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The Commoner.
VOLUME 4. NUMBER 47
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"Klsmot"
i think It would bo well, dear friend,
Since youth and hope have slipped
away,
To send you back the ring you gave
Memorial of our parting day.
Wo know that ero tho morning's dawn
Our paths would lead us far apart;
That never, more, hand clasped in
hand,
Should we two meet thus heart to
heart
We watched tho golden sunset die;
"Wo knew this hour would be our
last;
Wo faced our fate with, level eyes
Tho feast was o'er, and now the
fast
And yet, dear friend, do you recall
Our smile, despite tho rising tears.
What matter, since the joy was ours,
Tho bitter fast of coming years?
Wo havo not weakly mourned our loss;
The furnace fires havo not been vain;
Wo havo been strengthened by our
cross
Tho world made better by our pain.
So, deaf, I send you back your ring,
Regretfully, but deem it best,
Since we are growing old and gray,
To let our perished dreamings rest.
But still. I sometimes see you, dear,
As then you stood, wuh love elate,
And placed the ring upon my hand,
And said, "God bless you it is fate."
H. W. M.
rel only, then pack your beef without
salting it, and when packed, pour over
it a brino made by dissolving six
pounds of salt for each ono hundred
pounds of meat in just enough cold
water to sufficiently cover it when
well weighted. This beef can bo cut
and fried as nice as fresh meat for a
long time, and is just right for boil
ing, also. When it gets a little roo
salt for frying, you can freshen it
nearly aa nice as po-k, for frying pur
poses, or, it can be parboiled, tho wa
ter turned off, and a stew made of it.
By using moro salt it soon loses its
freshness, and the juices are drawn off
by the salt. In three weeks, perhaps
less, such pieces as are intended for
drying may be taken out of tho brine
and hung up, and is improved by soak
ing over-night to remove the salt from
the outside. This is all right for win
ter and drying purposes, but if any is
left until arm weather, drain off tho
brine, put salt amo.-g what is left of
the meat and cover with brino made as
follows: For every 100 pounds of beef,
use seven pounds of salt dissolved in
water enough to well cover it, weight
ing it down closely.
For Preserving Meats
We have several calls for recipes for
curing meats, putting them up in va
rious ways. Ir. many of our best cook
books, these matter are fully discutsed
by experts at the business, and a great
many excellent and reliable methods
are given. Many of the methods are'
old and well-tried, while others claim
to be new. I have selected some that
are recommended by long use, but tho
following of .the recipes as to quantity
uuu inupuruon 01 materials is by no
means the most important part of the
work. In 1 utchor.' g, care should be
taken that the arimal is in good
health, and, as with the human animal,
fat is not always a sign of good health!
Pork, when killed, should be thorough
ly cooled before salting, but should
not remain unsalted longer than two
days and should not be allowed to
freeze before the saltlntr ia rinn xrcr
lect of either of these precautions is
the cause of much spoilt pork. An
other matter of great importance is
that the carcass should be .hung up so
as to allow all blood .o drain out of
the flesh and vessels. Most of meats
are salted too veavily, and thus "lose
their sveetnecs and become leathery.
For Curing Meats
The following method of putting up
beef, copied from Chase's Reclpo book,
has been a favorite one with many
families:
For Winter and Present Use. Cut
the beef into sizable pieces, sprinkle
R little salt on the bottom of the bar-
Another Way. First, thoroughly' rub
salt into the moat in bulk and let it
remain for twenty-four hours to draw
off the blood. Then, let drain, cut
ting as deslrrd, and pack carefully.
Have ready a pickle made as follows:
For every 100 pounds of beef, use sev
en pounds of salt; saltpetre and cay
enne pepper, of each one ounce; mo
lasses, one quart, and soft water,
eight gallons; boil and skim well, and
when cool, pour it over the beef. Boil
ing and skimming cleanses the brine,
while the cayenne and saltpetre im
prove the flavor and help to preserve.
serve.
