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The Commoner.
JUNE t, 1903.
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yolks and white and beat tlio eggs
lightly," moans about twelve vigor
ous strokes of the whisk, which will
mingle the white and yolk as much as
is necessary for scrambled eggs, cus
tards and sauces.
B. -E., Trenton, Mo. For removing
peach and pear stains, use lemon juice
thickened with salt, powdered starch
and a little Dure soan: spread thickly
over, the stain, lay the article in the
sunshine and let dry. Sometimes only
oxalic acid will remove these stains,
but It should be used with care and
afterwards the linen should be rinsed
in weak ammonia water. It should
always be remembered that in the
use of cleansers of any kind, great
care should be taken lest a larger
stain of another kind may be left on
the cloth. Many persons fail of suc
cess ' in using a recipe simply from
not strictly following directions us
ing a little judgment of their own.
F. R. H., Carthage, Mo. Spanish
whiting is as cheap a cleanser for sil
verware as any. Some recommend the
following, where the silver is much
filigreed: Prepare hot borax water
a rounding teaspoonfuj to a quart of
water in a wooden pail or other deep
vessel, sufficient to entirely cover the
silver. Put the silver in this and let
it remain until the water is cool
enough to bear the hand in; then rub
well with a soft brush, rinse in clear
hot water, dry on a soft towel, and
polish with a piece of chamois skin, or
old silk. If there are stains that re
fuse to leave the filigree, dip the
brush in whiting and rub again; be
sure to brush the place well after
wards with the borax water to re
' mqve the whiting.
Small Economies.
One of the things a housekeeper
should never lay aside is h,er "think
ing cap," and nowhere is its constant
,use of more profit than in the kitchen.
Much time is lost and great inconven
ience often occasioned by not keeping
the teakettle and the reservoir full o?
water when cooking. It is just as easy
to replenish ns often as the water is
used as to have to fill it from the bot
tom and wait for its heating. Hot wa
ter in the kitchen is the mainspring
which regulates the home workings,
not always only indoors, for often the
-call is made from the outside, anil
having to wait for it frequently make .
EXPERT TESTIMONY
Coffee Tried nnd Found Guilty
t. No one who has studied its effects
on the human body can deny that cof
fee is a strong drug and liable to cause
all -kinds of ills, while Postum is a
food drink and a powerful rebuilder
that will correct the ills caused by
coffee when used steadily in place of
coffee.
An expert who has studied the sub
ject says: "I have studied the value
of foods and the manufacture of food
products from personal investigation
'and wish to bear testimony to the
wonderful qualities of Postum Cereal
Coffee. I was an excessive coffee
drinker, although I knew it to be a
slow poison. First it affected my
nerves and then my heart, but when I
once tried Postum I found it easy to
give up the cpffeo, confirmed coffee
fiend though I was.
"Postum satisfied my craving for
coffee and since drinking Postum
steadily in place of the coffee, all my
troubles have disappeared and I am
again healthy and strong.
. "I know that even where coffee is
not taken to excess it has bad ef
fects on the constitution in some form
or other and I am convinced by my
investigation that the only thing to d J
If health and happiness are of any val
ue to one is to quit coffee and drinic
Postum." Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
all the difference in the world to the
gude mon, often causing great incon
venience for the whole day.
Commencing a meal with an empty,
or only partly filled teakettle many
times works great hardships on the
whole family by making the meals
late, and thus delaying the usual bus
iness of the day. The very first thing
to be done, in beginning the day, is
to put the full teakettle over tho fire.
There are few things moro trying to
the cook than to find it empty and
have to wait for water to heat While
preparing the breakfast, or waiting
for the men to come in, all tho cook
ing vessels and milk things may be
washed up, dish-cloths put to soak,
and the tables wiped down if one
have plenty of hot water, instead of
being left to draw flies. There is
nothing so ' wearing on tho nervous
system as disorder and confusion. If
you wash up as you go along, your
kitchen need not be unattractive, but
may be made really inviting, and tho
family liking to stay in it because
you are there will save much work
in tho sitting room.
Did you never notice, when things
get crooked in tho morning, from
some lack of forethought, they are apt
to stay crooked all day? And ofteu
plenty of hot water when it is needed
is the best "nerve tonic" one can take.
The Value of Fruit.
As a food, medicine and beautifler,
fruit should bo given a prominent
place in the daily diet of the family.
