all cracks
in floors and woodwork. Two ounces
of rod cedar oil in one quart of tur
pentine, well mixed, and sprinkled
freely about the haunts of the insect
is rocomraended. It is said not to
stain.
Moths may bo trapped by hanging
strips of red or white flannel, of
which they seem fond, about where
they make their haunts, and when
they aro found, the strips should be
burned to destroy any eggs, and new
strips hung about.
much discomfort, if not actual mis
ery. When the feet begin to swell,
the instep to hurt, and the veins of
the leg and foot become ropy, it is
very often that tho cause is rouna to
be a broken arch. This does not
mean that the bones are really
broken, but that the foot has pressed
down the instep, and the weight of
the body is not allowed to rest on
the ball of the foot, as it should.
There aro feet and, feet; some have
very littlo arch, and are' flat both top
and bottom; others have a high arch,
with a high instep. A' foot with a
high arch is out of. place in a "com
mon sense" shoe with a flat heel,
while the flat foot is as much out of
place with the high heel. In the
former, the arch needs support, and
a medium high heel is about right.
The archx of the foot is extremely
dellcato in structure, the nerves,
highly sensitive, and if added to the"
flat heel, the shoe is too short, there
is sure to bo trouble and suffering.
Several good inventions have been
made to benefit the instep, and these
supports for the feet can be found at
drug stores carrying such appliances.
If not at your drug store, your phy
sician should be able ,o tell you
where to get them. These foot ails
are in a great measure,(caused by too
great a strain, such as .heavy lifting,
carrying heavy loads, and the like;
or It may bo jumping, or climbing;
there are many causes besides shoes.
Query Box
For the Toilet
Foot Troubles
Several inquiries have come to
mo from men about their foot
troubles, for it is not only tho wo
man who has ruined her feet with
the freak shoes wo seem forced to
wear. Tho sufferings from this
source aro usually very greatly In
creased during tho hot weather. The
feet aro so often abused during
early youth by wearing tho wrong
kind of foot-wear that a perfect foot
is rarely found. A short shoo and
a short stocking aro both bad for the
feet; a tight stocking is about as bad
as a tight shoe. Too largo a shoe
can work as much harm as one too
small, and the low, flat heel has
caused almost-as much suffering as
the high heel; -the flat heel destroys
tlft arch of the instep and causes
M. M. For perspiring feet, twenty
to thirty drops of carbolic acid in a
basing, of water is sufficient, rubbing
the feet after well washing, and
while -stljl wet, .with a, vlittle baking
soda. Dust the feet -with a little
powdered borax, or borjc" acid.
Mrs. N. The cause;', fat the so
called 'fmoth-patches" is not surely
known. ' 'Some attribute it to imper
fect circulation; others to nerve
troubles; still others to disorders of
the digestive tract, such as indiges
tion, Inaction of the liver, or stom
ach trouble. Every 'authority" will
offer a sure cure, which.-rarely clears
the skin. Sometimes the discolora
tions will fade and tho skin clear
itself without treatment of any kind.
Marlon H. This is tho whitener
asked for: Four ounces of witch
hazel, four ounces of glycerine, and
the strained juice of two lemons,
well mixed. After washing, while
the skin is still moist, apply a few
drops to face and hands, and let dry
on. The glycerine will burn the skin
if used when it is dry, or without di
luting. A Sufferer For soft corns be
tween the toes, separate "the toes by
placing between them 'a piece of cot
ton batting sprinkled with prepared
chalk. This will absorb the moisture
and the corn will be cured. For the
bunion, place a thick; p.ad of felt be
tween the great too and' the second
toe, in order to put .-the distorted
joint in place. An ointment made of
twelve grains of iodine and one
fourth ounce of spermaceti, rubbed
on the joint very gently, is very good.
Bunion plasters which afford relief
are sold at drug stores. The pad of
.cotton should be secured in place by
strips or. aanesive plaster, and if the
joint is very sore, there should be a
layer, of batting strapped over it to
prevent friction by the- shoe.
In all foot troubles the feet
should be kept clean by frequent
bathing, and washing, and -the soles
of the foot should be well scrubbed.
'Jennie Juno" Dron tim .,i.i..
rings into melted paraffin and when
coated, lay them on waxed paper tn
harden. When the can or jar Is filled
put tho rubber on the jar, and havo
the cover hot; screw the hot lid
down quickly, and tho paraffin will
help to seal the jar perfectly if the
cover happens to be defective.
Housewife Paraffin wax, used for
sealing jelly glasses and laundry pur
poses, is a product of petroleum; is
perfectly clean, tasteless, odorless, is
acid-proof and impervious to air and
water. Melted in a teacup, or other
vessel, by setting in a pan of boiling,
or hot water, then poured over the
surface of the jelly when it is cole,
will seal perfectly, and prevent mole.
"Uncle John" One of the best an
plications known for reducing swel.
ings on horses from strain, is made
of one ounce of white vitriol, one
ounco of green copperas, two tea
spoonfuls of gunpowder, all pulver
ized and' dissolved in one quart of
rain water; use cold, rubbing in
thoroughly. Will doubtless be good
for humans, too, but may have to he
reduced.
Mrs. C. H. Cascara sagrafa
(sacred bark) is "merely a cathartic
or laxative, according to quantity
taken. The continual taking of suci
drugs ig weakening, and induces thf
very evil sought t6 be abolished. Ea
laxative foods and let drugs aloni.
Acetanilide is 'a coal tar product of a
poisonous nature, largely used in
headache powders. It is claimed to
bo very unsafe to use.
Mrs. H, H. H. Here is the rec'n
for Quince honey: Three pints V
holing water, six'pounds granular
sugar, a piece of alum about tn
Brightens
One Up
There is something about
Grupe-Nuts food that bright
ens one up, Infant or adult,
both physically and mentally.
What is It?
Just its delightful flavor,
and the nutriment of whole
wheat and barley, including
their wonderful body and
nervo building mineral ele
ments! Ai; -crisp, rendy-to-ent food,
with hi mild sweetness all its
;oJviW distinctive, delicious,
iflaW,ying
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"There' a Reason
