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The Commoner.
OCTOBER 9, 1501
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but little growth the first few weeks
of Indoor life.- It Is accustoming itself,
however, to its now environments, and
will make known its wants, wh2n
ready to grow, by throwing out new
leaves, which tells yo. plainly it is
ready for material to worn up. Plants
do not always call for food, at this
etago, as It is supposed that the pot
ting soil will supply this for a time;
but it muBt not be allowed to dry out;
and it is hard to tell you Just how
much water to give them,' as some will
want more than others. You must
learn much by studying them. The soil
should not at any time be wet, in most
cases, but moist.
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You can learn much from the print
ed page, but not all printed matter isv
reliable. A good lloral magazine l&
one of the best investments you can
make, and you Can get them for sev
eral years for a few cents. Cuttings
taken as late as October of the new,
soft; growth of many annuals and per
ennials, make fine window plants, and
many of them bloom during the win
ter; but they must be properly potted
repotted, their leaves syringed,
sprayed or immersed daily, with a
weekly drink of weak manure water,
and watered carefully. Some plants
do their best when "pot-bound," that
is, when the root growth has filled the
pot so there seems little but roots in
the pot These must have careful wa
terings of manure water.
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Some plants will not grow in close
root-quarters. Some must be "potted
high," as the water rots the crown it
allowed to stand on it. Some must be
"potted low," that the water may set
tle in their "cup." Primroses belong
to the first class, being impatient of
water about its crown, and does' well
in shady places; while heliotropes are
of the last class, and must have heat,
light apd moisture. In caring for your
plants, as in everything else, you must
use brains, and do not economize in the
matter of common sense. Trying to do
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Of Fftmoui Hum An Food
window gardening by hook rulo alone
is like keeping house by the recipe
book, with no experience by which to
regulate things. So many things make
a difference, and you must study your
plants as you do your children, for I
assure you, they are just as freaky,
una iuii or notions.
Wild Crab Applet.
Stow the fruit in salaratua water
until tender; the water may become
daru-colored, and on this account it ifl
sometimes necessary to change it be
fore the apples are done. The amount
of salaratus Is regulated to a great
extent by the quantity and quality of
the apples; ordinarily a teaspoonful
would be sufficient to neutralize the
bitter flavor of a peck of atples. The
housewife can experiment a little and
taste the fruit when it begins to. soft
en; if it should still be bitter, add a
little more salaratus When tho ap
ples are tender all tho way through
and the skins begin to crack, drain off
the salaratus water and pour over tho
fruit a hot syrup made of sugar and
water. Allow this to stand for sov
eral hours and cool slowly, when it
will bo found that the apple flavor and
the syrup flavor are mingled In a most
delicious combination. If a fairly rich
syrup Is made, the fruit will bo so pre
served that it will keep indefinitely,
and, for this reason, a considerable
quantity can bo prepared at one time.
Some wild crab apples aro quite large
and finely flavored, and these should
be selected for the preserves, if choice
can be had.
The story of great discoveries or in
ventions is always of interest
An active brain worker who found
himself hampered by lack of bodily
strength and vigor and could not carry
out the plans and enterprises he knew
how to conduct was led to .study va
rious foods and their effects upon tho
human system. In other vords be
fore he could carry out his plans he
had to find a food that would carry
him along and renew his physical and
mental strength.
He knew that a food that was a
brain and nerve builder, (rather than a
mere fat maker), was universally need
ea. He knew that meat with the aver
age man does not accomplish the de
sired results. He knew that the soft
gray substance in brain and nerve cen
ters is made from Albumen and Phos
phate of Potash obtained from food.
Then he started to solve the problem.
Careful and extensive experiments
evolved Grape-Nuts,, the now famous
fcod. Grape-Nuts contain the brain
and nerve building food elements in
condition for easy digestion. The re
sult of eating Grape-Nuts daily is eas
ily seen in a marked sturdiness and
activity of the brain and nervous sys
tem, making it a pleasure for one to
carry on the daily duties without fa
tigue or exhaustion. The food is in
no sense a stimulant, but is simply
fcod which renews and replaces the
daily waste of brain and nerves.
Its flavor is charming and being ful
ly and thoroughly cooked' at the fac
tory it is served instantly with cream.
The signature of the brain workei
spoken of, C. W. Post, is to be seen on
,?ach genuine package of Grape-Nuts.
