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The Commoner.
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the sun should fade your carpets, and
your hearts, lest a hearty laugh shake
down some of the musty old cobwebs
there.
If you want to ruin your sons, let
them think that all mirth and social
enjoyment must be left on the thres
hold without, when they come home at
night. Young people must have fun
and relaxation somewhere. If they
do not find it at their own hearth
stones, it will be sought at other less
profitable places.
Therefore, make the homestead de
lightful with all those little arts that
parents so perfectly understand. Don't
repress the buoyant spirits of your
children. Half an hour's merriment
in the home blots out the remem
brance of many a care and annoyance,
and the best safeguard they can take
with them into the world is the" in
fluence of a bright little domestic
sanctum. Ex.
Uses for Lemons
Av teaspoonful of lemon juice in a
small cup of coffee will relievo a bil
ious headache. .
A dash of lemon juice in plain water
is an excellent toothwash. It not only
removes tartar, but sweetens the
breath. Glycerine and lemon juice,
half and half, on a bit of cotton is
the best thing in the world wherewith
to moisten the lips and tongue of a
fever-parched patient.
The juice of a lemon in water on
awakening in tho morning is an ex
cellent liver correction, and for stout
women is better than any other anti
fat medicine ever invented.
The finest of manicure acids is made
by putting a teaspoonful of lemon juice
in a cupful of warm water. This re
moves most stains from the fingers
and nails, and loosens the cuticle more
satisfactorily than can be done by the
use of a sharp instrument.
Lemon juice and salt will remove
COFFEE HEART
Very Plain in Some People
'A great -many people go on suffering
from annoying ailments for a long
time before they can get their own
consent to give up the indulgence from
which their trouble arises.
A gentleman in Brooklyn describes
his experience as follows:
"I became satisfied some months ago
that I owed the palpitation of the
heart, from which I suffered almost
daily, to the use of coffee (I had been
a coffee drinker for 30 years), but I
found it very hard to give up the bev
erage. "I realized that I must give up the
harmful indulgence in coffee but I felt
the necessity for a hot table drink, and
as tea is not to my liking, I was at a
loss for awhile what to do.
"One day I ran across a very sensi
ble straightforward presentation of the
claims of Postum Food Coffee, and
was so impressed thereby that I con
cluded to give it a trial. My experi
ence with it was unsatisfactory till I
learned how it ought to be prepared
by thorough boiling for not less than
15 or 20 minutes. After I learned that
lesson there was no trouble. Postum
Food Coffee proved to be a most pal
atable and satisfactory hot beverage,
and I have used it ever since.
"The effect on my health has' been
most salutary. It has completely cured
the heart palpitation, from which I
used to suffer so much, particularly
after breakfast, and I never have a re
turn of it except when I dine or lunch
away from home and am compelled to
drink the old kind of coffee because
Postum is not served. I find that Pos
tum Food Coffee cheers and invigo
rates while it produces no harmful
stimulation." Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Ten days' trial proves an eye open
er to many.
Read the little book "The Road to
Wellville" in every pkg.
tho rust stains from linen without in
jur to the fabric. Wet tho stains
with tho mixture, and put tho articles
in the sun. Two or three applications
may be necessary if tho stain is of
long standing, but the rtmedy never
fails.
For an excellent flavoring for cus
tards, jellies, etc., take a quart glass
jar and put into it a pint of good pre
serving brandy; into this put the lem
on rinds, after squeezing them for
lomonade, from time to time, until the
jar is full, keeping it sealed except
when open for use, and you will have
u pure lemon extract, as good, or bet
ter, than any which you can buy.
The Youthful Voman
Youthfulness is .a quality very diffi
cult to describe. As often as not it
proceeds from the mind rather thnn
from appearance, and one often feels
with middle-aged and elderly people
that they are in reality far more youth
ful In ideas, in keenness of their en
joyment, and in their fresh outlook,
than many of one's acquaintances who
in point of years are mere girls. It
is said that every age has its com
pensations, and, undoubtedly there are
many mothers of families, and grand
mothers, too, who own to an enjoy
ment and zest for life equal to those
experienced in early years.
Youthfulness is temperament, and
the capacity for taking the simple
goods that are to be found in exist
ence, rather than in waiting for super
fluous joys which may never arrive.
Tho bored person of either sex is in
variably a wearisome companion,
while one with a keen sense of en
joyment adds to the well-being of oth
ers a thousand-fold. Exchange
Salads
As June is called the "month of
roses," May might with equal proprie
ty be called the month of salads, this
healthful and appetizing article being
especially desirable at this season, as
well as more easily attainable than at
other periods.