For a reliable method of canning
beef, I do not know of any that has
proven satisfactory on trial. In re
gard to the method of frying and pack
ing down in lard of either sliced beef
or pork, or of sausage, the general
verdict seems to be that it soon gets
"strong."
BETTER THAN SPANKING-
Spanking doei i not cure children of urine diffi
culties. It it did there would be fovr children
that would do It. Thero la a constitutional cause
for this. Mrs. M. Rummers, Box 169, troDame
Ind., will Bend her home treatment to any
mother. Pho asks no money. Write her today
Jf your children trouble you in this way. Don't
blame the child. The chances are itcWt help it.
Qviery Box
Mrs. G. C. M. Thanks for sugges
tions and kind words. I can not give
you the -ecip for making onion pie
or cake, but hope some of our sisters
may be able to find it.
Hardy B. An excellent cough medi
cine is made as follows: One ounce of
camphor, half ounce of lobelia and one
ounce of paragoric, well shaken. For
an adult, dose is fifteen drops three
'times a day.
Emma S To darken red 1ml r miv
equal parts of alcohol, castor oil and
bay rum; shake well, and perfume with
bergamot; apply with linger tins.
combing and brushing it in well. This
will make the hair glossy and will pro
mote growth.
Mr. A. C White lamb's wool furs
and fthito or delicate-tinted won! fnn-
cinators may be cleaned by rubbing in
hot corn meal, as vou would wnoTi
Tvith water; as often as tho meal be
comes discolored, throw it out and
take fresh, until the article looks
clean.
Anxious. Boil a handful of garden
sago in a quart of water, until it looks
black; then, using an old tooth brush,
brush it well into tho scalp three or
four times a day. It is claimed that
this will restore tho color to faded
hair, and it is an excellent tonic;
but I do not know if It will restore
color to gray hair. You can but try.
Perplexed Pattie. Black sergo or
cashmere goods may bo cleaned by
sponging with this mixture: One tablo
spoonful each of aqua ammonia and
spirits of wine and three of boiling
water. For tho silk, sponge with hot
coffee from which every particle of
sediment has been strained through a
muslin cloth, sponging across, not
lengthwise, of the width, on the side
that is to show; allow to become par
tially dry and iron on the wrong side.
. "Student." Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
completed her eightieth year on the
fifteenth of September last. Her first
novel was written over forty years
ago, and her latest is just out. She
has twenty-seven books on her pub
lisher's list Miss Holley published her
first novel in 1873.
Hattie. Boil the burner after re
moving the wick, in a solution of one
tespoonful of common baking soda to
a teacupful of water, for ono hour. It
will be "like new."
Ada M. A "simple home remedy"
for malaria is given below, thpugh I
do not vouch for its efficacy. It will
cost nothing to try it. Make a small,
iong sack, fill with common salt, quilt
so It will lie flat, and wear it on tho
back between the shoulders night and
day, for a month or more. . ,
Health-Seeker. Any reputable phy
sician will tell you that a mere sample
bottle of a medicine that will affect a
disease of a chronic nature or one of
long standing must be drugged to the
danger point, and should be let alone.
Don't read such things, but try to look
on tho bright side and determine to
get well r.t all costs, by treating your
self the very best you know how, and
letting drugs ""alone. Get as many
hours sleep as you can, eat wholesome
foods, get out of doors often, and just
determine that you will see the bright
side of life, anyhow. You are your
own best physician.
Sufferer. Drug treatment will c.o
very little good in a neglected case of
poisoning by poison ivy. As soon as
the pustules appear, get ten cents
worth of the extract of grindelia from
any druggist, and" rub it on the af
fected parts, every five minutes until
the itching cease3. It 1s well to keep
the drug in the house, or take it with
you in your rambles. Poison ivy Js
found everywhere; sometimes even in
the city yard or garden.
Mother. S'tir one cup of clean
wheaten bran, such as you get of the
miller or at "feed" stores, into a quart
of water and let stand for six hours,
or even longer, stirring occasionally.