Look in each package for a copy of
the famous little boolc, "The Road to
Wellvllle."
To Preaerv Qlncs.
Pare, quarter and core tho quinces
and throw them into cold water; save
tho parings and knotty pieces for jel
ly, being careful to reject the cores
and seeds, as they prevent the liquid
from jellying, when you haveparei
sufficient to make one or two jars, take
them from the water and put them in
to the preserving kettle; cover with
boiling water, bring to a boil quickly,
then stand on the back of the range,
where they will cook slowly, until they
can be pierced with a straw. While
they are cooking, put the sugar and
some water into another kettle, allow
ing one-half pound of sugar and half
a pint of water to each pound of fruit.
Stir the sugar until dissolved, then
boil and skim. Lift the quinces from
the water and put them into the syrup
and cook slowly for ten minutes, then
put In jars 'and seal. If several jars
ore to be canned, all the fruit should
be boiled in the same water, and this
water saved to boil the Bkins in for
jelly.
Pumpkins.
It has been a fashion among house
keepers of late years to decry the mer
its of the old-fashioned pumpkin in
favor of its more aristocratic relative,
the squash. None of the modern va
rieties of the pumpkin, which seem to
partake of the nature of the squash,
can compare with the old-fashioned,
orange-yellow pumpkins of the fields
which ripen whon the corn has turned
yellow, and the air is full of the haze
and sunshine of October.
The old-fashioned way of cooking
the pumpkin is the best way; put the
pumpkin, peeled and sliced and the
seeds removed, into a pot with about
two inches depth of water, merely o
keep it from burning, cover closely
cook slowly for about six hours, stir
ring occasionally; the water will be
by this time exhausted and the pump
kin will be found to have acquired
sweetness which no other, method of
cooking will give it A simple rule
for pumpkin pies allows one cup of
pumpkin to a pint of milk, and one egg
to every pie, with sugar, ginger, nut
meg, or mace, as one likes, with, a very
little salt. m -. .
An old-fashioned recipe for Thanks
giving pumpkin pie is nere given: Two
cups of pumpkin, cooked as above
four cups of rich milk (half cream is,
fine), half-toaspoonful of salt, two tea-1
minims oi gir cr, ono of nutmeg,
and ono of cinnamon. Heat five eggs
with fivo hoaplng tablespooniuls ot
sugar and add them slowly to in 3
pumpkin' and milk, stirring well. Baho
hi an open crust Thoy should bo
made considerably thicker than an ap
pla or fruit plo.
Query Bz
Mrs. H, J. Tho recipe asked for 'has
Just been given.
Theo. A salad is always a desira
ble leaturo of a luncheon; in fact, it
ia almost a necessity.
Invalid. It la very difficult to lay
down rules for others to follow, oith
or in housekeeping or in health. Re
solve that you won't bo sick; think
pleasant thoughts;, reruso to harbor
trouble, and don't allow yourself to
whine.
Dimity .There is no other way, dear
child. Most of tho breads, a great
many of tho cakes, and nearly all pas
try demands hand-work., Tho hands
must go into the doujh. Bo sure they
aro well washed; then go ahead. Han
dle your cookery as little as possible,
but some hand-work Is inevitable.
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nousewuc. to remove lime, or
whitewash from walls so they they
may be papered, apply with a cloth
or brush a strong solution of alum
water. Vinegar is also recommended
as a wash for the same pu-pose. Pa
per should bo put on with a paste made
of flour, beaten very smooth.
Beginner. It would be impossible to
give you never-failing recipes. In us
ing a recipe, you must exercise somo
judgment, and only experience will en
able you to do that. Much depends
on the way in which ingredients are
put together, sometimes; and. a very
groat deal depends upon your ability
to coon tnem witn uie ngnt neat, ana
care of tho finished product after cook
ing. Don't bo discouraged. "Try, try
again."
Mrs. L. S. For codfish balls, soak
the codfish over night, and in the
mornlpg wash and pick into fine
shreds, leaving c it all skin and bones
Mix a teacupful of the fish with twice
as much cold mashed potatoes; make
into little cakes, roll first in beaten
egg, then in bread or cracker crumbs,
then in flour, and fry in nice drip
pings. Have the drippings hot when
the .balls are put in.
