The Cofltnsoner
JUNE 10, 1904.?.
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bo necessary to use only one-third as
much, and to cook them only ten or
fifteen minutes. Sometimes the child
will prefer to drink a rather thin
gruel; if so, use,leso of the grain or
flour and more water.
To peptonize milk, take five grains
of extract pancreatis and fifteen grains
of bicarbonate of soda; rub them up
into a smooth paste with a little cold
milk; then add this to one pint of
cold milk; place it in a bottle and
shake it well until thoroughly mixed;
then place the bottle in a pitcher or
basin of water of a temperature of 115
degrees Fahrenheit. If one has no
thermometer test the water with the
hand; it should be just warm enough
to bear the hand comfortably; allow
the bottle to stand in the pitcher of
hot water for two hours, keeping the
water at the same temperature all the
time. At the end of that time, the
milk will bo completely peptonized
and ready to add to the gruels.
the counter, is apt to have a care
worn, resigned expression that sug-'
gests coveted rest and relaxation,
while the secretary or typewriter, hav
ing sat all day, does not betray the
physical fatigue, and consequently,
has a different look.
It is conceded, however, that the
business face is a great improvement
over the vacant, frequently discon
tented face of the idle girl, who had
nothing to think of except fashion and
future matrimonial speculations, and
who, for that reason, could not have
the sensible expression that comes
with thought along any line. Ex.
Tho Business Faco
It is claimed that the success wo
men have attained in the field, of work
tas had the-effect of changing the ex
pression of American business women
and of giving to their faces an inde
pendent look that Js recognized every
where. The feminine business face
is becoming more pronounced as wo
men share men's work in so many
lines; there is a marked contrast in
the face of a society girl and that of
a wage-earner however refined the
latter may be.
The business woman's face is bright, .
intelligent and 'thoughtful, but certain
lines have been emphasized which, in
a way, detract from the softness of
expression abbtit the mouth. This
face does not express impulse or emo
tion; it is calm and, logical, and is not
prone to blushing. Of course the de
gree of hardness is in proportion to
the character of the business pursued;
the woman who runs a sewing ma
chine all day, or who stands behind
Turn Over Time.
"When Katnre Hlmta Abbut tko Food.
When there's no relish to any food
and all that one eats doesn't seem to
do any good then is the time to make
a turn over in the diet, for that's Na
ture's way of dropping a hint that the
food isn't the kind required.
"For a number of years I followed
railroad work, much of it being office
work of a trying nature. Meal times
were our busiest and eating too much
and too quickly of food such as is com
monly served in hotels and restau
rants, these together with the seden
tary habits were not long in giving
jtie dyspepsia and stomach trouble
which reduced my weight from 205 to
160 pounds.
"There was little relish in any food
and none of it seemed to do me any
good. It seemed the more I ate the
poorer I got and was always hungry
before" another meal, no matter how
much I had eaten.
"Then I commenced a fair trial of
Grape-Nuts and was surprised how a
small saucer of it would carry me
along, strong and with satisfied appe
tite, until the next meal, with no sen
sation of hunger, weakness or distress
as before.
"I have been following this diet
now for several months and my im
provement has been so great all the
others in my family have taken up the
use of Grape-Nuts wijh complete sat
isfaction and much Improvement in
health and brain power.
"American people undoubtedly eat
hurriedly, have lots of worry, thus
hindering digestion and therefore need
a food that is predigested and concen
trated in nourishment." Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Look in each pkg, for the famous
little book, "The, Road to Wellvillo."
Query Box.
Ethel C Recipe for canning corn
and pumpkins have been given in The
Commoner, but will repeat. for your
benefit. Many housewives have great
difficulty in successfully putting up
these vegetables.
Mrs. McL. Your name has been
forwarded to the patties.
"A Subscriber." We cannot give
names and addresses of firms in this
department. I do not, however, know
of any suchvbureau as you ask about.
"A Novice." There are such lists
printed, I believe, and they will cost
you $1, but do not know the address.
