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The Commoner,
FEBRUARY 13, 1903.
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The festival' was introduced irito
America at an early date, with ;much
observance for a long time, but has
undergone material changes being
now limited to an exchange of anony
mous communications between friends,
though the communications are often
made the vehicle of sundry verses arid
cuts of varying sentiments, not air
ways complimentary to the receiver.
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The Ladies' Home Journal has this
to say:
Most people who buy the elaborate
and artistic valentines that All the
shop windows early in February, al
though intent on honoring a quaint
old custom, probably do not realize
that the manufacture of valentines to
day is the result of a woman's clever
ness and ingenuity in the early part
of the last century. It may interest
them to know, therefore, that the first
fancy valentine ever made in Ameri
ca was the work of Miss Esther A.
Howland, who, in making it, achieved
not only a fortune for herself, but
also established an entirely new in
dustry in this country.
The earliest one to appear in Amer
ica was sent to America, in 1849, by
Miss Howlahd. It was the first of the
kind she had ever seen, and her father
decided to import a few of them from
England to be sold from his store.
When they came, Miss Howland de
cided that she could improve on them,
which she did, and they became so
popular that the business very soon
outgrew her ability to supply the de
mand, and in a few years Miss How-
THK LUNCH QUESTION
How a 1Mb Chicago lplrm SolTcd It
land was sending out over-$300,000
worth of goods. An accident to- her
self and the ill-health of her father
caused her to sell out the business to
employes, pno of whom Is conducting
the business., today in Worcester,
where it brigfnated. i
So many employes "bolt the lunch"
and eat what they should not, that
they soon show the effect in nervous
ness and dyspepsia. This has at
tracted the" attention of managers of
the big stores and shops. In one Chi
cago firm an experiment on some of
the girls resulted in a complete solu
tion cf the question.
The woman that made the experi
ment tells the tale as follows: "About
a year ago I became alarmed at the
state of my daughter's health. She
was employed by a big firm here and
for some reason steadily lost flesh,
grew very nervous, had no appetite
and could not sleep.
"Questioning her I found she ate
but little lunch for at that busy hour
she was seldom served promptly and
the time being short she just 'bolted'
the food and rushed back. She ate
very light breakfasts and I could see
she suffered from lack of nourish
ment I felt responsible for this and
finally goj; her some Grape-Nuts for
breakfast.
"I also got a neat leather case hold
ing two pint flasks. One I filled with
milk, the other with cold Postum Cof
fee which had -been properly made.
She also carried a package of Grape -Xuts.
The Postum she drank iced
with a dash of lemon. She followed
the Grape Nuts with some fruit and
this made up her lunch.
"In spite of the warm weather she
improved greatly in two weeks' time.
She gained in flesh, her nerves were
steady and she slept sweetly at night
She never felt the old weakness from
hunger.
"In a short time a few other girls
in the office tried it and the effect was
so marked upon all that still others
wore persuaded. Finally a room was
cleared out and the one hundred and
odd girls were served daily with
Grape-Nuts and hot Postum. It was
a revolution, but the manager saw the
good result and adopted the plan,
greatly to the benefit of the health of
the employes and at a saving in ex
pense." Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich. -
Query liox.
Young Housekeeper, La Plata, Mo.
Answered you by mail, as you re
quested. L. E. S., Port Jervis. That part of
your query relating to "lunch, or warm
dinner," was submitted to my own
little folks, and they agreed, with me,
that a warm dinner was best, if the
distance was not too far; cold lunches
are not very appetizing. Unless out
of health, I should not hesitate to al
low the meat diet once a day to
growing children. Your last question
puzzles me, however; It is a dolicate
matter for a stranger to attempt to
settle differences of opinion between
husband and wife. The mother is gen
erally supposed to know enough to
take care of the children.
J. L. C. Graham Wafers. Beat to
a cream half a cupful of butter; add'
gradually four tablespoonfuls sugar;
add one well-beaten egg; dissolve a
level teaspoonful of soda in two ta
blespoonfuls of warm water; add this
to half a cupful of sweet milk; add
the milk to the butter mixturo, and
then stir in as much graham flour as
the mixture will hold; work and
knead until the whole sticks together;
roll very thin and cut into wafers with
a round cutter; bake in a moderate
oven until a golden brown and very
crisp.
G. Jj. To remove grease from wall
paper, mix pipe clay with water to
the consistency of cream, spread it on
the spot and leave it till next day,
when it may be easily brushed or
scraped off. If the grease has not dis
appeared entirely, repeat the process.
