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municated. to the human family
through eating the flesh.
H. M. It will be impossible for you
to have feelings and emotions with
out having more or less wrinkles.
Many wrinkles are caused by facial
habits which women indulge in while
talking or going about theii work.
Sickness, overwork, irritable nerves,
worry and facial habits are all ene
mies to good looks, and "quilt lines'
across the face and neck.
Admirer. It is said that Miss Su
san B. Anthony has never missed at
tendance on a national convention of
the Woman's Suffrage association, and
for fifty years she has been on the
platform, speaking in behalf of the
cause of which she is now the leader,
at 84 years young. It is said that she
still directs all tho deliberations ot
that body, and is stronger, phytcally
as well as mentally, than the average
woman of sixty.
M. N. R. The consensus of medical
opinion is, I believe, that eight is the
earliest age at which a child should be
placed in school, and agrees that
tbere should be but one session of ha
a day each day, with frequent inter
vals of rest, relaxation and stretch
ing. In the cities anu" villages, how
ever, most parents dread a "holiday"
for the children, because on such oc
casions they are in the street and
form bad associations, learning more
of evil than they find of good.
Mrs. H. K, -Elderly ladies wear
shut-waist and skirt, and shirt-waist
suits; coat-and-sliirt suits are in good
taste, but the coat should not be tight-
flitting, and tho fronts may be either
straight and semi-fltting, or loose.
Nun's Telling is a becoming and inex
pensive material for both street and
house gowns. Soft gray, cream-white,
and subdued colors are generally be
coming. cr dressy occasions, white,
pa'e-gray, or heliotrope may bo com
bined with black. There Is very little
difference In the make-up of the gar
ments for the matron and the middle
agea or tldtrly.
wo are worn out with winter, and be
fore a blade of grass is to bo seen
often showing up through patches of
snow. The dainty little crocus will
grow anywhere, even through tho sod
on the lawn, and Is to be had in many
varieties of shades and mixtures of
color.
Snowfiakes, sclllas, and an increas
ing number of kinds follow, until tho
beautiful hyacinth and tho gorgeous
46032385 brighten tho border for us. You
will miss much, if you neglect this.
Many collections are offered at low
price, and if you do not care what
kind you have, these collections are
very good, but It Is more satisfactory
to select from the catalogue what you
want. Mixed, unnamed hyacinths, tu
lips, etc., make very nice beds, and are
to bo had very cheaply, but for the
window garden, choicer bulbs should
be chosen, even if fewer.
The polyanthus narcissus aro con
sidered tho best for potting. The Pa
per White Grandiflora, Double Roman
and Golden S'acred lily are the finest,
and come into bloom in a few weeks
after planting either in water or in
soil. The dainty little Triteleia uni
flora, Glory of Snow, and Scilla Sl
berica, are all sure and beautiful
bloomers.
Tho Cod! Firo
Good Housekeeping tells us that, in
order to economize the fuel, wo should
have a good bed of coals, and when
adding fuel, shovel on one side only,
covering a little less than half their
surface; put in as much coal as experi
ence may show necessary and have
the coal reasonably fine; do not burn
coarse lumps. Next time put in fuel
on the other side. In this way, the
heat from the live coals tends to make
coke of the fresh fuel, consuming the
smoke and gases. Less draft is needed
to start the fire, and less fuel goes to
waste in gas or smoke, and there Is
less gas and dirt in the furnace room
and house. In case of large lumps
used to hold the fire, a good way is to
scatter slack over the lumps, as the
slack tends to hold the fire longer and
the lumps tend to prevent the slack
from forming cinders."
In using coal, especially tho soft
coal, there is always more or less fine
coal, or dust in every load, and this
can be used to very great advantage
by laying back the lumps, when one
has a fine bed of coals in the range,
and putting this fine coal on the live
coals, a shovelful at a time, in the
above manner. It makes a very hot
fire, and there is thus no waste. It is
a very extravagant way of doing when
one picks out the lumps and leaves the
fine coal and dust to bo thrown out
with the ashes. Some claim that it
adds to the heating qualities of the
coal dust to sprinkle it well with
'water before using It.
as it must bo ready to clap over the
top and tio down the moment the fruit
la poured In, as tho steam from the
boiling fruit on tho cdtton seals It.
Cut a square of cotton Just tho thick
ness it comes off tho bat, and enough
larger than the jar to allow of tying
It down securely. Over tho layer of
cotton, put four thicknesses of news
paper of same size, and on top of that
one thickness of cotton cloth (flour
sack will do); proparo these and lay
all closo beside tho jar so aa to bo
ready with enough strong cord (such
as is used to tie up express packages)
to go around the jar at least three or
four times. Tho string must bo drawn
as tight as it is possible to tio it, and
tho entire cover of cotton, paper nnd
cloth drawn smooth and tight over
the top of the jar. When cool enough
to carry, bo very careful to carry it
level, so as not to slop tho contents
of the jar onto tho cotton inside, and
set away level, where it Is to be kept.
When largo jars aro oponed in tho
winter, there is usually a lot of glass
jars that havo been emptied of tho
summer's canning, so that one can
reheat some of the contents of tho jar
and fill tho jars for later use.