I can get it for you, if you enclose
stamped, addressed envelope for re
ply. Flora. If you have no sprayer, hold
the nozzle of the garden hose in one
hand and the cake of whale-oil soap
in the other and let the stream of
water wash over the soap so as to
spray the bush, or plant affected with
the insects. The soap suds will kill
the soft-bodied insects.
Flossie. For making compote of
apples or pears, peel and half the de
sired quantity of fruit; put into a
saucepan with a little wrater, butter the
size of a walnut, half cup of sugar and
a pinch of cinnamon, and cook slowly
until done; servo cold.
Young Cook. To prevent the break
In rolling roll jelly cake, use less but
ter, and do not bake quite so hard.
A batter made of two cups of sugar,
half a cup (or less) of butter, three
cups of flour in which two teaspoon
fuls of good baking powder has been
well stirred and sifted, and five eggs;
flavor as preferred and bako in thin,
long sheets.
Mrs. H. M. It Is claimed that a tea
made by steeping the leaves of the
common tomato vine in very hot wa
ter, cooling and sprinkling over the
plants will kill insects on rose
bushes. Soap-suds containing plenty
of washing soda, poured around the
roots, is said to bring the worms to
the surface when they can easily be
removed. This last is for border
plants.
C. C. R. For cottage cheese, take
milk that is curdled quite thick, but
not sour, set on the back of the stove
a few minutes until the whey shows
Biens of senaratinc from the curd,
then pour it into a cheese-cloth bag
and hang it in a cool place to drip as
long as it will; then dip the bag fnto
cold water quickly and empty the con
tents into a dish and stir into it half
a pint of thick cream, sweet or sour,
as you like best, adding salt, pepper,
and, if liked sweet, a little sugar. The
onjy way to get it to "keep" is to put
it behind a lock, and turn the key.
Householder. For currant wine,
crush the fruit in a stone crock and
squeeze out the juice; to each quart
of the expressed .juice, add" three
pounds of granulated sugar, and bring
this proportion of juice and sugar up
to a gallon of liquid by the addition
of water. Put into a demi-john and
let ferment. Have a little of the liq
uid besides that in the jug to pour In
as the liquor works, in order to clarify
it, When it has ceased to ferment,
draw off, bottle and cork tightly.
Mrs. Annie L. To caramel a mold,
put into it six tablespoonfuls of gran
ulated sugar with enough water to
moisten it; set the mold on the stove,
and the sugar will molt and brown;
stir constantly with a fork or spoon;
when a golden brown,, keep over the
fire and turn tho moid over on its
sides, allowing tho sugar to spread,
even helping it to do so with a fork
or spoon, until all the inside is coat
ed, being careful not to lot it scorch;
when the inside is well covered with
tho caramel, pour in your cake mixturo
and bake.
Traveler. A letter addressed to tho
Free Information Service of the Lou
isiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis,
Mo requesting the hotel and board
ing house list, map and description of
grounds and buildings will bring you
much valuable information. An aver
age expense for board, lodging, ad
mission and necessary car-faro will bo
about $3 per day, though It can bo had
for less, by two or three joining forces
and lunching (breakfast and supper)
in their room. Many room-keepers
will allow this. Some will not. Get
whatever information you can before
leaving home.
"Seeing Tho World's Fftlr."
If this Fair has more ways of get
ting people tired and keeping them
so than any other show ever given, it
is because of its size. The very fea
ture that contributes to the grand
beauty of the whole tho distance sep
arating tho various attractions but
robs Peter, the foot, to pay Paul, the
oyc. Tho art of merely walking is be
coming a lost one in this day of rapid
transit, and the only person who would
seem properly equipped for seeing tho
sights in comfort would be a postman.
He is used to long walks and to climb
ing steps, and to waiting around on
ono foot to see what will happen after
he has pushed the button. The gen
eral run of people stand the walking
pretty well until about 4 o'clock, after
which they keep going merely from
habit, and have the air of being
doomed to perpetual motion. They as
sume the Fair hump, or rather, the
Exposition slump, for there comes a
general settling down of tho figure.