J. Lee. Cold soda, or baking powder
biscuit may be dipped quickly into
water, put in a hot oven. and heated
through, or they may be sliced thin
ly, toasted crisply and served with
coffee. Cold muffins are good split
and toasted. Cold Johnnycake, sliced
thin, makes a sweet, crisp toast for
breakfast. Do not throw away any
cold scraps of bread; study the cook
books, and see how many delightful
dishes can be made from them.
Mrs. I. J. Upholstered furniture
that is in daily use should be cleansed
at least once" a month. The articles,
with the exception of the very heavy
ones, should bo taken into the yard,
or between open doors or windows,
choosing a somewhat windy day that
the dust may be blown away from the
house; sofas and ""chairs should be
turned down and whipped with a rat
tan beater, carefully brushed with a
bristle brush, and then rubbed hard
with a soft cloth; every button and
tuft of the upholstered goods should
be thoroughly cleaned, getting as
much of the dust and lint out as pos
sible, with thorough brushing; a small
pair of bellows can bo used to clean
out the places difficult to reach other
wise. A painter's dust brush is ex
cellent for the work.
Mrs. A. F. B. For making ginger
beer (or ale) without yeast, take white
sugar, five pounds; lemon juice, one
gill; honey, one-fourth pound; ginger,
bruised, five ounces; water, four and
one-half gallons. Boil the ginger In
three quarts of the water for half an
hour, then add the sugar, lemon juice
and honey, with the rest of the water,
and strain through a cloth. When
cold, add the well-beaten white of an
egg, and a small teaspoonful of es
sence of lemon; let stand four days
and then bottle. This quantity will
make 100 bottles, and it will keep for
many months. The honpy .gives tbo
beverage a peculiar softness, and it
is less Violent in its action when
opened, but requires to be kept some
what longer before being usedv
Mado with yeijtst-Put oholand one
half pounds of granulated stiga.r into
a stono crock, with two ounces" of pure
ginger, ground, and one lemon," sliced
thin; pour on this eight quarts of
boiling water, and' when lukewarm,
add one-fourth of a yeast cake dis
solved; stir thoroughly, and when
perfectly cold, strain through a cloth
Into bottles and cork securely; keep
In a moderate temperature for twelve
hours, then put in the coolest place
you can find. Do not lay bottles on
their side.
For Home-made Crackers. Fresh
butter one cupful; salt, one teaspoon
ful; flour, two quarts. Rub thorough
ly together with the hands, and wet
up with cold water; boat well, and
beat in flour to make It quite brittle
and hard; then pinch off pieces and
roll out each cracker by Itself, if you
wish it to resomble baker's crackers.
Home-AInde- Convenlcncoo.
It Is well to encourage the con
struction of the homo-made money
savors, even though we may not have
the proverbial garret or the abandoned
finery and furniture of dead and gone
generations to build them oL If one
has the needed taste and a little skill
in the use of tools, a room may often
bo furnished very comfortably with
but a small expenditure of money. Tho
possibilities of tho ordinary dry-goods
packing cases are manifold, while the
shoe-box, cracker 'and soap boxes can
bo worked up into wonderful things
almost with no tools at all.
The ordinary, cheap pine table, sold
for kitchen purposes, will help out
wonderfully, and with tho aid of a
few boxes or shelves, a few yards of
pretty crotonno or muslin, a little
taste in draping and arranging, can be
mado quite as ornamental as useful,
and will servo a good purpose whoro
one does not wish to spend much mon
ey on furniture. -
Every bedroom will be the better
for a few shelve on which to lay a
book or two, or place some pretty
ornament; a set of small shelves over
the washstand will be useful to hold
toilet articles, and a few wall hooks
may bo utilized in many ways.
In tho living room of a friend Is
what she calls her "sample case;" on,
a small pine table is a set of "pigeon
holes," made of small boxes secured
at her grocer's, nailed together several
deep, and into these she nuts the
odds and ends of the usual scrap-
hags and boxes, and can thus find
what sho warts without "rummaging"
The front is neatly draped, and the
table serves no end of uses.
A revolving bookrest is a real com
fort to ono who has often occasion
to use large, heavy books; one can
readily be made by taking a box of
any size desired, sawing it In two
diagonally; next, nail some strips on
tho long edges for the bottom of the
book to rest; a fairly heavy block
will be necessary for the base, and
into this block bore a hole in which a
piece of broom-handle Is to be fast
ened with glue; under tho angle of
the V-shapcd box is to be fastened
firmly another block; this block is to
have a hole in it just large enough for
the upper end of tho broom-bandle to
slip into. Sandpaper It freely to
make It smooth, and you may stain
it some dull color, if you wish.
