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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1901)
5 r I) t-V W : h PS, & Home Department. . Home, Sweet Heme Bx Jokw Howard Patnk. TAld pleasures and palace though wo may roam, Bo It ever so humhle, there's no place like homo I, 'A charm from tho skied seems to hallow us there, iWhlch, seek through tho world, Is ne'er met with elsewhere. Homo! home! sweet, sweet home! There's no place like homo; there's no place liko home. "H 'An exile from homo splendor dazzles in vain, Oh! givo mo my lowly, thatch'd cottage again; Tho birds singing gaily, that come at my call; Give mo .them, with tho peace of mind, dearer than all Home! home! sweet, sweet home! ,There's no place liko home; there's no place like homo. How sweet 'tis to sit 'neath a fond father's smile, 'And the cares of a mother to sootho and beguile, Lot others delight 'mid new pleasures to roam, But give me, oh! give mo the pleasures of home. Home! home! sweet, sweet home! But give me, oh! givo mo tho pleasures of homo. To thee I'll return, over-burdened with care, Tho heart's dearest solace will smile on mo there; No more from that cottage again will I roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home, ' Home! home! sweet, sweet home! There's no place like home; there's no place like home. What a Olrl Should Learn. To sew. To cook. To mend. . ; j.t '14 i ,.- "-" To -be gentle. ., il To value time. V To dress neatly, To keep a secret; ' ' To be self-reliant. ' To avoid idleness. 'To darn stockings. To respect old ago. To make good bread. To make home happy. To be aflove gossiping To control her temper. -W To keep the house tidy. ' -To sweep down cobwebs. " To take cace of tho sick. To take care of tho baby. To humor a cross old man. To marry a man for his worth. To read tho very best of books. To keep clear of trashy literature.' To take plenty of active exercise. ' To be a helpmate to her husband. To bo light-hearted and fleet-footed. " To wear shoes that won't cramp the feet. To be a womanly woman under all circum stances. Home Magazine. A Rummage Sale. .Some bright woman has devised the rummage sale as a means for raising money for church or cliaritable purposes, and It seems to have proven successful wherever tried, says tho EpltomlBt. A hall is hired, or In a city perhaps It may be a va cant store on ono of the principal streets. Then those interested begin to solicit among their frier ds, not for money or fresh articles of fancy work, but any article of which the possessor has become tired. The sale Is advertised for a day or two days and then the fun begins. The busy work ers arrange the goods donated in departments as $ar as possible. Of course the articles not being m?w, fancy prices are not charged, but tho aggre gate sales are usually very satisfactory, for a The Commoner. largo numbor of articles aro freely given and aro as freely purchased by those who can make uso of them. Thus a lady has a pair of boots which havo boen worn only onco or twice, but which do not fit her and cannot bo returned; alio willingly gives thorn to tho "rummagers" and perhaps some poo.r working girl purchases thorn for less than half their value and is happy. Children's clothing which has boen outgrown always finds ready pur chasers. Then often ono tires of really choice bric-a-brac and this goes to help out tho work. Often an article which has been tho property of some ono well known and loved in the commun ity will bring a price far out of proportion to its value. Sometimes laughable incidents occur, as when a lady who recently made somo purchase at such a salo laid her coat upon & counter, as tho room was warm. When the garment was missed and search made, it was found hanging with other "second hand" garments and plainly marked 75 cents. . Somo way tho lady could but wonder if tho. coat she thought so smart, looked a little shabby to other people. There is less work to be done in soliciting and preparing the articles for a rummage sale than for a fair. Breathing Properly. Unfortunately a great majority of mankind breathe very superficially, using only part of this largo area of lung tissue. Even If persons aro out of doors, unless by wise activity, tho deep cells of the lungs are not aerated for tho simple rea son that very few men or women know how to free tho lungs properly. Dettweller states that "deep breathing not only ventilates tho lungs and aids the circulation, but In many cases is able to strengthen tho muscles of tho thorax, especially those about the upper part of the chest." And I believe that wo havo a right to expect from respiratory gymnastics a real strengthening of tho resisting force of nature to disease. t Even if tho lungs havo begun to break down, honest effort in , this direction will supplement medication. One of the methods of correctbjpathlng is" to put the hands lightly on tho AripaT fingers back ward; throw tho shoulders well back; hold tho chest up, chin in, and then Inhale slowly