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l7rf-i.HH Uli" P I in hij i 9 ' Tue Commoner. it OCTOBER 30, ?l$03?fu '.-. ? ..i ' . ... . ., a relief, not only to -tender and pain ful feet, but also to prevent perspiring of the feet. LOW shoes, without heels, or the sandal, known as "the barefoot shoe," are both "very comfortable foot gear, but, of- course, theso can. be in dulged in only in the house. Lltt! Htlp. In cutting new bread, heat the bread knife by dipping Jt in scLtlng-hot water before usingT In working button-holes, strengthen the material around the cut portion with running stitches of thread and carry a strand of the silk or thread to prevent the hole from stretching along the top of the cut, while working. Discolored enameled saucepans may be easily cleaned by the use of pow dered pumice stone. Stove blacking will not burn off if it is wet up with a. little aqua ammonia. It is better to keep vinegar in glass, as the acid may affect the glazing of a stone vessel. Onoof the best blood-fninners and purifiers is the strawberry, and it comes at a season when such" aids to health is particularly desirable. Red fruits are said to contain small quan tities of iron in a,form easily assimi lated by the system. . - Velvet seams, when pressed, will show marks of the iron, and often cloth will do so. This can be obviated by standing a warm iron with the small end up and the seam, opened with a damp finger, run over the iron. Velvet must not b3 pressed by a weight. In using flosses or fiiloselles, or silks of any kind for embroidery, cut ir short lengths, find the lay of the fibre and- thread your needle, sq as to work the way of the fibre, not against them, and so preverit fraying. No ex pert worker uses long lengths of em broidery silk or thread. Pale people, instead of taking pink pills, should eat pink and red fruits, such as cherries, strawberries, cur rants, raspberries, apples, and pink cheeked peaches. Bilious people will find it to their advantage to eat grapes, oranges, lemons and other mildly acid fruits. In rheumatic pa tients, the excess of lactic acid m the system should be combatted with fruit acids. In putting away window, and door screens, first dust thoroughly inside and out with a soft brush; if there are holes, or broken meshes in the wire, cut' from an old screen a patch tc fit over the broken place, and sew it on with a ravelled wire, running it in and out thr ugh the overlapping portions until the ends meet, when they may be fastened by twisting to gether. Give the screen a coat of paint and put them away carefully for an other season. Treated in this way, they may be used for, several years. Few things look more untidy than a ragged screen, and certainly, few things" are more useless If ,it is necessary to keep butter and mlk in the vegetable cellar do not fail to nlace a dish of fine charcoal near them; the fine flavor of good but ter and milk is often destroyed by be ing kept near odorous substances. Keep the cellar open as long in the fall as the weather will permit, and all during the winter on warm days, let in fresh air. Ordinary dampness may bo remedied by placing a half peck of air-slacked lime in a box in the cellar and renew as soon as it becomes crum bly. When packed in large heaps, vegetables sweat and quickly decay. Pack potatoes in barrels and sprinkle lime among them. Qaery Box. Odessa. Questions like yours can not be answerec In the Query Box. You should send stamped, addressed envelope. for reply. Anxious.- No one can lay down a rule as to when, hw much andwhat another should eat In this matter, s in many others, one must be: M&w unto himself. It is 'Certain, however, that we all ea4 too much and" too often. i?u aTBrushtaS the teeth at night with milk of magnesia neutralizes Ticida jthat form in the mouth. For the complexion, a, glass of hot water, with a pinch of flno table salt in it, three times a day,,boforo meals, is highly recommended. Mrs. L. R.This correspondent ' would be glad to have the words of an old song entitled "The Indian's La ment," commencing, "Oh, give mo back my oenuea Dow." Can be sent to this office and will be forwarded to her. Eda C. G. The colored papor used in imitation of stained glass is not exactly a paper, but is called Glacier glass, and applied to glass gives the appearance of stained glass, either in plain colors or in figured, cathedral effect. Will cost from 75c per square foot, up. Sent you the address of the dealers by mail. Reader. Many of the dentifrices ad vertised are really harmful, whilo others are worthless. . An excellent wash for tender gums is warm salt wkater. A good tooth powder Is made of half an ounce of Peruvian bark, powdered, quarter ounce of pulverized chalk and quarter ounce of orris root, well mixed. Querist Ointments are usually prepared by mixing medicinal subjects with lard, wax, vaseline, etc. Mutton tallow, mixed with a suitable amount of olive or cottonseed oil, with a lit tle glycerine, is preferable to the oth er substances. Bread is often used as a poultice, but is not so good as ground flaxseed. Busy Housekeeper. To make sand tarts take one cup of butter, one and a half of sugar, twdvof flour, a very scant toaspoonful of baking powder and a little over a trill of milk: mnko Into a smooth dough, roll out thin. cut into canes, siit sugar over ana bake. They should bo only a nice yellow not brown. Maidie. The best and simplest treatment for cold feet is to bathe them in cold water, rubbing them vig orously with a piece of Turkish towel ing, while in the water, and rubbing them dry when out of it A few drops of olive oil well rubbed in when they begin to feel warm is beneficial. Re peat this process every night for sev eral weeks. Beauty-Lover. The clematis, jack manni is a herbaceous perennial, per fectly hardy up to 44 degrees