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rub over the linoleum after it has
been well cleaned. Five cents worth
of the oil will do for several appli
cations. For the tops of your fruit jars,
stir four large teaspoonfuls of bak
ing soda into enough water to cover
a dozen tops. Boil for half an hour,
rinse well in clear water and dry in
a warm place.
Sometimes it is a very difficult
thing to remove the spots on the
outside of the window glass made by
the beating of rain drops. Dissolve
a five-cent box of lye in -a half gallon
of rain water; wet a cloth in this and
wash the window, being careful not
to let the lye touch the hands or the
woodwork, as it will burn either.
Use the cloth as a little mop. Wipe
dry immediately with a clean cloth,
oithe window glass will be streaked.
No. soap or water is needed.
Salmon oil is a stain hard to re
move. The oil contains a gluey sedi
ment that gasoline will not take out,
Try rubbing the spot with a solution
made of equal parts of ammonia and
alcohol; rub thoroughly with a clean
toothbrush dipped in the solution, and
when the stain is no longer visible,
sponge thoroughly with tepid water.
Contributed Redoes
'Nun's Cheese" This cheese is ac
ceptable to those who do not like the
flavor of rich cheese. Boil half a
pint of cream in an earthen pipkin;
when it begins to boil, add a tabid
. spoonful of sugar and a teaspoonful
of vanilla extract, or a piece of va
. nilla bean. Remove at once from the
fire, cover the pipkin and let the
cream cool. Theti add the beaten
yolks of six eggs, and strain the mix
ture through a fine sieve; return it
to the pipkin and set it over the fire,
stirring with a wooden spoon. "When
thp cream thickens, let it cool, and
add ' one ounce of dissolved gelatin.
Pour ,into a mold "and set on lce;
it will .harden in about the' same time
as jelly. When it is to be served,
wrap ' a" napkin, dipped in boiling
water, around the mould to loosen
the cheese and trn it out. Serve
with vanilla cream biscuits. M. L.
Salt Pork Freshen nice slices of
salt pork by soaking several hours in
clear water; parboil a few minutes
and drain. Make a moderately thin
batter of one beaten egg, two table
spoonfuls of milk and teaspoonful of
baking powder' sifted in enough flour
to make a thin batter. Have in the
skillet sufficient a"nd very hot fat to
cover the slices of meat. Dip each
slice in the batter and lay in the,
hot fat and fry to a nice brown. The
batter should not be too thin. The
slices are nice rolled in beaten egg
and bread crumbSi
Bread Battercakes Soak a plate of
bread scraps over night in buttermilk
enough to cover' them when first
poured on. In the morning, add flour
to make a rather stiff batter, with
half teaspoonful of salt and a tea
spoonful of soda. Beat well together
arid cook on a griddle. A tablespoon
ful of sugar improves them for some
tastes.
A delightful potato pla Is made to
be served with the meat course in
stead of the desert. Boil, mash, and
beat with a wooden spoon until very
light, enough potatoes to make the
crust. A little milk may be added
to them before beating, if very dry,
and salt to taste. Line a deep pie
disli with the beaten potatoes, and
fill with any nice cold, cooked meats
beef, veal, or even fresh pork, or
fowlfinely minced and flavored with
herbs. Cold vegetables may be added,
if liked, and the whole moistened with
BETTER THAN SPANKING
Spanking daou not euro children of bo 1 wottlnc.
If it did thoro-vrould bn fow children tbnt would do
it. Thoro In u constitutional cnuso for till. Mrs.
ll,,8uninjor8, llox 118, Notro Dnnio, Inrt., will 6ond
hor homo treatment to any. niothor. fine auka no
mi!i6y. Write JUor today If your children trouble
you'lnthls way. Don't bjaroo u0 cWto The
chances aro it can't hern It
a good meat gravy. A top crust may
be used, if liked, or it may be cooked
without. Bake fifteen minutes in a
quick, oven to heat it thoroughly and
brown it nicely. H. F.
