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pTjpsfWWcTara- 1 t t R '' The Commoner. ISdy j OO wX L DJac?i ii w VOLUME G, NUMBER II Susan B. Anthony No ministering angel, she, To bind up wounds and cool tiio le vered brow With tho soft hands of pity. Sho was of that sterner stuff Whereof God malcos His heroes Stalwart, murk-yet pitifu withal, With tearless tenderness that found expression , In deods 06 battlo for tho cause of right. Hers was the warrior soul Locked in a woman's breast, Predestined to do battle, Nobly she strove, yet sacrificed no whit Of that true womanhpod That was her ideal. A Lady Valiant, she Semiramis of suffrage, who enlarged Tho boundaries that spaciously in close Nor sox's ompire. Groat wore her labors, great her vic tories, ' , Af, iliberty attests. Tho bays are hers. Yet this, her greater glory That, though opposing- and opposed " thereby ' : - To stalo conventions by tho world es teemed, 4 Slid overthrow them; yet at last still I hold :- The love of women and respect of ! men. , . St. Louis Globe-Democrat. hot tallow; then washing as usual. If milk is used, it should be soaked for several hours, rubbing powdered alum on the spots as you would soap, when washing it. Rinse clear and hang in sunshine. Ropeat tho pro cess until tho stains disappear. Nellie L. A very satisfactory method of clearing a closet of moths is to burn a sulphur candle in the room. It is claimed that a vessel of boiling water should be set in a room where sulphur is to burn, as the moW air will make the fumes more effec tive. Nothing you can pack with your clothes will do any good, if you pack iho moth eggs away in the garment. Bofore putting woolens or furs away for iho summer, they should bo well beaten or whipped, aired and sunned, end if you have any suspicion that oggf have been laid already, this pro cess must be kept up once a month during the hot months. Moths do net like to bo disturbed. The eggs are usually laid in May or June. Query Box "Another Questioner." Freckle remedies will bo found in the article on Tho Tollot. Seo physician about moles. , Mrs. J. S., M. C. B., 33. A. II., and others. Thanks for suggestions and kind words. If Jeannio S., of Arizona, will send stamped, addressed envelope, I will toll hov something about writing for publication. "Sunshino."- White linen suits will bo worn, but not tho styles of last summer, if you wish to be vory fashionably dressed. Both coat and skirt are changed. L. D. B. Can not aid you. (2) In asking for a book, you should give olthcr (or both) tho name of the au thor or tho title of the book. Other wise, wo havo nothing to go by. Mrs. J. S. Will reprint the direc tions for cleaning pillows soon. Or was it cleaning feathers you wanted? Thanks for a very helpful letter. Mrs. C. D. P. For directions for packing butter for winter use, write to Department of Agriculture, Wash ington, D. C, asking for bulletin treating- of the matter. Beckie Whitewash spots on cloth ing should bo at once rinsed in strong vinegar. The acid in the vinegar will destroy tho alkali in the lime. L. P. For the brittle nails try the following: Take equal parts of re fined pitch and myrrh (or turpentine and myrrh) ; melt together and spread on tho nails at night, covering with a bandage. In the morning remove the pitch with olive oil. v Anice. For the white eyebrows and lashes, any coloring is dangerous and will look artificial. The simplest thing to use is an "eyebrow" pencil, which the druggist will give you for 25 cents. The -colors are brown and black, and the druggist will tell you how to use it. Mrs. C. D. P. To take ink out of white cotton goods, one Bliould havo some idea what the ink is composed of. Ordinary writing ink mav een. Wool Filling for Bed Clothing Light weight, yet warm, bed cloth ing is greatly to be desired, and, while cotton, if used in Quantity sufficient to give the required warmth, Is un--mistakably heavy, the blankets of good weight are not much lighter, For both warmth and light weight, nothing is so good as the wool-filled quilt or comfort which any farm fam ily may have. As many of our farm readors keep sheep, and are more or less supplied at this season of the year with "pulled" or left-over wool, it is a good time to tell you how to make use of it. Quilts that are to be much used may be thinly filled, and still be very warm and