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The Commoner.
MARCH 27, 1903.
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of snow-White flowers, which covers
it in August and September, gives out
the most delightful perfume. Its
foliage, too, is beautiful. It certain
ly deserves the most extravagant
praise.
The honeysuckles, especially the al
most evergreen Halleana, are all fine
vines; the old, native Trumpet creep
er, the ivies- the woodbines, the "ma
trimony vine" of our mothers' gar
dens? and many others which the cata
logues will tell you about,, are all
ready to serve you and beautify your
homes, and right now is the time to
order them.
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Ollli.ll III JLII1IC.
Do not mako the mistake of put-v
- ting the winter garments away un
, mended. You will navo need for them
some early fall day, while the sea
son's duties are pressing, and you
lose more than you gain by laying
them away out of fix.
All wearing apparel should be laun
dered and carefully patched and
darned. Do not make the mistake of
starching any article you put aside,
either for the clothes box or the rag
bag. Garments that can no longer be
used in their present form should be
ripped apart, laundered or sponged
and pressed, and laid away among the
"to-be-made-overs," or else' the best
parts of them cut out for patches and
the remnants put in the rag-bag. All
the odds and ends of materials should
be sorted over, folded or rolled into
bundles, and put in their propor
places.
If one has time for such things, very
pretty rugs can be made of the thick
pieces, while every woman loves her
patch-work quilt. Many odds and
ends can be converted into "carpet
filling," and sent to the weaver to be
made into very serviceable rugs; with
the use of dyes, these" rugs can be
made very sightlyi
See that every garment has its full
complement of buttons well sewed on
before putting it away. If you do the
knitting for your family, see that the
worn-out feet are neatly ripped not
cut off the leg, and the legs put away
to be re-footed. I know a very busy
woman who does the knitting for
quite a family, and her children never
suffer from cold feet. She always
lmits while she reads. She thinks she
could not spare time for the reading
otherwise.
When putting away clothing, satur-
NEVEK TOO LATE
ate small bits of cotten with turpen
tine, and put with it in the boxes or
drawers; or bits of lump camphor; or
camphor-gum and whole cloves in
small cheesecloth bags; these are all
said to be "good for moths."
It is sometimes greater economy to
give away the old garment to some
needy person than to attempt to "do"
it over; it is often nearly as great an
expense to provide the new linings,
trimmings, "piecings" and other needs
as to buy a new garment of slightly
inferior goods which will outwear' the
made-over garment, and look twice as
well.
, The Sewing Room.
If possible, in every homo thero
should bo onoroom set apart for the
work of sewing. I.t need not bo a
large room, but should have plenty Qf
light from large windows, preferably
northern exposure, with artificial
lighting apparatus well placed for
possible use of an evening. The floor
would be best stained and varnished,
as it could thus be easily brusfiod up,
and ajj dust be kept off by frequent
wipings, but there should be rugs to
save the feet from tiring. There
should be hooks on the walls for the
hanging of garments, several shelves
for boxes containing buttons and
other findings, pigeon-holes for pat
terns, rolls of cloth, and the like; a
lap-board, a low, armless rocker, ,a
chair for the machine, a footstool, a
dress-form, a long table, a long looking-glass,
a good, well kept machine,
with good, sharp scissors, plenty of
good hand needles and several pin
cushions. The table, shelves, pigeon-holes,
rugs, and some other conveniences
might bo home-made, but the glass,
sewing machine, and the lighting ap
paratus should be, each, excellent of
its kind. Especially should there be
good light
To Try A Good Thing.
I am fifty-two years old and for forty years of
that time 1 have been a chronic catarrh sufferer,
says Mr. James Gleaning, of Allegheny City,
with every change of weather my head ntm'
throat would be stuffed up with catarrhal mucus-
I couM not breathe uaturallv thlough the
nostrils for months together and much of the
time I suffered from catarrh of the stomach.
Finally my hearing began to fail and I realized
something must be done.
I tried inhalers and sprays and salves which
gave me temporary relief and my physician ad
vised me to spray or douche with Peroxide of
Hydrogen. Dut the catarrh would speedily re
turn in a few days and I became thoroughly dis
couraged. I had always been prejudiced agniust patent
medicine, but as everything else had failed I
felt justified in at least making a trial.
