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The Commoner.
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I am the. spirit, Thought. In the
clumsy garh men praise
As a thing of sense and sound and
sight I walked their common ways.
Theli over their iron threads I paced
with patient care.
But they'ye found, at last, these sons of
men, they may trust me to the air.
Tell me whither to go. Clothe me
and set me free.
I pass and my winged feet skim the
waves of the wide electric sea.
Where you would have me tarry, make
me a welcome there.
Faithful to you, O sons of men, you
may trust me to the air.
Freer at last am I to fly as a spirt
may,
With only the weight of the wings
I wave. Oh, this foretells the day
When without speech or language
some dinninc mind mav dare
Waft me to other minds and know he
may trust me in the air.
Charles P. Cleaves in the Youth's
Companion.
longer simply to be neat, clean and(
wnoie, Dm the young people must oe
as much like the fashion plate as are
their elders. If the little one is sent
out among its mates simply neat and
clean, it is sometimes made to see
that there is something lacking.
Of course, this should not bo; but
it certainly is; and so long as silly
mothers will allow it, the .results
must be borne. But many a sweet
mannered, sunny-faced child is
changed into an ugty-tempered, ugly
behaved and altogether unlovely char
acter by being made to feel that it
is poorly dressed and not up to the
standard of dress demanded by cus
tom, v It would perhaps be better if
there were restrictions imposed and
limitations enforced, thus bringing,
so far as dress is concerned, the
children of varyinc fortunes to .1
vigorous growth and bloom.
Anita. Tho. month I v rnspn ptnnnlrl
be mulched in mid-summer, especially
if the bed is fully exposed to the sun;
use old, well-rotted cow or stable
manure, if to be had,' and apply
plentifully. In autumn, stir this into
the ground about the roots. This
treatment will Jceep the surface of
thp soil cool and moist during hot
weather, and will enrich the earth
about the roots, insuring growth, and
bloom for the following year. The
foliage must be kept free from the
various insects which destroy bud
and foliage.
Helen M. If you buy your cyclamen
from the green-house, select young
plants, just beginning to bloom, as
they will increase in size and beauty
for several years. If you plant the
dormant corm. a four-inrh not i
more uniform level. It is not always V large enough for one an inch in
Home Chat
Now that the opening of the fall
schools is so near, those who went
away for the summer are drifting
homeward, and, enjoyable as the va
cation surely was, it is now practically
at- an end. The house mother has
hardly got her traveling wraps off
before she js deep in the work of
getting the children ready for school.
, There are duties for every member
S of the family, and let us hope that
each will bear his or her own share of
the burden of preparation.
To the father, this season of prep
aration will mean a devising of ways
and means by which to meet the
heavy demands, upon the family purse
for the purchase of new wardrobes,
new books, new school supplies,
traveling expenses, and all the end
less calls for expenditure such things
entaij. To the mother it will mean
overhauling the summer wardrobe.
exploring boxes, bundles and bags,
sorting, selecting, a few stitches here,
a little altering there, a letting down
of tliis, a retrimming of that, until
she finds the inevitable shopping, must
be done, and the almost hopeless
search fQr a competent seamstress
begins. To the elder sisters it will
mean a helping of mother in these
tasks, and hours of unselfish light
ening of her load, while the older
boys can materially help the father
in liis tasks in many ways. To the
school children themselves, it will
mean joyous anticipations, the get
ting together of their scattered school
belongings, plottings and plannings
for the now joys the opening of school
, always brings about.
the best equipped or finest drnsspri
child that is the most earnest scholar,
yet many youne: bovs and erirls ho-
come disgusted with school very early
in life because of being made to feel
the distinctions of dress, and from
having the "cold shoulder" turned on
them, no matter how high their grade
of scholarship, because of plain or
poor clothes. To these, compulsory
attendance at school is the crudest
thing their young years have to bear,
because it is a matter in which they
are in no wise to blame, yet are
helpless to change.
School Clothes
In the.se days, when the school gar
ments resemble party costumes more
than, anything else, and the one idea
with parents seems to be that "our
children." must be dressed as well as,
if not better than, those of our as
sociates, the demands upon the fam
ily purse and the strength of the
mother seem unlimited. Children are
very sensitive about their clothes,
and feel keenly any adverse compari
sons, and so long as the present cus
toms prevail, care must be taken to
have, them as presentable as possible.