An especially attractive salad is
made of lettuce prepared with a cream
dressing, to which vinegar, pepper and
salt, beaten together, are added. To
each portion of the salad, add a poach
ed egg, cooked soft.
Cucumber and tomato salad is very
nice. To six ripe tomatoes, use two
cucumbers, three hard-boiled eggs,
and an onion. Slice thin, place in
layers in a salad bowl, add salt and
vinegar, and cayenne pepper, or cover
with mayonnaise dressing.
Boil young beets until tender, peel
and slice, add an equal quantity of
young onions, tops and- all, finely
chopped, cover with a cream dressing
or with vinegar and olive oil. A few
chopped olives add to the piquancy of
this dish.
New potatoes with cream Scrape
new potatoes and cook in boiling
water until done. Heat to boiling point
equal parts of cream and butter, add
salt and pepper, pour over the pota
toes, and serve.
Cabbage Slaw Chop young cabbage
until fine. Place in a bowl, and cover
with a dressing made of one cup of
sweet cream, three-quarters of a cup
of vinegar, and one table spoonful of
sugar. An excellent spring dish.
Asparagus With Green Peas. Break
the asparagus into small pieces, and
boil until tender before adding the
peas.. Season with butter, thickened
with a little flour. Add pepper and
salt to taste.
Garden Roses
It is not yet too late to plant 'out
roses, especially those ordered from
the florist. Those fresh from the green
house need to be gradually hardened
to the outdoor air; but if they have
been hardened already by the florist,
as is usual, by being kept In a cold
house, they may be dealt with less
tenderly. Never plant roses in wet,
'soggy ground, and it is best not to
sot them on a cold, windy day. " If tho
plants como to you when tho weather
conditions aro adverse, put them away
in tho cellar, or other dark, cool place,
with a little earth piled over tho roots,
until you can plant them; this is es
pecially intended for field-grown, or
dormant roses, of tho two or three
year old size. For tho little things
sent out in tho "dollar-a-dozen" pack
ages, moro careful treatment is ad
vised. They should be left for half
an hour or more in a vessel of tepid
water. Somo amateurs advise laying
tho wholo plant, root and top, in tho
water, while others advise putting
only tho roots under tho water, un
til tho plants aro "livened" up, and
they can then be taken out of the
package and either set in tho border,
with proper caro as to shelter from
wind and sun, or potted, until it is
safo to put them out in the border.
These "dollar-a-dozcn" rose plants are
tiny things, and need good care, but
are so well packed by the florist that,
with ordinary caro they will nearly
every ono of them live. If you do not
know anything about tho treatment of
such roses, study carefully the direc
tions tho florist usually sends out with
them; or, take tho catalogue which he
will send for the asking, and study all
tno directions given therein. The first
year, these tiny plants will give you
a few beautiful roses, but it is the
later seasons that see thorn in their
glory. Keep them growing thriftily the
first year, and do not let them bloom
over much. Then, if you know how
to keep them through tho winter, the
second season will find thorn estab
lished, and ready to delight you as
nothing but a thrifty roso bush can
do. But they are like the children
their needs must bo met and their
natures studied.
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Gasoline Savers
By all means have that handy con
trivance called a "gasoline saver."
One can buy a "saver" at a hardware
store' and pay a dollar. An iron hoop
off an old pail will answer. On this
is laid a round piece of tin, sixteen
inches in diameter. On this may be
set several small dishes, all cooking
at once. For want of something small
enough use quart tomato cans, which
aro plenty large enough for a small
family of two. If one cares to have
an extra "second story" to the "saver,"
it may easily and cheaply be added by
any competent tinner. Itl is handy for
boiling the tea-kettle, but tho need of
ono may be obviated by using one of
tho very small tea-kettles holding
about two quarts. .Of course a cook
would not undertake to prepare a meal
for threshers on one gasoline burner,
but this arrangement is admirable for
the bachelor girl, or for a family of
two.
Deaf People Now
HearWhispers
Listening Machines Invented
by a Kentuclrian, .
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When you receive plants by mail,
from florist or friend, put them" into
tepid water upon unpacking moss and
all, and let them remain so for some'
hours, or until the foliage brightens.
When potted, set the plants in a cool
dark place for several days, until they
get accustomed to their new quarters.