When ready pour off and ice, or drink
it without iceing. A little lemon juice
will help tho taste. This is wonder
fully nourishing, and is recommended
by our best physicians.
Mary L. C For washing your black
or dark blue cotton gopds, use no
soap. Boil two quarts of wheat bran
fcr half an hour in sufficient water to
wash one dress, stirring occaslonally
so it will not burn; strain, and use the
water as you would suds. The bran
water clean, es luio soap, and tho color
is safe. Rinse in one water, and no
starch is necessary. The watei1 should
bo only lukewarm, and the goods
should .be ironed on the WTon'g side
while .damp. You will bo delieht
with the results. flighted.
Annie B.-An effective and inexnen
sive cure for nasal catarrh is PS"
lows: Teaspoonful each of table sa J
and powdered borax dissolved in a nlnf
of lukewarm water; another is ton
spoonful each of powdered borax 'now
dorod sugar, salt and common baking
powder, dissolved in a pint of boil J
water. Snuff this (either prescription?
up the nostrils several times a day
especially on getting up in the morn-'
mucus membrane is very sore, diluto
the solution a little at first, but uso
regular strength as soon as possible
A nasal douche with glass funnel and
rubber tube will cost you about forty
cents. Tho. first prescription is tho
best.
Suggestions for Home Clubs
Early in September we planned a
systematic course of study and enter
tainment for the winter evenings. Our
family consists of a mother and four
daughters, the two youngest teach la
tho vicinity and board at home. Tho
oldest (myself) is an invalid. We livo
in a very small village, consequently
we have to plan our own entertain
ments. We have organized a family club,
call it the "Four Leaf Clover club,"
and we have our meetings every even
ing from 7:30 to 9 o'clock. One of
us reads aloud while the others do
fancy work, mend, sew or rest. Ono
hour of the time we devote to solid
reading, something aside from storie3.
We take up the study of Russia and
Japan this year. We are taking up
HAPPY CffltDHOOD
Rlgkt Yood Mnkaa Happy Children B
cu4Thy are Healthy
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OAviMvtAn wihlr rlnnn f Vlflt tfltn
children or adults. The same thing is
true oi otner articles vl iuuu. num.
aenrees with one sometimes does not
agree with .others.
But food can be so prepared mat it
nil! QfalCO IIJIU buv " w..ww
As an illustration anyone, no mat-
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ter now weak tne stomacn, wu w,
relish and digest a nice hot cup of
Postura coffee with a spoonful or two
of Grape-Nuts poured in, and such a
combination contains nourishment to
carry one a number of hours, for al
most every particle of it will be di
gested and taken up by the system
and be made use of. "
A lady writes from the land of tne
Magnolia and the mocking bird way
down in Alabama and says: I ys
led to drink Postum because cofieo
gave me sour stomach and made mo
nervous. Again Postum was recom
mended by two well-known Ptetens
for my children, and I feel especially
grateful for the benefit derived.
, "Milk does not agree with either
child, so to the eldest aged four and
one-half years, I give Postum w to
plenty of sweet cream. It agrees wim
her splendidly, regulating her boweW
perfectly although she is of a consci
pated habit. . nne-
"For the youngest aged two doned
half years I use one-half Postum
one-half skimmed milk. I ve jioj
given any medicine since the chid en
began using Postum, and they enjoy
every drop of It. ' fvtnff pos-
"A neighbor of mine is giving r
tunfto her baby lately weaned, wltn
splendid results. The .little feua v
thriving famously." Name given
Postum Co., Battle Creeh : Mh
Postum agrees perfectly witn
dren and supplies adults with tne
invigorating beverage in Wf
fee. Literally thousands of Am d
have been helped put of stoiax cq
nervous peases by leaving ".
fee "and using Pslu XTnolr "The
LooK in pkg. for the little book,
Road to Wfelivllle."
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