through the nose as long as possible. When tho lungs are filled, retain the air until some discomfort is ex perienced, then forming tho lips in the shape of a letter 0, exhale as slowly and evenly as is con sistent with comfort, making- a slight blowing sound. Such an exercise for five minutes, clad only In one garment, or hotter, with no garment at all, night and morning, in a well-ventilated room, will do vory much in man, woman, or child to de velop the lung capacity, improve the carriage of tho body, and enrich the quality of the blood, which depends upon the activity of the lungs for its purification. The Pljgrlm. . - All Kinds of Stains. To clean knives nothing is better than the old fashioned brick dust. Mud stains should bo allowed to dry, then thoroughly brushed with a dry cloth and tho spots removed by rubbing with alcbhol. Grease stains are eradicated most effectually with benzine. Tho liquid should be rubbed back and forth over the stain until it bas disappeared. It will not then leave a ring. On silverware, stains require prompt atten tion, or they take too long to remove. Sulphuric acid will remove the stain left by medicine. Dip tho spoon in the acid, repeating the process until it has disappeared, then wash it in very hot water. To remove egg stain from silver rub it with table salt. For ink stains on furniture use this: Add six dror3 of niter to a teaspoonful of water and apply to the ink stain with a feather. If the Ink does not yield to this, make mixture stronger and re peat process. On carpets, grease or gummy dirt stains may bo romoved by rubbing on them tho following ralxturo: Ono bar of good soap to two tcaspoon fuls of sal soda and saltpeter and four quarts of boiling water. When cold, add six ounces of aqua ammonia. Bottlo and use as required. On pictures, soap should never be used. Wash tho painting gently with clear warm water, dry with a piece of cheese cloth, then rub it with a clean cloth saturated with ollvo oil. Borax is best to uso for stained tinware. Should tho inside of a tin tea pot or coffco pot be discolored, boil it in strong borax solution for a short time and all its first brightness will return. Ordinary tea marks on china may bo readily dissolved by scrubbing with a soft brush dipped In salt and vinegar. Fingers aro often ink stained; lemon juice will remove this, so also will spirits of wine or methylated spirits, or eau do cologne. (Tliese threo, together with gin or whisky, may all bo used to cleanse tho piano keys, in addition to the remedies already given.) But aciIs must not be used for Ink stains on polished wood, norgtrong' alkalies; turpentine' Is tho remedy thon. Sunny South. For Busy Housewives. Add a pinch of salt to coffee to give it tone. Sprinkle clothes with hot water and a whisk broom. Hub celery on tho hands to remove the odor of onions. Mix stove blacking with a little ammonia to ! prevent it burning off. Add a few drops of ammonia to tho blueing water to whiten the clothes. Add a little sugar to milk to prevent it stick ing the vessel while boiling. Add one or two tablespoonfuls of sugar to strong turnips when cooking. Placo an apple In the bread and 'cake 'boxes to' keep bread and cake moist. ' :' Mix a llttlo cornstarch with salt before filling tho salt shaker, to prevent Its clogging. Add a tablespoonful of kerosene to a pall of clear hot water to wash the windows. ' Sprinkle grated cheese over oatmeal porridge instead of sugar and eat with cream. Wet a cloth in cider vinegar, wrapping cheese in It to keep moist and prevent moulding. , Make a splendid furniture polish by taking a wiuo glass of ollvo oil, ono of vinegar and two tablespoons of alcohol; apply with a soft, cloth. and polish with flannel. St. Louis Journal of Agriculture. Nagging Before Guests. "Visiting about, as I do every summer," re marked a popular woman, "I cannot help being struck by certain faults of manner and, I might almost say, breeding, which aro common among the nicest people, who would bo tho first to detect and criticise such solecisms in others. One habit is talking with each other to make conversation at tho table, Instead of to tho guest. This is very common, although ono would not think it possible, and the people who do It would be greatly aston ished if they thought I referred to them. It is generally done with the idea of amusing the Visi tor, no doubt, but it is always annoying. "Another habit, and this is much worse, is fault-finding on the part of the mistress or master of the house. People should make it a rule never to blamo a child or a servant, or criticise each other's actions before a guest. A third person is always made uncomfortable by It, and feels almost as if ho himself were Included in tho reprimand. But what is called 'nagging' between husband and wife is the worst of all.". German surgeons claim that the delicate mem brane which covers tho contents of an egg shell will answer as well as bits of skin from a human being to start the healing of open wounds.