It is not only nourishing, but is won
derfully remedial in many diseased
conditions of the human system. Tho
liberal and timely use of the fruits and
their juipes will save many a spell of
sickness, or call for the doctor, as
fhv sirn niit.rlr.ivp.. laxative and tonic
in their effect Fresh, ripe, sound
lruus are louna in nearly uu uubub.
to be beneficial; but unripe, rotten
ripe, and unsound fruit are sure to
bring bad results if indulged in.
When taken ripe and eaten without
sugar, the acid fruits are found to
correct many diseases of the digestive
apparatus, and tho lemon, cranberry
and apple have good results when
eaten by those suffering from slug
gish livers.
For rheumatic affections, the lime,
lemon and grape-fruit are greatly val
ued, and the citrus fruits are claimed
to be better than auinine for the cor
recting of malarial and liver trou
bles. Figs and prunes ard of special
values because, of their laxative and
nutritive qualities; for torpid disor
ders of the intestines, the fig is of
the greatest value; if it cannot be had
fresh, tho dried article is a good sub
stitute, and may be eaten either
cooked or raw.
The apple is almost invaluable to
brain-workers, and is beneficial in
nearly all cases of indigestion, if par
taken of with judgment, though in
some cases it does not seem to agree
with the stomach either raw or
cooked. Pears, plums, peaches, cher
ries, all have certain remedial" prop
erties, while very acceptable simply
as food; while the grape stands par
excellence in both sickness and in
health. A plentiful use of the grape
will work wonders in giving tone and
vigor to the system.
The remedial properties of the ber
ries may be preserved at home,
through canning, drying, manufactur
ing of cordials, shrubs, vinegars, bot
tling juices, etc., and, in different dis
eases these preparations are of inesti
mable value, often saving much suf
fering, and doing away with the bane
ful after-effects which too frequentlj
attend the use of drugs.
physical sense should be but tho pro
ludo to the performance of that high
er demand uron our helpfulness. To
feed tho idle, without further thought
of their needs is a positlvo evil.
"Feed tho lazy and thoy will sleep
upon tho pJUow of indolence and plct
wickedness in dreams." Tho mind
that is not employed in somo useful
occupation becomes tho abodo of evil
fancies, and a largo portion of the
viic and crime that shames civiliza
tion today is the result of well-fed In
dolence. Public charities should bo
so ordered that the able-bodied should
return in work of somo kind every
cent recoived for their support Sick
ness and misfortune will always find
tho kind-hearted willing to help them,
asking nothing in return. But it is
degrading for strong, healthy men
and women, boys and girls, to bo al
lowed to become charges upon tho
charity of kind-hearted people.
It is the duty of all to bo solf-sus-taining;
and it is a duty we owe to
our less fortunate brothers and sis
ters to teach them that labor is life;
that in order to get tho greatest good
out of our boys, wo must each put our
shoulders to the wheel of progress;
that to bo in motion, and to direct
that motion to useful ends, is tho very
efisonce of wisdom.
To produce results is the final end
of everything in nature. There is no
rest no idleness anywhere; If we arc
not going forward, we are going back
ward; if wo arc not advancing, we are
degenerating. The universe moves to
live, and lives to produce life. Work
is tho glory of tho heavens and tho
peace of the earth, and only in well
ordered activity can human beings en
joy tho blessings that fall to their
hands.
It is a great deal in their favor, that
very few who do ask charity are in
sensible to tho humiliation it entails,
or who do not realize the degradation
to which it leads. The majority arr
willing to work, though their willing
ness to do does not always presuppose
an ability to"satisfactorlly accomplish,
yet, if one could only have tho pa
tience to deal with their untried an'l
untrained hands and heads, much
good might accrue from the effort to
make them understand the conscien
tious labor is the greatest blessing la
life. ,
dings, etc, while individual comb!
nations may bo studied out to suit
one's supply and ability to purchase.
Do not use gelatins and arrowroot If
yoli can afford puro cream, but whero
part milk and part cream Is used tho
cream may bo whipped before freez
ing. It adds to the richness of the
ice cream to scald tho milk or cream
boforo using; if scalded, it should bo
brought to tho steaming point over
hot water never let tho milk boil.