Thp first consideration should be
comfort, hygienic weight and warmth;
after that, material, becomingness of
' color and stylishness of fit. and mniro
The demand for .ftghool 'dross is no
Query Box
Floral Sister. Young plants of
double petunia, started from cuttings
in August, or early September, should
bloom well in the window garden, if
given good care and plenty of sun
shine. R. T. B. Could not make out your
post town, so sent reply to Nevada,
as that address headed your letter.
You should have sent stamped, ad
dressed envelope, if reply was ex
pected. Hallie. The water hvaointti onn ii
kept through the winter by potting
in earth and keeping the soil well
moist (not too wet) about .the roots,
giving the plant sunshine. -
I. H. L. -Two quarts of water, it
is said, is the minimum quantity a
person should drinjc daily. Fleshy
persons usually perspire a great deal,
hence, drink a great deal of water.
Spare, lean, nervous people perspire
less, and usually drink far less water
than their nature requires.
Ada S. Butcher's linen is used for
tie, cuff and belt sets with suitable
embroidery. Collar and cuff sets
may be made of sheer lawns 4rimmed
wuu mce anu mce braid and faggoting
Washable belts, made of material like
the costume with which, they are
worn, are very popular.
T. S.For folding the coat, lay it
out perfectly, fiat, with the inside
down; spread the sleeves, out smooth
ly and then fold back from the elbow
until each end of the sleevo in 0
With the collar; fold the re vers back;
then vdpble the coat over, folding it
directly on the: center seam, then
smooth out carefully.
Mrs. J. B. For your intended plant
table, have a shallow tray of either
galvanized iron or zinc (though zinc
is best) made to fit the table or shelf
on jyhich your plants aro in Hfn,i
In this, place a layer of Woods-moss
or if this is not to be had, a layer
of clean sand, and saturate thoroughly
With water. Invert the saucers' and
set the pots on 'them. The moisture,
arising from the nan will tAmnoi
Jair about" the plants mnduproraote"
diameter. Use a comnost of shnvn
sand one part, leaf-mold one part,
and rich fibrous loam (rotted sod,)
two parts. Put a little charcoal in
the bottom for drainage, fill' the pot
to within a half-inch of the top, jarring
to settle the compost; make a hole m
the center and place the cyclamen
corm, allowing it to protude at least
half above the surface. Firm the
earth to hold the corm, water thor
oughly, set the not in n shnHnH io
for a few days, and gradually accus-
, mC jnauL to more iignt. Keep
in shade; the atmosphere must be
kept moist all the time. Green fly
trip and red spider- must be guarded'
against. Cyclamen do- not do well
where gas is used, and under any cir
cumstances, a moist ntmnanTiofa of.
be, supplied.
For a Stout, Elderly Lady
Answering Mrs. J. N., we. give the
following, from an expert dress
maker: "The large abdomen an'd un
duly prominent bust is a species of
deform ty that women . bring upon
themselves from stnnrHno. i,ni i,i
I?. ,g ihe superabundant flesh about
the body so tightly that it fag pushed
?pnn5fUiP-r dWn until becomes
deposited m a manner mnof i,
ing to behold. If one nnmp ,"
senses before it is too late rto remedy
the evil, much may be done by
proper exercising, etc.;- but when it
has become a settled fact, the woman
must altogether eschew all close-fitting
dresses. Her gowns should be
cut in one piece, from under the arm
to the foot, and bave those under
arm forms lit the body smoothly.
The front of the dress should fall in
careless folds from the bust to the
foot, confined by a girdle below the
waist-line over the largest part of the
abdomen. This will take away the
'string-around-a-meal - sack" appear
ance The flat back and' sharp angle
at the ton of thn Am.af iir,.