Fruit juice may be canned by this
method in largo stono jars and mado
into jolly at one's leisure. When the
jars are emptied, toward spring, and
the pumpkins and squash do not seem
to be going to keep longer, I prepare
and cook as much as I think I w
need, and cook it just as I would for
pie, and when thoroughly done, put
Into the jars boiling hot and seal as
above described. The fruit or vege
tables must always bo boiling hot, and
tho covering put on instantly."
This lady says she has used this
methods of canning for many years,
ad has never had any to spoil, or
even mold on top. If any one tries it,
will shq report her success, or lack of
it?
FloraJ
Do not forget or neglect to send in
your order for spring flowering bulbs
soon after you get the fall catalogues.
There is nothing surer to bloom than
those planted in the outside garden, if
you protect them from the moles or
gophers that feist on them occasion
ally. They blossom at a time.t'h.en
The Cotton-BatUntf Method of Canning
Frviit
This method of putting away fruits
and some kinds of vegetables has been
practiced for a long time by some
housewives, but may be new to others.
I copy it from Farm & Home, to which
the recipe was contributed by a Ne
braska lady:
"Whatever fruit is to be canned,
prepare and cook it exactly as though
it were to be canned in the usual glass
jars. For tomatoes, scald and re
move all skin and the hard stem end,
put them over the fire in a porcelain
preserving kettle and cook until they
are boiling hot all the way through.
Take a stone jar, of size to suit the
quantity of tomatoes, have it hot and
clean, and while the tomatoes are boil
ing briskly, pour them into the jar,
filling it to within an inch or a little
less of the top and cover at once, in
stantly, with cotton batting it
enough larger than the jar to admit of
being tied down securely over the edge
of the jar. This batting must be got
ready before i the other work is begun,
"Cold CoLtsup"
Half peck of ripe tomatoes rubbed
through a colander, two red peppers
chopped fine, two teaspoonfuls of cin
namon, one teaspoonf ul of cloves, two
teaspoonfuls black (ground) pepper,
one cup of white mustard seed, one
third cup of salt, half cup of grated
horse-radish, one tablespoonful of cel
ery seed and one quart of cider vine
gar. Mix all together and bottle at
once. Seal.
Some Requested Recipes
String Beans, to can. Wash and
string the beans, breaking into lengths
as for cooking. Fill glass jars with
the beans, packing them in as tightly
as possible, and then fill to overflow
ing with cold water. Havo new rub
ber rings, and see that tho metal tops
are in good condition. Screw on tho
tops. Put Into tho bottom of the boiler
a towel, or other cloth to keep tho
glass jars from touching tho boUoxrj,
and on this put tho cans somo lay
them on tho sldo, others prefer an
upright position; fill the boiler with
cold water enough to cover tho cans,
place boiler over the flro and boll
three hours without ceasing. After
boiling thrco hours, remove the boiler
from tho stovo and' let the Jars remain
in tho wnter until it cools, when each
jar should bo removed separately nnd
tho tops tightened down. Wrap in
brown paper to exclude the ljght, and
put away in a cool cellar. Pcaa may
bo canned in the same way. If one Is
so fortunate as to havo a steam cooker
tho canning will be n much easier job.
Canning Tomatoes in Glass Jars.- It
is easy enough to "put up" tomatoes
in glass Jnrs, and many women havo
no troublo in keeping them after put
ting them up so, but a great many
women loso all tho tomatoes, as well
as thoir time and labor. Tin cans nro
much better than grass Jars for toma
toes, as tho light is of courso totally
excluded by tho tin, Ono need liot
solder the tins In using tomatoes, for
a good sealing wax will answer every
purpose. The tomatoes should be pre
pared by peeling, slicing and heating
thoroughly through, packing In tho
jars and the lids tightened on them at
once whilo still boiling hot. After
screwing down tho tops tightly, stand
the jar on end to see If it is perfectly
airtight, and If no juice exudes from
around tho edge of the metal, when It
becomes cold slip the jar Into a thick
paper sack and put it away in a dark
cool place. If there is the least sign
of 'leakage tho edgo of tho metal top
should be lightly hammered down with
tho handle of a knife, or a small lack
hammer. Nothing but perfect tonia
toes should be used, rejecting all de
caying or over-ripe ones.
Old-Fashioned Gingerbread
To make old-fashioned gingerbread,
mix a cup of softened butter (or mako
half of any nice, clean beef shortening
and half butter) with two cup of mo
lasses. Boil a heaping tcuspoonful of
soda in a cup of milk. Stir a table
spoonful of ginger with tho butler and
molasses and add the boiling milk and
soda; let the mixture cool a little, then
sift in four cups of fiouc and beat tho
batter enough to mix thoroughly. It
should be beaten as rapidly and as lit
tle as possible to attain the desired
result. Dredge flour on a board and
over the batter; turn it out on tho
board and cut it in portions and roll it
out each portion into a slab an inch
thick and about ten by five Inches in
size; score these with the blade of a
knifo in parallel lines; lay them In
dripping pans and bake them in a
quick oven until brown, but not hard;
cool them rapidly, as soon as ihey aro
taken from tho oven; serve them
while still warm, breaking them into
squares of uniform size. It la also
nice cold.
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