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The Commoner;
VOLUME 5, NUMBER 43
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The Motherlook
"As one whom his mother comfort
eth." Isa. 53: 13
You take the finest woman, with th'
roses in her cheoKs,
An' all th' birds a-singin in her voice
each time she speaks;
Her hair all black an' gleamin' or a
glowin' mass o' gold
An' still th' tale o' beauty isn't more
th'n halfway told.
There ain't a word that tells it; all
description it defles-r-Tho
mothorloolc that lingers in a
happy woman's eyes.
A woman's eyes will sparkle in her
innocence and fun,
Or snap a warnin' message to th'
ones she wants to shun.
In pleasure or in anger there is al
ways han'someness,
But still thore is a Deauty that was
surely made to bless
A beauty that grows sweeter, an' that
all but glorifies
Th' mothorloolc that sometimes comes
into a woman's eyes.
It ain't a smile exactly yet it's brim
in in' full o joy,
An' nioltin' into sunsliine when she
bends above her boy
Or girl when it's a-sleepln,,. with its
dreams told in its faca?"'
She smoothes itshair, an' pets it as
she lif's it, to its place.
It leads,, all th' expressions, whether
" -graVe, or gay, or wise
Th' motherlook that glimmers in a
lovin' woman's eyes
There ain't a picture of it. Jf jthere
was they'd have to paint
A picture of a woman mostly angel
an' some saint,
-An, make it still be human an' they'd
have to blend the whole. '
There ain't a picture of it, for no one
can paint a soul,
No one can paint the glory comin'
straight from paradise
The, motherlook that lingers in a
happy woman's eyes.
Chicago Daily Tribune.
Home Chat ,
The practice of eating between
meals is sternly denounced by many
well-meaning people, mo: because it
is the custom to do so than from any
knowledge on. their part that it is
harmful to the one who does it.
However, when "doctors disagree" so
very often, and even the best of them
denounce as hurtful one day what
they have lavishly praised and ad
vised the day before, it is well to
take counsel with common sense, now
and then. Active, growing children
especially boys are apt to be hungry
most of the, time", the same as the
cuives uuu cons ana otner young
things that spend their time foraging
steadily, and are willing to accept
anything eatable at almost any Hour.
Healthy girls, too, who participate in
outdoor sports, are usually readv for
the " 'tween meals" lunch, and more
often than not the rosy cheeked little
folks eat as though they were lit-
v erally "nackln' in from their feet,"
and had as many cavities to be filled
as the complex stomach of the
ruminant. Stirring children need fre
quent relays of food, and assimilate
without difficulty any suitable food
given them. But too often the
' "snacks," lunches, or "pieces" rro not
of a sultablo kind Cakes, rich pies,
. and sweets are not to bo commended,
but a generous sup:' of fruit, such
fas the apple, peach, grape, etc., may
bo dealt out as the appetite demands,
at any time of the twenty-four hours.
When a healthy child becomes hungry
between meals, it will eat almost any
thing offered it, even dry bread,
though the preference is to have it
buttered or "jammed." Plain cookies,
wedges of not-too-rich pies or a
saucer of some nourishing pudding
will disappear 'with astonishing ra
pidity when it falls into the hands
of the hungry child.
Another class which is often cen
sured for eating between meals is
the delicate person or invalid, or the
one who eats but little at the table
for lack of appetite. To this class
also belongs the sedentary woricer,
and all of these find the day long un
less some light nourishment is taken,
in either liquid or solid form, between
tho regular meal hours. These
"'tween whiles" refreshments are
not always taken because of hunger,
or even a craving for food, but be
cause' of a sense of exhaustion which
paralyzes one's energies a sure sign
of nerve starvation, rather than of a
dyspeptic condition or the stomach.
Such persons must take their food
by littles, because,' if a large amount
wero, taken at the regular hour, the
stomach would be overloaded, and
great trouble would occur. For them,
it is better to take the light, nutritious
diet at intervals, and to try to find
just what agrees with them, no mat
ter what the doctors say. pr the
dyspeptic whose fretful ' stomach is
forever craving it Iraowj' nqtt.what,
the hunger cure Is often' the only one;
but even in this case, large draughts
of air and water especially air is
the best food that can be taken. The
stomach is generally in a state of
more or less inflammation,, and the
air, or water at a temperature which
sets the easiest, is the best medi
cine that can be given, or taken. Re
lays of food will only aggravate the
trouble, until the congestion is alle
viated. In "piecing" children, common sense
should be exercised, and no waste
fulness be allowed. "Let them have
plain food, but just what will be
eaten. They should not '.be allowed
to develop habits of wastefulness by
throwing away part or the apple, or
other food. They skoull be made to
finish the "scraps" before being given
more.
statement, is now the common pre
servative used in milk, we may learn
the cause of-baby's belly-ache, and of
what ties his little insides into a
knot. Prof. Dean, of Wilkesbarre,
says that ' formaldehyde is obtained
from wood alcohol by passing the
vapor over a copper spiral, and is
used for disinfecting purposes. It
gives a rubbery consistence to milk,
which makes it injurio-j to health,
but keeps it sweet for a much longer
time than it would otherwise remain
so. The state chemist and the pro
fessor of chemistry at Westchester
Normal school, state that formalde
hyde is a dangerous poison frequently
used in embalming dead bodies, and
that it is positively fatal to children
and sick persons. Chemists say that
formaldehyde is a gas, from which
basic preservative other harmful
adulterations, such as freezene, icene,
and formaline,. are made.
Here is something on which to base
a campaign of suffrage. If babies
are not a living issue, then, in the
name of God, what is? You have
demanded of the men an accounting
of their stewardship, and the millions
of tiny mounds throughout the coun
try aro your answer. They are
poisoning your children. It is the
mothers who must come to their
'rescue. The epitome of all the crimes
in the calendar is that terrible thing,
poisoned milk. Woman's Home Companion.
