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ing a few smaU'rugs scattered about,
is mucli cooler than a carpeted one,
and white curtains, however inexpen
sive, are better than colored ones. No
garbage should be left about the
doors; no pieces of food thrown about
the yard to attract the swarms of
flies. The drains and water-troughs
should be kept clean by frequent dis
infectings of copperas or lime.
In many parts of the country, gas,
gasoline, or coal oil is used as fuel.
Gas is preferable for many reasons;
but if ordinary care is taken, gasoline
is next best, while coal oil is nearly
as good, and much safer. If one can
supplement these heat-savers with the
inexpensive, yet very effective "hay
box," by doing the most of the cook
ing in the early morning, then con
signing the foods to the "hay-box" for
a finish, a great deal of prostrating
discomfort can be avoided. Those
who have tried it are enthusiastic ad
vocates of the "fireless cookery," and
it is done by such an inexpensive
method, and so effectually done, with
much saving of work and watch-care,
as well as fuel, that every woman
should at least experiment with it.
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porting-them. Also, they take on the
subtle forms of the figure as thoy
pass over them, and in their balance
tell the eye of the beautiful bv-svm-
metry of the body. The same effect
will, of course, be produced by the use
of any other ornament in the same
position.
It may occur to the reader that the
Watteau fold is agreeable, yet it falls
directly from the neck; but the Wat
teau fold does not satisfy the taste
unless it proceeds from a yoke. The
yoke is a device for transferring
weight from the shoulders and "dispens
ing it; it rests upon the shoulders,
and in order to seem perfectly to ful
fill its use, should have its material
laid smooth.
This gives it a rich perfume, but may
bo omitted, if desired. When finished,
the article should bo soft, and should
maico uio skin smooth and white.
Covering for Books
For the preservation of household
books that are used a great deal
such as the Bible, dictionary, recipe
books, favorite poems, etc., the cov
ering of which may become worn or
soiled by handling, nothing is better
than a cloth covering. For the heavy
books, heavy materials will be re
quired, but for the lighter kinds, cal
ico, gingham-, cambric, or other light
material will answer. For books used
in the kitchen, table oil cloth is ex
cellent. Get a very light quality.
To make the cover, measure from
the edge of one side around the back
to the edge of the other side, and for
the width, measure from the top to
the bottom of the book; allow several
inches (two-thirds the width of the
book cover) at each end of the length
of the cover, to be turned in for pock
ets into which the book-covers are to
be slipped, and an inch across top
and bottom for a hem and seams.
Turn back the material- allowed at
each end of the length and fit the
cover to the book, pinning, and close
the book that the cover may not- be
too tight. When fitted, remove the
cloth and stitch the pockets as pinned,
and stitch at top and bottom from one
side pocket to the other to strengthen
it. Baste or stitch down the raw
edge of the pockets; turn right side
out and slip onto the book covers.
Cut a space in the back, over the title
page, and outton-noie tne edges.
These covers may be made very hand
some, with the use of silk, satin, or
other handsome material, with paint
ed designs or embroidery for 6rna-ment.
Likewise, one should recognize the
superiority in beauty of a vest when
its outlines extend to the shoulders,
over one whose outlines end abruptly
in the neckband. The fault is so com
mon that it must be that the differ
ence is not appreciated, and yet, the
person who thus errs would be quick
to acknowledge the beauty of the
sweeping curve of the front of a Tur
kish Zouave jacket.
"Catch-up" Work
For the woman who "just can not
bear to be idle," the making of rugs
from cotton, silk or woolen scraps
is a simple, convenient and inexpen
sive pastime. Cut the rags, new or
old, half an inch wide, and sew as for
a carpet. Then, have a strong steel
hook (one can easily be made from
an eight-penny nail by filing one end
in the shape of a hook, and sharpening
the other end and putting the handle
on) about five inches long, handle and
all. Make a chain one-half as long
as you wish the rug, then crochet
around tne chain, making two stitches
at each of the four corners, every
round. The stitch used is called the
single crochet, made by inserting the
hook under one strand of the stitch
furthest from you, drawing the thread
through, then again through both
stitches. This makes the right side
of the rug very much resemble the
braided one, and if a little care is
taken in shading or mixing the colors,
the result will be very pleasing. A
"store" crochet hook is not strong
enough, and the hook used must be
grasped like a knife. It is a somewhat
awkward process at first, but one soon
improves with practice. These rugs
may be made as large or as small as
one wishes, and will serve various
purposes, according to size and material.
