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The Commoner.
minutes, and asparagus twcYity-flve;
cabbage and caullflowy, twenty-five
minutes to three-quarters ol an hour;
carrots, beets and turnips, when young,
forty-five minutes to ono hour, and a
little longer in winter; Lima beans,
while green, half an hour; when dried,
forty-five minutes. Vegetables vary
in size and age, and it is well to use
a little judgment in .the matter of
time. Cook only until done as you
wish them,
Glagcr Bear
This is best If made in the evening
and bottled next morning. Squeeze a
lemon and keep the juice, throw the
peel into a two-gallon pan. with one
pound of loaf sugar and one and one
quarter ounces of sliced ginger; pour
over them one gallon of boiling water;
"when lukewarm, put in" the lemon juice
and mix a teaspoonful of yeast wi't'h
a little of the fluid, until it is like
cfcam; stir into the contents of the
pan, cover and leaveMintil morning.
Then take out-the lemon peel and gin
ger, skim off the froth, and bottle In
half-pint stone bottles,' tying the corks
down with twine. It will-be ready for
ise in forty-eight hours! Good House
keeping, - M
Selecting , Attala
'An Exchange says, in regard to!' se
lecting meats; If one knows .some
thing about the anatomy of the'ani
;mal butchered, and can recognize at
ft
JUST ONE' DAY . ' '
Free From the SKiggor Brought Out a
Fact.
"During the time I was a coffee
. drinker," says an Iowa woman, "1
was nervous, had spells with my
lieart,- smothering spells, headache,
stomach trouble, liver and .kidney
trouble. I did not .know -for . yjears
what'rmado me "Have those -spells: JL
would frequently sink away as though
my last hour had come.
"For 27 years I suffered thus and
used bottles of medicine enough to
set up a drug store, capsules and pills
arid everything I heard of. Spent lots
of money but I "was sick nearly all
the time. Sometimes was so nervous
l could not hold a plate in my hands;
and other times I thought I would
surely die sitting at the table.
"This went on until about two years
ago when one day I did not use any
coffee and I noticed I was not so ner
vous and told my husband about it.
He had been telling me that it might
be the coffee, but I said 'No, I have
been drinking coffeeall my llf3 and
it can not be.? But after this I thought
1 would try and do without it and
drink hot water. I did this for several
days but; got tired of the hot water
and went to drinking coffee and as
soon as I began coffee again I was
nervous again. This proved that It
was the coffee that caused my troubles.
"We had tried Postum but had not
made It right and did not like it, but
now I decided to give "it another trial
so I .read the directions on the pack
age carefully and made it after these
directions and it was simply delicious,
so we quifcoffee for good and the re
sults are wonderful. Before, I coultl
not sleep but now I go to bed and
sleep sound, am not a bit nervous now
but work hard and can walk miles.
Nervous headaches are gone, my heart
does not bother me any more like it
did and I don't have any of the smoth
ering spells and wonld you believe it?
I am getting fat. We drink Postum
now and nothing else and even my
husband's headaches have disap
peared; we "both sleop sound and heal
thy now and that's a blessing." Name
given by Postum Co.,. Battle Creek,
Mich. f.
Look for the book, :.''The Road to
Wellville" in each-pkg;
sight loin, surloin, porterhouse steak,
round steak and the various cuts for
other cooking, she will be more apt to
get her money's worth, and bo better
satisfied with the result when it
reaches her tablo. A loose-grain
piece of meat, with bright lean and
rather -yellow fat is very apt to be
ox-beef; the best cow-beef has a
slightly firmer flesh with whitish, fat
and lean not so red. Poorly fed flesh
is dark in color, with hard, gristly
fat. The dent which appears on pres
sure should quickly disappear on the
pressure being removed; but if the
dent s, slow in rising, or remains, do
not take the meat at any price.
Garret's.
A scientist who has recently been
Investigating the effects of vegetables
on the human character affirms that a
diet of carrots ameliorates .harshness
of disposition and reduces norvous
irritability, while Its claim as a skin
tonic and beautifler has long been rec
ognized. It is a vegetable one soon
tirjs of, however, and care should be
taken to frequently, change- the man
ner of preparing it for- the table.
Woman's Home Companion for August
gives the following recipes for cook
ing and serving this vegetable
Stewed Carrots.-1-Scrape young car
rots, let them Ho in water for a
short time, then shred them into two
inch strips'. Covjr with- good beef or
other meat broth, season" delicately
with salt, pepper, a little sweet mar
joram and parsley and stew all to
gether until tender; when done, turn
the carrots into a heated dish; meas
ure the broth, and to each cuprul add
one level tablespoonful each of flour
and butter mixed to a smooth paste;
stir, and cook over the fire until the
gravy is smooth and thick, pour it
over the carrots and serve.
Creamed Carrots. Boll the carrots
until tender, then skin them, and cut
into slices. t Put one cupful of'crpa'm
and one 'tabiespbdrifur of butter into a
saucepan and when hot add the car
rots. Let them simmer a few minutes,
season delicately -with salt and pepper
and serve. Ttie cream may be slight
ly thickened with one teaspoonful of
corn starch before adding the car
rots. Carrots with Onions. Allow three
parts -of scraped and sliced carrot to
one part of peeled and sliced onion;
cook together in boiling water until
tender. Ifrain, 'add a large lump of
butter, a little cream or milk, and
seasoning to taste. Simmer a mo
ment or two and serve.
Carrots with Beets. Put one cupful
of diced boiled carrot and two cupfuls
of diced boiled-beets into a stew pan
with two tablespoonfuls each of vine
gar and-butter; season with salt and
pepper, let get very hot and serve.