Spring Renovation
To give the kitchen chairs, wooden
pails, benches and like kitchen fur
niture a freshening up, try this, which
is easily made and dries quickly:
Mix about a pint of shellac in a quart
of alcohol ; stir in enough Chinese
Vermillion to give it color, and paint
your wooden things. The thickness
of shellac differs, so judgment as to
quantity must be used.
Floor Paint A very good floor paint
is made as follows: One gallon of
linseed oil; yellow ochre, four pounds;
turpentine, one pint; red lead and
litharge, of each one pound. "Mix
these ingredients, stirring well, and
let stand over night. Have the floor
clean and, if it is an old one, well
scrubbed, and lay on the paint evenly
with a brush. The amount should
give two coats to a floor 14x10. The
'color is' a reddish , brown, and wears
well,
For Sores Inside the Nostrils
One - of our readers sends us the
following: Make a salve of equal parts
of gum camphor and lard, melting
both together on the stove; an old
tablespoon does very well to melt
it in, and it must not be allowed to
get very hot or the camphor will
burn, but it must be hot enough to
melt readily, else the camphoj: will
evaporate and your salve will bo use
less. As soon' as the melted Balvd
cools, it must be uBed. It must be
made fresh every time it is needed.
Dissolve a pinch of sal soda in hot
water, and bathe the face with the
Water, also wash out the nostrils.
Twist a- little strip of cloth into a
swab) dip it into the "warm salve
and put it as, far back in the nostril
as possible. Use the salve several
times a day, and especially at bedtime.
Eat rather lightly of light, nourish
ing foods; avoid anything that dis
agrees with your stomach, especially
sweets and sweetened 'foods. Breathe
pure air, and plenty .of it, and keep
the feet warm and dry.
Caring for One's Clothes
Much of the wear and becomingness
of our garments depends upon the
care we give, them, not only when on
our persons, but when they are off
duty. One can get many a hint by
a visit to a "ladies' suit" department
at the stores, by observing the care
that is taken to hang the garments
properly. If one can not get. or af
ford, the "hangers,", such as the tail
ors use, a suitable one can be made
by any one at all skilful with tools,
either by bending a piece of wire
properly, or by making a wooden im
itation. For a dress or skirt of hand-
sbme or delicate material, make a cot
ton bag that is large enough to slip
over the entire garment, with a hem
at the top through which to run a
string, which must be drawn up tight
to keep out the dust and light. There
are combination couches and boxes
in which skirts may be laid away
their entire length, and waists, too,
may be spread outy with no- danger of
crushing. Fine dress bodices should
be wrapped loosely in tissue paper
when laid away. Crushed tissue pa
per should be laid between such parts
as might be folded or creased by the
weight of the garment. Sleeves
should be filled with crushed paper.
Garments given this care will keep
their fresh appearance wonderfully
Skirts that have become damp
should be thoroughly dried, then
shaken out carefully and freed from
(Just; bindings, facings and under
ljuchings must be kept tidy and re
placed if much worn. Great care
should be exercised to have tulle,
chiffon, or other ruchlngs in perfect
condition, for nothing in attire looks
much worse than rumpled or dingy
finery about the throat or elsewhere
on the gown.
Under-arm protectors should never
be perfumed, but should be removed
often and scrubbed with a bruBh
dipped in warm (not hot), unseen tod
soap suds to which a little ammonia
has been added, then dried in the
open air. They should be ripped off
and cleaned before the garment is
put away, to prevent the odor of jiers
piration saturating the entire gar
ment. Before putting away a top
garment or costume, it should; be
well brushed, then sprlnlcledUtvlth
camphor 'and hung out to nlr fqfian
hour or so. i .
Care of the Shoes v
Shoes that are only wornohnChe
street, should" be removed assWnWas
the wearer reaches home, and pulled
into shape while still warm. The
use of lasts in unused shoes is not
to be recommended, as the shoo does
not get properly aired insidd, and
.should not need such attention un
less they are wet. If the shoe is wet,
it should be drawn Into shape and
dried, and then should be rubbed with
a soft cloth dipped in a very little
oil. If the v heel begins to wear off
at one side, it should be built up at
once, by the shoe maker, or it will
result in ungraceful and even injur
ious postures while standing or walk
ing. If the shoe-bag is stitched into
separate compartments for each shoe,
they' will retain their polish longer.