Cleaning Skirts
Sorgo or cheviot Bkirts that havo
been worn until very much soiled
should bo immersed in a tubful of
hot suds that contains one-half cupful
of ammonia. Rub lightly on the wash
board, rinse in clean ammonia suds
(not clear water), and hang up by
the band to partially dry. When al
most dry, press first on the wrong
side, then on the right, using a dry
cloth between the iron and tho gar
ment for the last ironing.
Taste in Shirring
In shirred waists, the gathers may
be upon the shoulders, or across the
neck only, falling down the middle
of the back and front. With most
of women, choice of fashions would
be- nothing but caprice; few women
mean anything at all when they choose
between fashions, in dress, yet there
is an enormous difference in taste.
When the gathers are from- the neck,
a suggestion is given of their being
suspended by the neck; but the
neck has a nobler duty to perform
that of supporting the head and
should not be degraded into a peg for
clothing. Moreover, the gathers fall
ing thence will make a straight line,
bisecting the body and causing the
head to look as if stuck on a pole.
For Luncheon
The meat loaf can be made In the
morning while it is cool, and it is fine
for luncheon. Have beef, veal, or
whatever you use chopped fine, or
run through a chopper enough to
make three pounds. Put into a large
bowl, add three tablespoonfuls of
cream, half a cupful of crackers or
bread crumbs, salt and pepper to
taste; if desired, an egg may be used.
Mix well and form into a long loaf,
put into a buttered baking pan and
bake.- The meat should be cooked be
fore chopping. It should be baked
brown and firm.
Thieves
An exchange tolls us that "the way
side weeds, along the fencerows and
in corners, are like a gang of thieves
camping there, in wait for the ab
sence of the family watch-care, when
they might begin their depredations
by sowing their seeds to the winds
and thus gaining a foothold on the
farm-." These wayside weeds may
not be regarded as harmful, but they
scatter their seeds, year after year,
and fill tho fields with their kind, to
the great detriment of the crops of
grains and grasses. This is not only
tho case in field culture, but the gar
den suffers from just such thieves.
Every weed that is allowed to go to
seed through the hot summer months,
after the garden is "laid by," is a
menace to future fertility and moist
ure. They should be cut down and
burned before the seeds are set, if
possible; indeed, the work should be
attended to even earlier. As the veg
etables are removed, the ground
should be "gone over" with tho plow
and harrow, and some other crop
sown to take the place of the invadr
ing weeds. Many things may thus
be raised, and what to plant in tho
idle ground will readily occur to tho
careful husbandman.
Transplanting Wlldlings
Many persons fail in trying to fill
their gardens with wild flowering or
foliage plants, because they try to
transplant them in the growing season,
or even after they have shown them
selves in the spring. Very few things
will stand this treatment. One should
select such as are wanted In the gar
den, during the summer, and drive
a stake down beside the plant to locate
it; then, late in the fall, after the
growing season is over and the plant
dormant, just before the ground
freezes, dig the plant up carefuly, car
rying as much of its native soil with
it as possible, and plant where you
wish it to establish itself. Try to give
it the same conditions as to soil, shade,
etc., as it waB taken from. A goodly
quantity of turf or leaf mould should
be placed about it until it gets accus
tomed to the garden soil. Nov is the
time to mark many beautiful things.
Do not neglect it.
was largo. In thousands of thes
ploceo, parcels and letters, there was
money amounting to many thousands
of dollar's; and commercial papers
worth over a million dollars. Some
body should go to school.