Our good old family physician, Dr. Ramsdell,
laughed at me n little, but said if I was deter
mined to try patent medicines, he would advise
me to begin with Stuart's Catarrh Tablets
because he knew what they contained and he
had heard of several remarkable cures resulting
frpin their use, and furthermore that ther were
perfectly safe Contain ng no cocaine or opiates.
The next day I bought a fifty cent box at a
drug store, carried it in my pocket, and four or
fivctimes a day I would take a tablet; In less
than a week I Felt a marked improvement which
continued, until at this time I am entirely free
from any traces of catarrh.
My head is clear, my throat free from irrita
tion, my hearing is aft good as it ever was and
I feel that I cannot say enough in praise of
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets.
These tablets contain extract of Eucalyptus
bark, blood root and other valuable antiseptics
combined in pleasant tablet form, and it is safe
to say that Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are far su
per or in convenience, safety and effectiveness
to the antiquated treatment by inhalers, sprays
and douches.
They are sold by druggists everywhere in the
United States and Cauadu.
Qutry Box.
Mrs. It. 0. Will answer by mail,
as requested.
Mrs. F. L. To remove wax from
your floor, wash it with plenty of
turpentine, wipe up with soft old rags
and burn the rags as soon as done
with them. Do not have a fire in the
room when scrubbing with the tur
pentine. J. E. C. In putting down matting
or strips of carpet, if you have not
the metal binding, cut strips of table
oil-cloth an inch wide and bind with
that, lapping the cloth on either side
equally. Tack closely.
Young Mother. The subject de
serves a longer discussion than can be
given it in the Query Box. In order
to help you, I should know more
about the baby, his special require
ments, needs, and your ability to caro
for it Every child is an individual,
and has individual needs, and1 1 could
give you only general rules. Have
you not some motherly, elderly friend,
to whom you might apply for instruc
tions? Mother's Girl. For washing small
articles of silk, woolen, or woolen and
cotton mixed, on which you do not
wish to use soap, grate two large
Irish potatoes into one pint of water,
squeeze well in this, then rub through
a flour seive into one gallon of water,
and let settle. Only soft, clear water
should be used. Pour off the water
from the sediments, and wash your
articles in this, rinso thoroughly, and
when almost dry, press.
Teresa. To mend your broken
dishes, try this: Stir into a solution
of gum arabic enough plaster of paris
to make it the thickness of thick
cream; apply this with a brush to
the perfectly clean edges of the dishes
and join tightly until perfectly dry.
For coarser articles, good white lead,
such as painters use, brushed on the
edges, the fracture tightly joined and
left to dry which will take some
time is thoroughly reliable.
Alicia. To preservo your highly
polished table from scratches and
heat marks, use asbestos mats. You
can buy the asbestos In sheets of your
hardware merchant, andcut them In
sizes to suit; mako pretty slip covers
for them, of linen or other wash ma
terial, using embroidery, or stitching
around the edges, leaving one sido
open (pillow-slip-wise) into which to
slip two pieces of the asbestos, and
on these set. your hot dishes. The
'covers may be laundered when soiled.
Mrs. L. H. When granite wear gets
a hole in it, do not throw it away.
Take a copper rivet, such as is used
to mend harness, put tho rivet
through the hole, place tho washer
on the end of it, put the articlo to, bo
mended on a hard surface, and ham
mer the rivet until perfectly tight. It
will not leak when used. With caro
you can use it to cook in.
Farmer's Wife. To decide whero
your fleas come from, wo must know
if your husband raises hogs. To drive
them away from tho house, try this:
Take equal parts of oil (not essence)
of pennyroyal and oil of cedar, mix,
and drop about, a drop or so at a timo,
over your floors and on tho underwear
of yourself and children. Put a little
on tho cat's throat, rubbing it well In
to its fur; put a few drops on cotton
and lay about your bedding. The oil
is like any other grease, and will
leave a spot on anything it touches.
Fleas were reported as being very
abundant in tho cities as well as the
country last season.