Many slides wear off at the outer
side, and this like the heel, should
be attended to. If the shoe creaks,
place them in a shallow vessel con
taining an ounce or more of neats
foot oil, or of melted, but, not hot,
lard. Leave "until the shoe-soles ab
sorb the oil. It is much more econom
ical to have two pairs of shoes for
alternate wear, than to make one pair
do duty all the time. Do not allow
yourself to invest in cheap, or "bar
gain" shoes, as a poor shoe is an
abomination, never fitting or feeling
well on the feet, and very soon show
ing its lack of quality. It is far more
economical to buy one good jialr, and
take care of that, than to buy two
cheap pairs and never have any foot
gear fit to wear. When the good
shoe begins to "give out," it is eco
nomical to get it mended and keep
the new pair for street or dress occa
sions, wearing the "cobbled" pair at
home; thus always having the feet
neatly shod. Do not commit the com
mon mistake of getting the shoe too
short. Select your own shoes; do not
let the shoe-clerk do it for you. In
sist upon being fitted comfortably.
Remember that crippled feet is the
penalty one pays for foolishness in
this matter. Corns, bunions, cal
louses, enlarged joints and broken
arches are the sure result of badly
fitted and cheap leather shoes.
Spending Money
Whatever a child's lot in life, ho
should be taught the full value of
money, and be given a clear idea as
to what a certain amount will buy.
There is no better way to teach this
lesson than to set aside a certain
amount, however small, for his per
sonal, undirected use. The money
should be paid to him promptly, that
the child may learn the advantages of
systematic dealings. In addition to
this, it might be well to pay a small
sum for any extra work performed by
the child, rather than giving it out
right. If, however, the parent can
not afford to give the extra amount,
he should be allowed 'to earn small
amounts by his own exertions from
others, which will teach him the value
of labor, and practical suggestion as
to how the money might be spent
to the best advaaiage, might be of-
fered; but his best lessons should
co,me through actual experience. Hd
will thus learn to wake sacrifices o?
to save from day to day for the pur
chase of sorao coveted possession.
Fruit Meringues '-
Fruit meringues arc so delicious"
and so easily made that it is a pity
they aro not oftoner seen on our
tables. Make a nice puff paste; lino
a ple-plate with it, about a quarter
of an inch thick. Bako these shells
in the oven, and prick them if they
rise too nmch. Bo very careful in
,i ,ngrih0 "Wfcto to havo the pasto
fulled" on, so it will not shrink away
in baking. When tim nnnh-ir ,t,h
are done, let cool, and fill them wittf
i;ih ivuyie sauce, stowed and sweet
ened and fUvtorecl' m nit fiwim'wJ,
canned peaches sliced and sweetWd: "
joiv with quincp, or .other marmalades
a thick meringue made by beating tlie
whites of two eccs to a Mff frnfu
.adding gradually while beating two ,
Auuiuupuuiuuio oi pulverized sugar
and the juice of one lemon. Return
the pie to the oven, where the heat
should bo gentle, and cook the merin
gue slowly until it is a firm, light
brown, and it will not fall when cold.
More Money Than
most Men Make
One woman on our
sales force recently re-
ceived our check for
$1,810.00 as the result
of a few months' pleasant
and agreeable industry.
Another received
$1,325.00 for her work
during the same period.
One of our salesmen at
the same time had a
credit of $1,-950.00;
another had $1,004.0.0.
We offer you inde
pendence and an "income
J limited by. nothing but
your own energy and
industry. You make a
large commission on
every new sale and every
renewal on each maga
zine. And sales for both
periodicals are counted
in the distribution of
$5,000.00 in sums of
$500.00 downward each
month.
We want to be personally repre
sented in reaching the people of
your town and vicinity. We want
you to help us and we will co
operate with you to better yourself.
Write us about our new plan
and its profits. -
The Curtis Publishing Commny
II72-E Cherry St., Philadelphia, Pa.
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