Their aching feet fly the flag of dis
tress in their faces, which tako on a
set, staring look as if they had died in
great pain. Their lack-luster eyes
cease to wander, and only a zone of
things directly in line gets absorbed,
The most weary drop out of line at
intervals when a step or a chair comes
around, or else sit down flat on the
ground, or on the floor of the bench
less art catacombs. Their eyes
brighten a little as they see a crowd
of people at some point, and they stop
to look over and under hats awhile,
then to crowd in at first gently, then
desperately. After losing their own
hats and getting mashed generally,
they find the attraction to bo a foun
tain pen that is really working at the
moment, a patent sharpener that can
make a saw and a razor alternately
out of the same' knife blade, or a
pitcher of soap suds that is frothing
at the mouth. Finally, tho tired peo
ple, on whom the glories of the great
show have palled, file away toward tho
cars that seem entirely too far from
the gates, and as they go they look
with vague resentment at the fresh,
jaunty visitors they meet who are
coming out to see the evening illum
inations. Exchange.
Tubular Find Gold
in Milk
Good butter is worth 20 to 90 cent! ft
pound. liuttor is worth only one
cent a pound as stock food, yot arm
crs using gravity skimmers pans
and cans that lcavo half lha cream in
tno milk feed that Imlf tho cream
to stock, then wonder why dairy
ing uon-i pay.
Can't find gold with
out digging. Can't
mako dairying pay
big profits without
getting all the
cream.
TUBULAR
Die Rlf h! Down
to tho navlnc level
saueczo tho last
aron oi cream out or mine
mako dairying pay. Tubulars
aro tho only modern separators.
Tho picture shows thorn, write for
catalogue G-228.
The Sharpies Ca.
Chicago, III,
P. M. Sharpies
West Cluster, Pa.
Villa-go Rest-Rooms.
There aro- a number of western
towns which now support rest rooms
for farmers' families, hut so far as
known, none east of Ohio. Wherever
there are farmers' wives and daugh
ters to do trading and shopping in the
towns and villages, there is need of a
rest room, and tho women who live
in these places can find no better or
more necessary field for their labors
than to start one. .They may thus J
advance the work which is slowly but
surely progressing, of bringing about
a better understanding between tho
country wife and daughter and her
village sister; of establishing a closer
union between the isolated farm fam
ily and the- restless women of tho vil
lage, broadening tho ideas of born by
the contact.
Such a resting place, even though
but a room bare of everything but a
few chairs, benches and tables, whero
the country shopper would feel free
to go for the few minutes or hours
that must be spent in the village, per
haps awaiting the completion of busi
ness, or account of other detentions,
would be invaluable to the one who,
knowing no one in the village, or not
feeling free to go to the house of her
slight acquaintance, would have to
either stand about in the store, feel
ing that she is in the way, or sit out
her leisure in tho wagon, whether in
sun or shade.
In most villages, rent is not ex
orbitant, and it would cost the mer
chants, collectively, but a small
monthly sum to establish such a room
and keep it comfortable for their cus
tomers. It would more than repay ex
penses in tho greater -custom brought
to the town, for, many times, the
farmers' family would go with him if
the pleasure of meeting the neigh
borhood friends in such a comfortable
way were assured them. Tho pleasure
would be greatly enhanced, if now and
then, the wives and daughters of tho
merchants would "drop In" to say a
pleasant word and show a spirit of
sociability.
If, In addition to the chairs and
tables, some way of heating water
with which to brew the cup of tea or
boil the coffeo were furnished, it would
be a still greater inducement to tho
housekeeper to go to such a town for
her merchandise. A woman does not
lilte to do trading when suffering
from a headache which a cup of hot
coffee would cure.
AN OLD ANn WELL TRIED REMEUV.
Mrs. WiNflMWa Boothino Btbup for chlldre
teetnlBff should always ba used for children valla
tcctUlajf. It softens the gum, allays all pain, cures
Hi-ad colic and Is the best remedy for diarrhoea
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