Gasoline will exterminate bed-vermin
without leaving any stain on your
bedding. Thoroughly go over every
thing as early in the season as possi
ble, bofore the eggs are laid, then a
few weeks later, go over them again,
and, If you have been thorough, you
will have no further trouble until
some one brings you another supply.
Be continually on the alert, for tho
first "tramp bug" that turns up, and
mako it your business to at once. turn
him up. Thero is little excuse for
any one keeping such things. In Aug
ust, If you suspect their presence, give
the house another doling with gaso
line. But be very sure, whenever you
use gasoline, tdhave all outside doors
and windows open, and absolutely no
fire within reach of its vapor posi
tively none in the room. It is highly
inflammable.
A Kltchea Talk.
Any task that is badly or reluctant
ly done is sure to be irksome and
disagreeable; but all things that are
irksome or disagreeable need not be
badly done. It is the mental attitude
that makes or mars. If a woman only
knew how much of her success as a
cook, or of the health of her fam
ily, depended upon the manner in
which her "kitchen things" ,are done,
or the condition in which they were
l:ft, she would hesitate to intrust
their doing to the qrude, careless
methods of the ordinary hired help,
and, I am positive, would take espe
cial pains when doing them, herself.
When you go into your kitchen,
satisfy yourself, first, that everything
Is clean not merely washed, but that
no sign of any former cooking is evi
dent to eye or touch. After using
any vessel or utensel, do not "stack"
things do not set them to soak; clean
up as you go; have handy a pan of
hot water, a"hd as fast as you empty,
or finish using your things, wash -and
put them where they belong; wash
out every angle and corner, with good
hot water in which a little borax has
been thrown. Do not use cool or cold
water, but reheat by setting the pan
on the range; it Is seldom necessary
to use soap if your water is hot
enough. Wash and thoroughly dry
all mixing and measuring vessels as
soon as done with, ap1 .store to
Dr. Shoop's
Rheumatic Cure
Costs Nothing If It Fails.
After 2,000v experiments, I have
learned how to euro Kheumattsm. Not
to turn bony joints Into flesh again;
that is impossible. But lean euro cho
diooaso always, at any stage, and for
ever. I ask for no money. Simply wnco
me a postal and 1 will send you an or
der on your nearest aruggist ror six
bottles Dr. Shoop's itheumatic Curo,
for overy druggist keepB it Use it
for a month and, If it succeeds, the
cost is only $5.60. If it falls, I will
pay the druggist myself.
I have no sam, es, because any med
icine that can aff.ee Rheumatism
quickly must be drugged to tho verge
of danger. I uso no such drugs, and
it is folly to tako them. You must
get tho disease out of tho blood.
My remedy does that, even In the
most difficult obstinate cases. No
matter how impossiblo this seems to
you, I know it and tako tho risk. I
have cured tens of thousands of cases
in this way, and my records show that
39 out of 40 who got six bottles pay
gladly. I have learned that people in
general are honest with a physician
who cures them. That is all I ask.
If I fail I don't expect a penny from
you.
Simply write mo a postal card or &
letter. I will send you my book about
Rheumatism, and an order for tho
medicine. Take it for a month, as it
won't harm you anyway. If it falls,
it b free, and I leavo U.3 decision
with you. Address Dr. Shoop, Box 515,
Racine, Wis.
Mild cases, not chronic, aro often
cured by ono or two bottles. At all
druggists.
proper place; it simplifies matters
greatly to have everything clean and
in its place when needed.
When one sits down to tho table,
evory cooking dish or vessel should
be in Its place, and If washed as soon
as emptied, It Is surprising how eas
ily' the worst of them "comes clean.".
With plenty of hot water, soft clean
cllsh rags and drying towels, dish
washing should not be such a bug
bear as It is to many women. When
you go to work at it do not give way
to rebellion against the "drudgery,"
for .every worlc in this world has some
drudgery attached to its doing, but
make up your mind to do this work
well, out of respect to yourself; do it,
because it has been given you to do
perhaps as a discipline by which to
prepare you for some higher duty,
the doing of which you would not be
prepared to undertake if you do this
preparatory work ill. Remember, it is
the "faithful in little things" that is
to give you rulership over the greater.
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