latitude, with a covering of coarse manure in the winter, springing up in the spring and climbing ten or more feet in a season, and covering itself in June and July with a clou 2 of large purple flow ers. It will thrive in any good garden soil, and is propagated by a division of the roots. It is in every way de sirable. Housewife. Tops of jars which have become crusted with the white sub stance so often found when fruit has fermented, may be cleansed by boiling slowly in strong soda water. Plant your hardy bulbs not later than De cember first, if you wish goods results; better to plant them earlier. Throw the tuberose bulbs away; the bulb blooms but once, and is worthless after. May Helen B. I am not sure that any "simple homo remedy" can be giv en that will permanently remove su perfluous hair. All depilatories are made of drugs which, to some extent, irritate the skin, and even the best of hem do not always permanently benefit It would be best for you to consult your home physician In the matter, or else get some remedy put up by a reliable firm. To cleanse the child's teeth, it would be best to con sult a good dentist; the discoloration may be the' result of stomaqh trou bles, rather than of medicine. DE LAVAL Cream Separators re In a Class By Themselves There Being 475,000 in Use Or Ten Times All Other , Makes Combined F1BST-ALWAYS BEST-CHEAPEST Send lor Catalogue and namo of nearest local agent m Th De Laval Separator Co. RANDOLPH 41 CANAL STO. CHICAGO. taia filbert irntcri PHILADELPHIA. 4 II DKUhM ST. SAN FflANCISCO. General Offices: 74 CORTLAMDT ST., NEW YORK. 1l You vi u. t aouAR. MONTWCAL TB a 77 roK Rrncrr TORONTO. 346 McOkmmot Avenue, WINNIPEG. Faahlea Nt. asti,iA. xnnoq nrfi lareely used on all new clothes, and are a blessing J in disguise to the woman who has to "do over" her garments. All skirts Qt smoothly over the hips. The long skirts are fulldr than than of last season, the fullness be ing confined in plaits and shlrrings; the plainer of tin long skirts have the inverted plait. The range of material for dress and costumes is very wide. Fabrics which have but one color are worn as well as the splashed, striped and plalded color combinations. Fringes are again very much in style as a trimming, not only in one color, but in Bhaded ef fects. A dress accessory which will give to a plain, home-made gown an air of distinction Is an embroidered cloth collar, with cuffs to match. Select ecru cloth, as that will lbok well with any- dark jacket or waist; stitch it with black or dark brown silk; finish both the collar and deep cuffs with a thickly padded button-holed edge, worked In any colored silk you choose. Coats are made long, rather than the awkward hip-length of the past winter. The jacnet and skirt costume seems to enjoy favor, as it Is excep tionally convenient for suite that are to be worn to school, or wherever It Is necessary to remove the outer wrap and desirable to have a waist that will wash. Such a suit may be worn the year round with washable shirt waists. Among the expensive new goods there are always enough of the old stand-bys left to supply our necessi ties at reasonable prices. The skirts are not so clinging, but they still flare prettily at the foot. Instead of being finished with a simple hem or under facing, as during the past year, the flare Is held In plade by a light-weight stiffened facing, and finished on the edge with a braid or bias velveteen. This will greatly lessen the wear about the bottom of the -skirt, as the finishing braid or velveteen may be re placed for a few cents and an hour's time. The old-faahioned, tight-fitting fcasque Is coming in again, and the coat is to be made as if molded to tfie form. With the newest costumes, two skirts should be provided for the coat, making one costume do duty for two gowns. One skirt should bo ot Ipstep length, for traveling, or gen eral woar, lined, bound with braid or velveteen around tho bottom, and fin ished with a little stiffening to give It tho correct flnro; for moro or less formal occasions, with the same coat fchould bo worn a long skirt, touching tho ground all around, with a little train at the back. With these skirts should bo worn a dressy blouse for tho short one and a shirt waist of tho heavier new materials for tho long one. 'Beauty Uinta." The shoulders should bo perfectly flat when standing, but not drawn backward in an exaggerated curve. The chest should bo raised high, end never bo allowed to become concave. Tho abdomen should bo well drawn in, and the body below the hips thrown well back. The "new figure" Is In accord with the laws of grace and hygleno in this matter, and fashion has largely accomplished what vol umes of lectures have failed to do. The thin woman seldom is thirsty, while the stout one constantly craves tho liquids which she must deny her self. "Water flushes tho system and aids in carrying off the waste matter. The body Is composed largely of wa ter, must of which passes off In In sensible perspiration; to offset this Ios, two quarts of water should be taken dally by every human adqlt, ex cept those who aro seeking reduction In weight Tho nightly hot-water face-washing, so strongly advised because triumph ant results have followed, should nev er bo omitted until the skin Is soft ened, every pore opened and every gland stimulated to healthful action. Wash the face everv night with hot water that has been boiled to soften It; a pinch of borax may be added. Steaming the face is to be commended. Ir case of pimples and blackheads only never for wrinkles. Selected. AM OLD AND KM, TRIED REMEDY. Mm. WrrsLow'fl Foormivo snvr tor cWixem tethlnr feoaia always be ud tor ealMrm kll tftrthtaff. itsofteMtbe gum, allarjfaJl gala chits wlad colic aid to tie best reraerfjr tot alarrfcoa. TMtjMlT0 ceaU a bottle. llUtfeatMt r 11 fcuhjUMtaa.. . ifatsfcaW