Anxious Allle. Properly roasted,
boiled or broiled meat does not affect
the complexion, ifeaten with a suffic
ient quantity of suitable vegetable
food. Lettuce, spinach and kindred
vegetables keep tho system in good
condition and make the skin clear and
wholesome to look at. Care as o diet
and cleanliness will do more to keep
thA rnmnlfixlon In cood condition than
Jail the balms and creams ever made.
DEAFNESS
CURED
Louisville Man Originates a
Simple Little Device That
Instantly Restores the
Hearing Fits Perfect
ly, Comfortably and
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I90-PA6EBQ0K FREE TELLS ALL ABOUT IT
Pungent Paragraph.
One of the meanest impositions prac
ticed upon the farmer's wife and of
ten by husbands who are secretly
ashamed of it at the time, is, if there
is an old, ring-boned, spavined, crip
pled horse, that is stove up generally,
&nd good for nothing in thjs world, It
Is given to tho women folks to drive;
It is considered the proper family
horse. Now, in all conscience, in
these modern days, a woman capable
of the care of a house and a family, to
say nothing of the thousand other
concerns that are entrusted to her,
should have for her own, exclusive use,
a horse of such ability that when she
starts for a given point, her clothes
wont get out of style before she gets
there.
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Marriage Isn't a failure if yon don't
eipect too much of it But don't run
the risk of marrying a man to reform
him. I 'know it is said that the best
men are' moulded out of faults, but it is
not every pne who has enough' in his
wake-up to pay for the moulding.
The main difficulty is, that people de
mand of marriage all the universal vir-
fflnco the discovery of a Louisville man It la
no longer ncccssury for any ileal pcraon to carry
a trumpet, n tube, or any such old-fashioned
device, lor It In now possible for any ono to bear
perfectly by n Minnie invention tbat flu in tho
car and can not bo detected. Tho honor be
long to Mr. George II. Wilson, of Louisville, who
wan hlinHcll deal and now hears as well oh any
one. He calls It Wilson's Common Bciibc Eur
Drum, 1b built on tho strictest selcniillc princi
ples, containing no metal of anylcjud, and In en
tirely new in ovcry respect. It li no small that
no one can see It, but. nevertheless, it collect
all sound wavefl and diverts them against tho
drum head, causing you to heal perfectly. It
will do this oven when tho natural car drums
arc partially or entirely destroyed, perforated,
scarred, relaxed or thickened. It fitn any cor
from childhood to old age, and, aside from ho
(net that It docs not show, It never caucus tho
hearer Irritation, and cun he used with comfort
day or night.
If will cure deafness in any person, no matter
how acquired, whether from catarrh, Himrlct
lever, typhoid or brain fever, measles, whoop
ing eougn, gathering in the car, shocks from ar
tillery, or throut accidents. It not only cures,
but stays the progress ol deafnesa and all roar
ing and buzzing noises, it does this In a simple,
sure, and scientific way. The eil'ect Js Imme
diate. Let every person who needs this at once send
to the company for its lOO-pagc book, which you
can havo Irec. It describes and illustrates Wil
son's Common Sonne Kur Drums and contains
many bonuflde letters from numerous users In
tho United States, Canada, Mexico, Kngland.
Hcotlund, Irelund, Wales. Australia, New Sea
land, Tasmania, ludiu. Thexc letters are from
people In evvty station in life clergymen,
physlciunH, lawyers, merchants, society ladies,
etc. and tell the truth about tho benefits to bo
derived from the utc ol this wondenul llttlo
device. You will find among them the names of
people in your own town or state, and you aro
at liberty to write to any ot them you wish and
secure their opinion as to the merfts of the only
scientific ear drums tor restoring the hcuring to
lt norma) condition.
Write today and It will not bo Jong before yon
aro again hearing. Address lor the freo book,
and convincing evidence, WUson Ear Drum Co.,
2248 Todd building, LouhivUIe, Ky., U. S. A.
tues a a patent medicine, warranted
to cut 11 infirmities. The marriage
ccrenfjpydoes not remove a woman's
foultirnor a man's crooked disposi
tion they aro exactly the same peo
ple they were before, only more so.
Why should perfection be demanded of
marriage, more than of other things?
When I see so many people rushing in
to matrimony and then rushing out
again, I am reminded of the Scripture,
"Many are called, but few are chosen."
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The opening of the third week; of the
sessions: of the Alaskan boundary com
mission in London found the American
counsel continuing his presentation of
the American case. He wag followed'
by the counsel for the Canadian
claims, Christopher 'Robinson, K. C.
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