easily handled in the wash, and a wool filled quilt sel dom, if ever, gets lumpy or hard when washed, if properly "tacked" or quilted. For a quilt of the average size six feet two inches square about five pounds of the carded wool will be sufficient. For a comfort, it may be much heavier. There are several ways of preparing the wool, either of which is satisfactory, if well done. Before washing, the wool should be picked, to free it from burrs and trash, and the washing and dry ing should be done in sunny weather, if possible. When spread to dry, it should be turned and stirred fre quently to insure a good "sunning." Even tho "tags" may be used, and every bit of it should be well washed and rinsed until perfectly clear. Run ning water is best for rinse water. The old-fashioned "wool cards" may be hud at many department stores for about 40 cents per pair, and there is usually some one in the neighbor hood who knows how to use them. If not, one can learn by practice. Here are directions given in The' House keeper, for December, 1905: "Spread something over the lap to catch the dust and bits of trash, as well as to protect the clothing from the sharp points of the cards. With the left hand, hold the handle of one card, teotn uppermost, lying in the lap; place a bunch of wool in the left hand, holding it loosely, and work it down gradually with the other card held in tho right hand, pulling it through the teeth again and again. If too much is taken in at one time, the result is apt to be lumpy and poorly carded. When a sufficient amount of wool has been carded into bats and laid away between layers of newspapers, get the quilting frames ready and stretch tho under nnvv nn erally be removed by soaking the ar.t- tightly as you wish: then lav on this icle in sweet milk; or dipping it in 1 the "bats" of carded wool, lapping tho ends of the first layer and laying the second layer crosswise of the first that there may be no "parting of wnvn" hflt.wGGn bats (two layers will make a light weight quilt); then put on tho top cover and tacit cioseiy, or quilt lines a little further apart than for cotton, and that quilt will always be in demand." If tho cards can not be had, or handled, pick your prepared wool as loosely as possible, and lay it, as you pull it apart, into a baking pan, pat ting it down with the hand, until the pan is filled; turn this "bat" out and fill again, until you have enough picked and put into shape. Use these as you would other filling, always lapping the ends a little to insure no pulling apart. Many yillages, in re gions where sheep are raised, have carding mills, and in these mills, the wool may be batted to very good pur pose. Once you use wool-filling, you will go back to cotton batting very, reluctantly. Laundering Silks In the Ladles Home Journal for February, we find the following which wijl be helpful to many of our read-. ers; "Soft silks, surah, uiiina, maia, foulard, and soft satins, may be wjashed to look almost likeN new, but there are some heavy, corded silks which do not take kindly to the oper ation: Wash white silks alone, each color separate, and, of course, black alone. Have "prepared a tub of tepid; soapy water, using pure white so'ap. Hot water must not be used, for hot water will turn white silk yellow and fade colored silks. For black and white silks, a few drops of ammonia may be added to the water, but omit the ammonia in washing colored silks. Always wash your silk until it is clean; you may need to wash it in several soapy waters before' you ac complish this. Rinse thoroughly in plenty of tepid water; be sure to rinse out every bit of soap, and then rinse in plenty of cold water. A lit tle vinegar added to the last rinsing water tends to brighten bright-colored silks, and it is well to add a lit tle ammonia to the last rinse water for black silk. Never handle silks harshly in washing; move about in the water, squeezing it very gently between the hands; shake it out and snap it well, but never wring it; it may be folded smoothly between cloths and put through the clothes wringer. moved from colored silk. The pers piration is an acid, and eats the color out of the fabric, and the only way is to disguise it by coloring, or dyeing, if the goods will take the dye. Tho only way to prevent It is to wear pro toctors, keeping them perfectly clean with scrubbings