For family use, a two or four-quart
freezer will suffice. For acid prepar
ations, use only earthenwaro or porcelain-lined
dishes. Common kitchen
utensils impart a greasy taste. Dur
ing tho shortage of our home fruit
crops, wo can use to good effort oran
ges, bananas, lemons, apricots, man
darins, pineapple, nuts, single and in
combinations, end custards and pud
dings flavored in many ways.
Charity.
It is not always wise to "feed ths
hungry and clothe the naked," in its
material sense, alone; wo owe a high
er duty to the unfortunate, imprudent
and needy, and thus ministering to the
There Will be No Protest.
Tho appalling massacre of Jews in
KlshincrX has horrified the civilized
world, but In face of Russian barbar
ism tho governments of Europe and
Amorica stand palsied, uttering no
protest, nor offering succor to the
survivors.
When -Secretary Hay protested to"
Roumania against its persecution of
tho Jews, a precedent was established
that would warrant the United States
government in making protest to
Russia against tho outrages within
its borders that have shocked human
ity. In his note to tho Roumanian
government, Secretary Hay said:
"The United States offers asylum to
tho oppressed of all lands. But it3
sympathy with them in nowise im
pairs Its just liberty and right to
weigh tho acts of tho oppressor In tho
light of their effect upon this coun
try and tp judge accordingly. . . .
These helpless people, burdened and
spurned by their native land, aro
forced by tho soveroign power of Rou
mania upon the charity of the Unitol
States. This government cannot be
a tacit party to such an international
wrong. It is constrained to protest
against the treatment to which tho
Jews of Roumania are subjected, not
alone because it has unimpeachable
ground to remonstrate against the re
sultant injury to itself, but in tho
name of humanity."
It is one thing, however, to protest
to Roumania and another thing to
protest to Russia. Roumania is an
insignificant principality, Russia is
one of the world's greatest powers.
Since the United States undertook tho
benevolent assimilation of the Phil
ippines it has exterminated 300,000
Filipinos. The burning of negroes at
the stake, tho torturing and murder
ing of prisoners of war, the starving
of thousands of non-combatants
through the laying waste of whole
provinces, make a record that does
not place the United States in a po
sition where it can safely make pro
test against the barbarism of other
nations. And Russia, unlike Rou
mania, is in a position to return in
sult for insult, blow for blow.
There will be no protest The pro
test to Roumania entailed no disa
greeable consequences, while it gave
the 'administration opportunity to In
dicate to the Jews in this country its
sympathy for the persecuted of their
race in other lands. Though the Rus
sian outrages against humanity are
far greater than the Roumanian per
secutions, though the same cause for
protest exists, the state department
will remain as meek as a lamb in the
presence of the heavenly annointed
czar. Milwaukee News.
Hot Weather Desserts.
Now that the late frosts and, in
some localities, actual freezes, have
rendered tho supply of fruits problem
atic, we must set about the solution
of the difficulty by providing substi
tutes, in the way of desserts, to car
ry us through the hot weather.
A small amount of fruit may be
made to go a long way, in combina-tion-j
with gelatins, ice creams, sher
bets, granites, mousses, custards, etc
Creams and other frozen desserts have
usually been classed with high-priced
luxuries, to be gotten up only at great
expense and trouble, and if the sim
ple, practical and cheap facilities of
these delicacies were rightly under
stood we would find them oftener
upon the family table. Wherever ice
is obtainable at reasonable prices,
these can be prepared with little trou
ble, at less expense and of better qual
ity at home than if purchased. An
ice cream freezer is not costly, anJ
may be gotten in sizes suitable for
family use; if taken care of, one will
last many years. Chipped ice and
salt, mixed together, produce a degree
of, cold that will freeze anything
brought in contact with it; if a liquid,
cream, or fruit syrup diluted with wa
ter, is placed in a tin can and sur
rounded with the mixture of Ice and
salt and kept in moderate motion,
that all parts of the contents of the
can be subjected to the cold, tho
liquid will become entirely congealed.
With every freezer will come di
rectlons for its use, and in every
nniilrJhnnV arn rpnlnoa frw iha matrlno
. , , Z -!, ijad cojic jad tfce . rmedy tor diarrhoea.
ot creams, cubuutusjj lueu, iruzen pua-J Tweatx-flye wu a tiotu. ltu laelwrt.
AN OLD AND WKLL TIUED BEMEDT.
Mrs. Winslows Boothino Sirup for cbUdrem
toeOi las should always bo Qed for children whUs
teethlBgr. It softeas tfco kubm, altar all pain, cures
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