KNOWS NO DISTINCTION
Rich and Poor Alfke Suffer From Ca
tarrh in ThU Climate.
All obioi-Tfint physicians have noticed the
enormoui Incrcnao in catarrhal, diseases in re
cent yenm, nticl the mott liberal and enlight
ened liavo cheerfully glvon their approval to
Uio new intcrnnl remedy, Stuart's Catarrh
Tablet, as tho raoit aucccsaful and by far the
aafeat remedy for catarrh yet producod.
Onn well-known catarrh specialist, soon ai
ho had made a thornuRh test of this prepara
tion, discorded inhalers, wash's and apraysnnd
now depends entirely upon Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets in treating catarrh, wholhor in the
bond, throntor stomach.
Dr. Itisdell says, "in patients who had lost the
sense of smell entirely and even whoro the lie or
ingha brgun to bo alTected from catarrh, I
hare l.nd lino results after only n few weoks'
no of Muart's Catarrh 1 ablets. I can only ox
plain thoir action on the throry thattho ctcans
ing find antiseptic properties of (ho tablets de
stroy Ilia catarrhal germs wherever found bo
causo 1 have found tlio tablets equally valuable
in catarrh of tho throat and stomach as Innaaal
cntirrh."
Dr. Kh( abrook unys : "Stuart's Catarrh Tablets
aro especially useful in nasal catarrh and ca
tarrh of tho throat, clearing tho membranes of
mucus mid speedily ovorromlng the hawking,
couching ami expectorating."
Any nuiToror from caturrh will And Rtnart'a
Catarrh Tn Mots will giro Immediate relief and
being in tabltt form aud pleasant to tho tasto,
uro convenient anu always roady for usnastbey
canbi carried in tho pocket and nvd at any
111110 11,1 llicy contain no lofsonous drugs, but
only tho cleans ng antiseptic properties of Eu
calyptus nark. Mood root and Hydrant n.
All druggists soil the tablets at 60 cents for
comploto treatment.
son with pepper and salt, and servo
with steak, chops or fillet.
Itice Croquette. Wash a cupful of
rice and put in a double boiler with a
quart of sweet milk; set over tho firo
and boil until dono; add the yolk of
tyvo eggs, cook five minutes longer;
season with salt, pepper and a tea
spoonful of minced parsley; let cool,
form into croquettes, dip in beaten
egg, then in cracker crumbs and boll
in hot fat.
Fried Potatoes. Pare potatoes and
throw into cold water for half an
hour; cut them into blocks or quarter
lengthwise; have ready a pan of boil
ing lard; dry the potatoes on a soft
towel and. drop quickly into the fat.
When a nice brown, take thom up
with, a skimmer, put them into a col
ander and set where they will keep
hot until all are fried; dredge with
salt and popper and serve hot.
Calf's Tongue. Take two calf's
tongues, soak them in warm water
for an hour; drain and parboil for
ton minutes; cool, pare and scrape
the white skin off. Into a sauce-pan
put one tablespoonful of flour, stir
into it gradually one cup of water.
When it boils, add one wine-glass of
vinegar, one bunch of ,parsley and an
onion with threo cloves stuck into it;
cover and cook slowly for an hour;
drain on a cloth; dish up and servo
with tomato saurce poured over it
The tongue can be boiled the day be
fore and reheated for breakfast, and
the tomato sauce mado and poured
over it
Mock Oysters'. One pint can of
corn, a cupful of flour, one egg, two
ounces of butter, three tablespoonfuls
of milk, salt and pepper to taste. Mix
well and drop from a spoon in ob
long cakes Into hot butter; fry brown
on both sides; serve hot
Tried Recipes.
Tomato Sauce Put one pint of to
matoes Into a sauce-pan, with one
small onion (if liked) sliced, a sprig
of parsley and a-blade of mace; sim
mer slowly ten minutes; melt ono ta
blespoonful of butter over tho fire, and
add a tablespoonful of flour, mix un
til smooth? strain the tomatoes
through a wire seivo, add the butter
and flour, and stir until It boils; sea-
Washington's New Senator.
They say that Mr. Ankeny will go
to Washington in a special train
drawn by "three locomotives" one
from the O. R. & N., one from the
N. P. and one from the G. N. The
"thirteen" will be at the depot to see
him off. -Seattle Times.
AntiPain Pills
(Dr. Miles') prevent as well as cure
headache, the commonest affliction
of mankind. Carry in your pocket.
No opiates. Non-laxative. Thoro aro bo
substitutes. Sold and guaranteed by all
druggists. 25 dosea 25 conta. Novor sold lie
bulk.
Dn. Miles Medicajo Co.. Elkhart, IncL
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