and washings. Tho perspiration of some persons is much more harmful than that of others, as 4s also much more profuse, and the' stains, in such Cases, are not confined to the arm-nits, but narts of the body,- noticeably across' the back, are also- ruined and discolored. ,. It is well to lay dark or bright-colored silks in salt and water for an hour before washing, as this helps to "set" the color, and dark or bright colors are likely to "run." It is well, too, to put such silks through the en tire process, piece by piece, not allow ing them to lie wet. To "gloss" silk is a very simple matter; it Is done by giving the silk a final bath in water to which alcohol has been added in the proportion of two tea- spoonfuls of alcohol to half a pint of water. Never hang silk in the air to dry; it will dry unevenly, and it is quite impossible to sprinkle it without spotting it; fold it smoothly and wrap it in a cloth until almost dry; then spread it out evenly on an ironing board, cover with a cloth and press wun a moaeraceiy not Iron. If the silk stiffens in the least under the iron, shake it out again and pull it gently on tho .bias in, both directions; then press again. Fruit for Rheumatism 'A professor of cietetics says that . the use of fruits is the best medicine' . for rheumatism; that the acids ot .fruit undergo changes in the body which aids the blood in eliminating. . the uric acid. With a pure fruit" diet and proper activity of the excretory . functions of the skin, bowels, lungs ;' and kidneys, it is safe to say, that rheumatism could not .exist. There Js' no doubt that fresh meats, eggs', milk, cream, butter, and like "second- , hand" foods, are frequent, if not the only cause of rheumatism. These. articles of common diet contain pro ducts of animal waste, and poison and are in many cases known to pro duce disease of various sorts.- In choosing a diet for a rheumatic patient .all foods of animal origin should be ' avoided- The best and safest food's are fruits, nuts, nut-foods, grains and fresh vegetables, including vegetables which pan be eaten raw, such as let: tuce, chicory, tomatpes, radishes, cii-: " cumbers, onions, celery, etc. Such 'a .., diet, with proper exercise, and clean-'1 -. .liness of body, is the best prevent Y tive, not only of rheumatism, but of many other equally painful and more'"' . often fatal disorder, " ' For children, especially, fruits in " their season are an. ideal diet, andf should largely . replace " the meats;' ,u bread, pastry and candy now.'idealtV ' out to therii so' g&ngrously. If 'tresn - ?" fruit fs , not td be ' had, cannefd or dried will answer nearly as well. '" Cleaning and Polishing Brass , ,',. A reader asks how she can take , " spots from the brass horn of her graphophone. Here are several ways ' or cleaning brass: A very simple and most excellent recipe is, one-half -. cupful of Spanish whiting, fill the clip with cold water. Shake up well' ' and pour the mixture into a bottle, , "' and add to it one ounce of ammonia. , Shake well before using. Wet a flan- " nel cloth with this, and rub the silver Sr or- brass well; then polish until dry., ,' For the spots on the brass, unless very old, wetting 'with spirits of tur pentine, benzine, or coal oil will gen, . erany remove all ordinary spots, after which the brass may be polished with rotten stone and oil. Rotten stone should be pulverized, and in this state, '" it quickly dissolves to a smooth con- ' sistency when mixed with olive oil, A thin paste of the preparation .should be rubbed lightly on the metal, and allowed to dry; then rubbed vigors ously with a flannel cloth, the finish--ing polish being given with the. dry powder and rubbing with a clean cloth or chamois skin. T.hereiis no known method by which stains of perspiration may be re- Hints and Help For cleansing white kid shoes, us& dry pipe clay. Use a stiff brush and' rub thoroughly until the spot disatf- ' pears. ' ' V To remove the stains from bed vessels used by those having kidney troubles, wash the yessel -with strong cidfer vinegar. Vinegar purifies as. well as cleanses. - - To freshen linoleum, dampen a " flannel cloth in raw linseed oil and dac AN OLD AND WKLL TRIBD ItRMlSDT 'Must WiNoum'BSdoi'niNfl' Hyuttp tnr .mu . teething lurold Rlw&y'be,'jbd for ohiWron whiii . leatliln. 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