222L c'n?aniefT e self-made, bad
rv7",in J" , , BLOUC woan may be
modified . by having a pointed yoke
ruffle, or some similar full trimminc
covering the i.nir ii "l l min.?
the figure stoops as sh lets herself
w i, T "rej. instead, of mak
ing ner bones ami Tvmcni0 i,i,i i,
body erect,'; '
m any case, after a woman. has al
lowed herself to "settle dow.n," she.
should study to find just what win
give her the best appearance, and,
?? li0? Sr, n0' ' fasMon, .she. should
cJtng. to Jhis complimentary style. '
Cucumber Creams and Lotions
One of the most nffnnfnni
metics for the removal c&aiwqlpno?.;
tions of the face, neck and arms
the juice of the cucumner. its wl, f
ening properties lie in the arsenio .'
the juice which lies next the skin
To get this juice, ' the eucumtt
should be washed and sliced neel
and all, and put into a porcelain-lined
sauce pan, with a cupful of water
to two large cucumbers, and the
Whole simmered slowly until the mil,,
is quite soft. If boiled, the juice is
not extracted, and the preparation
worthless. The cucumbers should be
ripe enough to eat on the table, but
not yellow with age; neither must
they be too immature and green. The
softened pulp, is to be strained first
through a . colander, then through a
hair sieve. Another way to get the
juice, though not so good, is to wash,
slice the cucumber without peeling,
and pound into, a pulp in a marble or
wooden bowl, then squeeze the
pounded pulp through a thin muslin.
Unless made often, this juice is
likely to sour, but this may be over
come by adding to the juice an equal
quantity of best alcohol, and it is
then called an essence, or concen
trated, extract, and may be used in
several cooling lotions and creams.
As this is the season at which cu
cumbers are most plentiful and cheap,
it is as well to make up a supply of
the juice, which, in some preparations,
will last until cucumbers come again.
I give a few of these preparations,
both for immediate, and for future
uses.
For a brown, streaked or yellow
neck, cut the cucumber peeling in
long strips and bind on the neck at
night. The effective juices lie next to
the skin or peel.
Cut up without peeling, three good
sized cucumbers, and boil in a tea
cupful , of water until quite soft; press
the pulp .through a( colander, then
through a. .fine sieve, and to the juice
jthus. .extracted ,,,, add . Aye drops of
salipyllc acid, two teaspoonfuls of
glycerine, half an ounce of sweet
almond oil, and, a few drops of any
preferred, perfume; beat up well, and
ke,ep in a closed porcelain jar.
Cucumber .' Cream (2) Put six
ounces of sweet almond oil in a
double boiler;' slice four good sized
cucumbers without peeling and chop
fine; after the oil is thoroughly warm,
throw ,111 the "cucumbers; let this sim
mer for four' or five hours, adding
one ounce ofj white wax, one ounce of
spermaceti anil' one ounce of lanoline;
beat the whole until cool and smooth,
and then ald slowly, beating, three
or four drops of tincture of benzoin.
Cucumber Face Croam (3) Take
the juice of fairly ripe cucumbers, ex
tracted by mashitfg thoroughly and
straining, and to six ounces of the
juice add two ounces of glycerine,
one ounce of bay rum and half an
ounce of rpse-water. Shake well, and
let stand for a month, when it is ready
to apply to the face, neck and arms,
and clears, softens and removes dis
colorations. Cucumber Cream (4) Powder a
quarter of an ounce or imported cas
tile soap and dissolve in three ounces
of cucumber essence (made as above
With juice and alcobol), not the juice.
Let this' stand over night to dissolve
thoroughly; to this add eight ounces
of the expressed juice of cucumbers,
half an ounce of sweet almond 011
and a dram Of the tincture of ben
zojn. Use any preferred perfume.
After the nightly washing, wet wim
this, and let it dry on. ,
Cucumber 'Lotion. Vash; slice anu
simmer one large cucumber (ripe tor
usebut not soft or old) until the P
dan be pressed through 'fine musim.
when this is perfectly cold, add "
BETTER THAN SPANKING
Spanklnp does not euro children of bwl wp
If It did thoro would bo fow children that now M
It. There ia a constitutional cnysp for t"1"- d .r
Summer?, Vox 118, tfotro Dmo, lnd., wll f
homo treatment to any mother. Shoos" no
Write her today If rour children .trouble you tf
way. Don't Dlaraothfr child. Tho chances u
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