Carrots with Celery. Scrape the
carrots and cut into little balls with a
vegetable cutter (or if no vegetable
cutter, dice them). .Cook in slightly
salted water until tender, Jiave ready
an equal quantity of cooked celery
cut in small pieces; drain both vege
tables as dry as possible and mix; add
one cupful of hot milk and one table
spoonful each of butter and flour
mixed smoothly together. Season
lightly with salt, pepper and a very
little nutmeg; let boil five minutes,
stirring constantly, then serve. This
dish should be served frequently where
there are nervous, Irritable persons,
as both vegetables are excellent for
such' troubles, It is claimed.
Query Box
Jessie. Scour the egg-stained silver
with fine table salt.
Laura. A tablespoonful of turpen
tine in the water in which the clothes
are boiled is claimed to whiten the
clothes.
X L. Rub the ink-stained -fingers
In strong vinegar, scouring well, .then
wash lir tepid: soap-suds. r 1
Mrs. D. J. In the new shirt waist
pattorns, the fronts aro not so pouched,
and the fullness at the back may bo
either drawn down trimly, or allowed
to blouso over tho belt.
J. L. Instead of Indulging in drugs,
try to find the cause of your indispo
sition, and then cure it by proper at
tention to 'diet, clothing and care of
your body. I would not prcsumo to
prescribe for you.
Hattie M. Many light-weight ma
terials have bias folds stitched on
above tho hem at Intervals matching
the width of the folds, which have the
appearance of tucks. Perhaps those
you refer to aro of this kind.
A tablespoonful of grated carrot,
eaten raw boforo breakfast every
morning, is said to be a perfect medi
cine for the complexion; ii ccxtainly
is neither a costly nor a harmful one.
See mention of tho vegetable with
recipes for cooking in another column.
Ada C. There seems no way of
keeping flies out of tho house except
by screens at dqors and windows. It
is said that if files get into a room
they may be quickly gotten out by
opening tho doors and windows and
pouring a little gasoline into a pan
and setting afire. It is claimed they
will go at once.
Krissie. To wash delicate colored
fabrics, add to tho water two to four
quarts of cooked whoaten starch; wash
with soap in the usual way, and rinse
in several waters, using tepid water
for tho work. Dry in the shade and
Iron before entirely dry. Either cotton
or women goous may vv huduwu
that way. The starch does not stiffen,
but is used to set the color.
J. M For tho fleas, scatter lime
freely in and about tho barn and out
houses; indoors, take up the carpets
and sprinkle the lime thickly over the
floors, leaving for two or three days.
The lime dust is disagreeable, but the
annoyance is temporary, while the
fleas' are a perfect pestilence. Once
routed by this means, they seldom
return the same year.
Tourist. There is not the slight
est reason for your not going to the
exposition because you will have to
go alone. If you have a respectable
lodging place, which is a very easy
thing to secure, you have only to con
duct vourself in a modest, lady-like
manner, attending to your own busi
ness, and avoid coarse, low company.
You will be treated with respect if
you respect yourself. Every safe
guard is thrown around the visitor
on the street cars and on the grounds.
It might be pleasanter to have a com
panion, but since you say you know
of no one going from your neighbor
hood, that should not keep you away.
Alison S. During your visit to tho
exposition dress just as you would If
going about at home. Few people will
spend their time looking at you. There
are a great many unoccupied rooms
that can be had for ?1 per day, some
of them with the addition of break
fact for tho same amount, and many
with only lodgings. Meals can be had
for 25c each; the carfard is seldom
more than ten cents per day, and the
entrance or admission fees is flfty
cents. You can put Up a very good
lunch to be taken into the grounds
at a cost of ten or fifteen cents, which
will serve you for dinner and supper;
a cup of coffee will cost you ten cents;
milk can be had for five cents. You
can get along very well on two dollars
per day.
Annie. The name "nun tucks" is
given them because they are usedas
an edge-finish on skirts worn by mem
bers of certain religious orders. Tho
tucks are simply wide ones each tuck
being an inch or more in width. The
old-fashioned puffs, ruchings, box
plaiting and ruffles edged with piping
or bound with colors, are again in
favor. This trimming, may be either
of the material or ot,'. ribbon. -It-Is
very easy made1.
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Practical Education
To fit the girls of his parish for
the assumption of the practical duties
of the home, the rector of a church In
Pawtuckctt, II. I., has established a
school of domestic arts. Tho school
first opened to teach the young factory
girls the art of needle work, with
the gratuitous assistance of about
twenty-live young ladles who were ex
perts with the needle, as teachers.
The idea met such a warm endorse
ment that lessons In cookery were
added, then embroidery, basketry and
lace-making. The entire course was
provided free of charge. After five
years of existence, it has now become
a fine school for teaching girls the art
of home-making. The course In cook
ery continues during a three years'
course; tho instruction is free, with
the exception ' of a small fee being
asked last year, the entire school has
been self-sustaining, annual exhibi
tions providing tho necessary funds.
The advantages of such a school
from a sociological stand-point are
manifold; not only do the young girls
have the opportunity to obtain a prac
tical education, but they are placed in
an atmosphere of purity while fitting
themseiyes to become the home-makers
of the future. It is a fact beyond
dispute that the problem of today is
to preserve the homo atmosphere, and
In order to be a successful home-niaker
our girls should be taught the arts of
sewing, fancy work and especially, hy
gienic cookery. These arts can not
successfully bo taught In the home,
because only too often tho mother is
herself but a make-shift homeraakcr,
with no systematic Idea of domestic
science in any of its branches. Even
the best of our housekeepers arc often
self-taught, and, oftener than not, can
give no satisfactory reason for any
thing they do, or explain to tho novice
why an'd in what proportion materials
must be used to insure the wished-for
results.
Cooking and other domestic science
lessons should be encouraged, and
more of them established and patronized.
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