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Query Box . , " "
A Sufferer. For tho lens, get a bar
rel of air slacked Umo and scatter
plentifully all through and about tho
barn, sheds and shelters, and nests of
hogs; about the walks and around tho
house. Hopoat every few days for sev
eral times, and tho fleas will bo gone.
Mrs. L. To bleach tho straw hat,
put askillot or old kettle in the bottom
of a barrel, and into this put somo livo
coals of fire. Dampen tho hat with a
mixture of corn meal and water (very
thin), and hang it on a stick laid
across tho top of tho barrel. Thon
put a handful of sulphur on tho coals
cover the top of tho barrel closely with
a. quilt or piece of old carpet, to keep
in the-fumes, and let remain for sev
eral hours before opening.,
Housewife To determine whether
tea Is pure is tho province of tho ex
port alone. Tho consumer can only
suit the tnste as to flavor and avoid
purchasing a too low-priced article.
Importers claim that black tea is tho
least likely to bo adulterated. Tea
siftlngs and powdered tea are not al
ways safe, though generally very
cheap.
J. F. M.Vcry little injurious adul
teration is possible to butter, but it
may contain a vicious acid engendered
by age; therefore, it Is well to avoid
"cooking butter." Good brands of
condensed milk are to. be preferred
to inferior fresh milk, both for
health's sake, and from the standpoint
of economy.
BACK TO PULPIT
What Food Did for a Clergyman
When, on .the other hand, the gath
ers fall from the shoulders, the eye
A Cleansing Soap-Cream
An excellent soap cream to be used
where soap is not advisable is made
thus: Four ounces of almond oil
thoroughly heated in a water-bath
(double boiler), six ounces of rose J
water, in which has been dissolved
one dram of borax, one ounce of powd
ered castile soap; as soon as these in
gredients unite, it should be taken
from the stove and stirred briskly un
til nearly cojd. Then add four drops
each of oils of rose, bergamot, laven- pieces of mail matter reached it, and
To Letter-Writers
A writer in an exchange comments
on the carelessness of letter-writers
in sending off important documents
and correspondence in poorly ad
dressed envelopes, and does not won
der that so many of them reach the
dead letter office. He says: "We have
typewriters and skilled stenographers,
and all kinds of patent machines to
make the business of correspondence
safe and secure, and we are still care
less. We spend days getting up an
Important document, seal it in an en
velope, then address it in such a vil
lainous and slovenly manner that no
human being can hope to decipher it.
Tho Dead Letter office report for the
past year shows that nqarly ten million
Is referred to- the points which per
form their rightful functions in sup- der and cloveB, beating it thoroughly, the increase over the previous year Wellville.
A minister of Elfzabothtown tells
how Grape-Nuts food brought him
back to his pulpit: "Somo live years
ago I had an attack of what seemed
to be La Grippe which left me in a
complete state of collapse and I suf
fered for some time with nervous
prostration. My appetite failed, I lost
flesh till I was a mere skeleton, life
was a burden to me, I lost interest In
Overything and almost in everybody;
save my precious wife.
"Then on the recommendation of
some friends I began to use Grape
Nuts food. At that time I was a mis
erable skeleton, without appetite and
hardly able to walk across the room;
had ugly dreams at night, no disposi
tion to entertain or be entertained
and began to shun society.
"I finally gave up the regular min
istry, indeed, I could not collect my
thoughts on any subject, and became
almost a hermit. After I had. been
using the Grape-Nuts food for a short
time I discovered that I was taking
on new life and my appetite began
to improve; I began to sleep better
and my weight increased steadily; I
had lost some 50 pounds but under
the new regime I have regained al
most my former weight and have
greatly improved in every way.
"I feel that I owe much to Grape
Nuts and can truly recommend the
food to all who require a powerful
rebuilding agent delicious to taste and
always welcome." Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. A
true natural road to regain health,
or hold it, is by use of a dish of Grape
Nuts and cream morning and night.
Or have the food made into some of
the many delicious dishes given in the
little recipe book found in pkgs.
Ten days' trial of Grape-Nuts helps
many. "There's a reason."
Look in pkgs. for a copy of the
famous little book, "The Road to
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