Mushrooms
Tho old saying that "A prophet is
not without honor, save in his own
country," is equally true of certain
kinds of food. The humble mushroom
growing spontaneously in rural and
suburban districts, is coldly spurned
by the majority of those dwelling in
these favored precincts, as a noxious
growth, not only unfit for food, but
actually poisonous, while in large
cities no article of food is more prized
and sought after, than the delicious
and high-priced mushroom. Many
persons who would eat mushrooms,
are deterred on account of their in
ability to distinguish the edible from
the poisonous kinds. But this diffi
culty may be: ,very easily overcome, by
learning a few simple rules for test
ing tho different varieties. A child
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Ever eco n pair of Listening Machines?
Thoy mukn tho Doaf hoar dlntlnctly.
Thor nro no soft In tho oara odo can't toll the?
aro wearing them.
And, no ono olso can toll oltlior, bocnuso the?
aro out of sight when worn. Wilson's Ear Drum are
to weak licarlnsr what spectacles nro to weak night.
Uocauto, thoy aro isound'inagntflerii, just tut
(tlnftnoa aro alght'magnlflors.
Thoy rost tho Eur Norvcs by taking tho strain off
thora tho atruln of trying to hear dim Bounds. They
ban bo put Into tho cam, or takon out, In n minute,
UBt as comfortably an opoctaclca can bo put on and off.
And, thoy can bo worn for wooksat a tlmo, u
causa thoy nro vontllntod, and bo soft
in the oar holes thoy aro not
felt oven when tho head rcstu
on tho pillow. They also pro
tact any raw Inner part of
tho oar from wind, or cold,
dust, or sudden und piercing
sounds.
Thcio lltllo telephones
make It an cany for a JDcaf
portion to hour
woak eounda an
spectacles mako
It caHy to read
Hno print. And,
tho longor ono
wonra them tho
batter hla hear
Ins grows, bo.
causo thoy rest
up.andelrongtb
on. tho oar norvos.
r.oak ear rom straining
llko retting a strained wrist
from working.
Wilson's Eur Drums rcet tho Ear
Nerves by making tho sounds louder,
no It Is oany to undorstund without
trying and straining. Thoy mako-
Donf poople cheerful and comfortable, because)
such pooplo can talk with tholr frlonds without tho
frlonds having to nhout back at thorn. Thoy can bear
without straining. It fa tho straining that puta such
squeor, anxious look on tho faco of a deaf porson.
Wilson's Ear Drums inako all tho round atrik
bard on tho conter of tho human eardrum, instead
of proud I n sr It weakly all over tho surface Ik
thus makes tho contor of tho human car drum
vibrato ton times as much an If tho samo sound struck
tho whole drum head. It Is this vibration of tho earf
drum that carries sound to tho hearing Nerves'
Whon wo mako tho drum vibrato ton times as ranch
wo mako tho sound ton tlmos as loud and ten times;
04 easy to understand.
This Is why people who had not In years heard i.
clock strike can now hear that samo clock lick any
whoro In tho room, whllo woarlng Wilson's Kai
Drums.
Doafnesn, from any causo, ear-acho, buzzing
noises In tho head, raw and running cars, brokon
oar-drums, and other oar troubles, nrorcllovedandf
curod (even aftor Ear Doctors havo given up thtl
casom, by tho uao of theso comfortablo llttlo aar
rosters and sound-magnlflers. "
A sensible book, about Deafness, tells how the
aro made, and has printed In It letters from hun
dreds of pooplo who aro using them.
Clergymen, Lawyers, Physicians. Telegrapfc
Operators, Trainmen, Workors In Boiler Shops and
Foundries four hundred pcoplo of nil ranks who
woro Doaf, tell tholr osporlonco In this free book.
They toll how tholr hearing was brought back to
them utmost Inbtantly, by tho proper uso of Wilson l
Ear Drums.
Somo of these very pooplo may llvo near yon,
and bo well known to you. What they havo to say la,
mighty strong proof.
This book has been tho means of making 326,000
Doaf people hoar again. It will bo mailed freo to yoa
It you meroly wrlto a post card for It today. Don't
put off getting back your bearing. Wrlto now, whilaj
you think of It. Got tho free book of proof.
Write for it today to the Wilson Ear Drum Oc)
307 Todd Building, Louisville. Kv.
of ten years can easily learn to dis3
criminate between them. The oyster
mushroom and several other varieties
which grow on old logs and stumps' t
of trees, are eagerly sought for byj
those who know and appreciate them.
It is a matter of chrrent belief (wheth
er true or not, I can not say) that no
mushroom which grows on wood isf,
poisonous.
As tho knowledge of the nutritive
value of this important food increases,
the demand for it far exceeds the sup
ply, and the culture of mushrooms is
becoming a source of livelihood tot
thousands of people in our large cities
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