Adulteration of Milk
The babies of the land are crying
for milk, and most of them are get
tingwhat? Doctor Bigelow, chief
of the division of foods, says: "The
most common methods of milk adult
eration is by skimming and then
watering. Sometimes it is not
skimmed, but all the more it is
watered, which gives it that peculiar
blue color, familiar to all housewives.
Its natural color is restored by
annottOj or more commonly, by a
yellow coal tar derivative. A form of
adulteration more prevalent than
skimming and watering is the add
ing of chemical pres.. natives. Until
recently, boraclc acid -as used, but
now a diluted solution of formalde-
nyae is more used than all other
preservatives. The addition of such
preservatives to the only food avail
able to very young children, and to
many who hang in the balance be
tween life and death, is nothing short
of a crime a crime that should be
severely punished."
If wo investigate formaldehyde,
which, according to Dr. Bigelow's
Weevils in B.qans
Several readers asX how to keep
weevils out of seed Deans and peas,
The eggs from which the weevils
come are laid by the parent weevil
while the beans are growing in the
garden. Heating the beans as soon
as ripe to 145 degrees Fahrenheit
will kill the partially grown weevils
without injury to the germinating
quality of the bean, it is said; but
a better way is to put the beans in
a tight jar or can along with a little
bisulpbide of carbon, or benzine, or
gasoline. The fumes of these will
kill the insects. Anotner remedy is,
to put into the vessel containing the
beans or peas, a piece of flannel cloth
saturated with turpentine or coal oil,
laid on top of the contents, and the
bugs will get out and stay dut. Field
beans or peas are said to be kept
tree irom the weevils by putting
them in barrels with the saturated
turpentine or coal oil rag covering the
beans or peas Inside the barrel. It
is worth trying.
at the village store, during tho tn
season, comes to "square up"
tween what is owing and what th
sale of the crop or stock brings in
he will find plenty of food for thouuht
Unless particularly blessed with his
gains, he will handle but u Bm
surplus, and, instead of being able
to start in and pay cash for the needs
of the coming year, getting tho small
commission allowed for ihr same
he will find it is but a question of
continuing. the account, or doing with
out; or, if ready money must bo had
of mortgaging tho land, stock or
crops of another year, paying a heavy
bonus in addition to the usual semi
annual interest, which, in most cases,
loses him his farm, or the work and
worry of many years.
Some students of economics claim
that debt is necessary to the activity
of business; that in the business
worl'd, when men cease to go in debt,
employment fails tor the laboring
man, and much suffering and want
result. But such sophistry does not
apply to the farmer, if indeed it does
to any branch of business. When
the world shall be taught that it is
better to do without than to slave for
debt, the financial difficulties that
beset men now-a-days will be cleared
up, and the labor ana capital question
will be solved. The idea that we
must do anything, risk anything to
keep up appearances, will give way
to the truth that it Is a crime to take
or use anything for which we can
make no immediate returns. The
solution of many of the burning ques
tions of the times is that we shall
learn to live within our means; to
pay as we go, and to use nothing we
cannot pay for.
It is possible that going in debt at
times, when we are certain of means
to meet our obligations when they
become due, may ne a good invest
ment; but only the "forehanded" can
take such risks- Jt is better to eat
the "specked'' apples, wear tho
patched coat, cobble the old shoes or
go barefooted,. -and keep in mind the
inevitable, pay day, than to bind ourselves,-,
hand and foot, in the toils
of debt. If people" would deny them
selves most rigorously the first year,
they would be able to live on the
surplus of the. farm prodirt, and by
wise planning, could keep within their
income much better than to pay tho
interest which holds- their "nose" to
the grindstone year after year, and
whiclr must be paid,vno matter what
the farm products bring in the way
of prices. Thero is not a greater
"leak" . on the farm than that or
"running accounts," or going in debt.
There is no surer way of "going to
the bow-wows."
Beating Eggs
The old-fashioned whisk, of fine
wire, which costs about five cents,
is the best for whipping eggs. Patent
beaters are not good for cake,' though
excellent for beating salad dressing
anu lor otner less delicate purposes.
The whites should be whipped, not
beaten, just long' enough to make
them cling to the T,hisk, when the
froth should be coarse and open. It
is quite easy to "beat" whites until
they are tough and heavy. The
whipped whites should be "folded in"
with a side-to-side motion, which in
corporates them with the batter-without
breaking the air cells, rather
than stirred in with the usual rotary
motion. It requires a Httle nrantfna
and a deft touch to do this quickly
and thoroughly,
Golng'ln Debt
When the farmer or stock raiser
who has been "running an account"
One thing which the housekeeper
should guard against is the damp
ness of beds. There is always some
dampness, especially in winter, m
rooms that are not regularly oecupiea
and aired. For the unoccupied room, u
is best to cover the bed with a sing 0
sheet and pillow shamsfwhich bliouict
be taken off before the bed is useu,
the windows opened and a draft oe
warm" air be passed through If pos
sible. See that the sheets put on
i, v,oi nra ririorl making the uu1
up with fresh sheets and bed clothing
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before allowing It to no sui
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Cake Making
As the season of home bf1
and neighborhood gatherings is now
with, us, more or less cake bakin
will be indulged in, and not oqt
woman is a satisfactory hand ut such
things. A light carce may be i
great a failure as a heavy oi
tin?.
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Buminort, Box 118, Notro uarao, '.'"" h' no muiHT
liomo trcatmontto nuy mother. Shoo ,,,
Wrlto nor today If your cli l,n,, "Xm", " lt
way. Don't blame tho child. Tno ciiam
can't help lt.
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