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- SEPTEMBER 28, MM -
The Commoner.
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bloom, having bloomed all summer,
but It will give you a good growth of
leaves, if kept well attended to. And
thrifty, clean leaves are lovely espe
. dally when the ground outside is cov
ered with ice and snow. Plants from
which bloom may be reasonably ex
pected should have been potted long
ago, and kept growing thriftily, pinch
ing off all buds, but young plants, pot
ted even now, having good roots and
given good care, will give some blooms
late in the winter.
A beautiful plant, which will grow
and bloom readily indoors, is the ivy
leaved geranium. A large "plant of it,
taken up carefully and not allowed to
dry out, will be a thing of beauty all
vhe winterdays. Another satisfactory
plant is the dwarf canna, now growing
In your garden. Some rainy day, take
up the plant, or some of the side
sprouts, give it, a large pot and plenty
of rich soil, keeping the soil constantly
moist, and set it'in a warm, sunny win
dow, and watch it grow.
There are so many plants that one
can grow satisfactorily in the window
of even the busiest sitting room, that a
bare window seems a reproach. Where
gas is used for lighting or fuel, how
ever, it is hard to have a satisfactory
window garden. Even a fire of anthra
cite coal is distasteful to plant life.
But something will grow, if we only
find out what it is.
The Asparagus Bed
It is to be hoped that you have one.
Very effective cultivation can be given
the asparagus bed in the late summer
and early fall months. The summer
growthv should be cut and burned dur
ing September; after this the ground
should be worked deeply with a disc
harrow, or plowed, and this cultivation
may go to the depth of the crowns, but
should not go quite so deeply, for fear
of hurting the crowns. After working
the soil, liberal applications of stable
manure, or proper commercial fertil-
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THE WAY OUT
Change of Food Brought Success and
Happiness
An ambitious but delicate girl,, after
failing to go through school on ac
count of nervousness and hysteria,
found in Grape-Nuts the only thing
that seemed to build her up and fur
nish Txet the peace of health.
"From infancy," she says, "I have
not been strong. Being ambitious to
learn at any cost I finally got to the
High School, but soon had to abandon
my studies on account of nervous
prostration and hysteria.
"My food did not agree with me, I
grew thin and despondent. I could not
enjoy the simplest social affair for I
suffered constantly from nervousness
in spite of all sorts of medicines.
"This wretched condition continued
until I was twenty-five, when I be
came interested in the letters f those
who had cases like mine and who
were being cured by eating Grape
Nuts. "I had little faith but procured a
box and after the first dish I exper
ienced a peculiar satisfied feeling that
I had never gained from any ordinary
food. I slept and rested better that
night and in a few days began to
grow stronger.
"I had a new feeling of peace and
a, restf ulness. In a few weeks, to my
SrtXll JWJ, UIB ucauuwico wu oi rwuc-
ess left me and life Became Drignt
d hopeful. I resumed my studies
d later taught ten months wltn
e of course using Grape-Nuts
very day. It Is now four years since
(began to use Grape-Nuts, I am the
stress of a happy home and the
weakness has never returned."
o given by Postum Co., Battle
k, Mich.
here's a reason." Read the little
, "The Road to Wellville," in
lzer, should be made. If stablo manuro
is used, the application may bo made
over the rows of crowns In a strip two
feet wide. It is well to plow .first the
length of the row, then, after a rain
has settled the soil, again plow it
cross-wise, applying the stablo manuro
after the second plowing, and a third
plowing, starting with a back-furrow
over each row, will cover the manuro
and lightly hill the line of rows. After
this plowing, and before the soil has
packed, a heavy harrow should bo run
lengthwise of the row to level the
ridges, leaving only a slight depres
sion between the rows. If you have
hardwood ashes, a light application of
this will do good.
If you have no asparagus bed, study
up the matter and set one next spring.
You will never realize tho value of one
until you have learned to look upon
asparagus as a "steady" diet, and no
longer a luxury beyond your means.
The Odds and. Ends
The last of the jars are now to bo
filled, and the end of the pickling and
preserving season is near. Many
things may be made of the odds and
ends of the fruit and vegetable gar
dens, and for these we give a few test
ed recipes.
Sweet Pickle Peppers. Take ripe,
sweet peppers, remove the seeds, cut
in quarters and soak in salt water
over night. Drain, and scald in weak
vinegar until tender. Drain again, and
put them into very hot water, rinse
cans and pack the peppers in them,
and cover with a boiling hot syrup
made of one and one-half cups of gran
ulated sugar and one cup of vinegar,
boiled sufficiently to make it
"syr.uppy." eal In air-tight jars.
To Can Elderberries for Pies.
Pick over the berries and put on to
cook in a very small quantity of water
just enough to keep them from
scorching until their own juice is lib
orated. To every quart of fruit add
a tatilespoohful of sugar, one of vine
gar and one of cranberrlds if you.can
get them at canning time; if not they
may be added when the elderberries
are opened for use. Can as other
fruits.
Sweet Pickle Pears. Take medium
size smooth, solid pears; pare them
and put into a stone jar; for six quarts
of pears, take one pint of cider vinegar
and two pints of sugar; heat in a por
celain or granite kettle to a boil, and
pour boiling hot over the fruit. Cover
the jar with a plate and set away un
til next morning. Pour the juice off
into a kettle, heat as before and pour
over the fruit again. Do this every
morning for six mornings; then, the
seventh morning let the juice boil fif
teen minutes. If any scum rises, take
it off. Drop in a handful of whole
cloves and alsplce, mixed, and then
drop in the pears. XPet them boil
steadily for several minutes. With a
skimmer or spoon, lift the pears out
carr'ully, place in Mason jars, pour
the boiling juice over the fruit, the
can being packed full; wipe the top of
the can, adjust' the rubber and seal as
tight as possible. Oling-stone peaches
are fine done the same way.
Disinfectants
All drains should be flushed with
several gallons of water dally. The
best and cheapest disinfectants are
chloride of lime, which comes in
packages at ten cents a pound, or
permanganate of potash, which may
be bought in either liquid form, which
is more expensive, or in a dark red
crystal powder at any drugstore for
twenty-five cents an ounce. As this,
when in solution, stains everything it
touches a deep brown, the powder
should be dissolved in an old vessel,
using about half a teaspoonful to a
pint of water, being careful not to
splash it. Permanganate of potash is
an excellent deodorizer to be used in
the sick room. The solution may be
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bright deep crimson to a dirty brown.
It is then of no further use, and
should be thrown away and replaced
by fresh. Ex.
Hydrangea Paniculate
This magnificent hardy shrub de
serves better treatment than it gets.
If left to grow as it pleases, the weak
stems can not support Its panicles
of bloom, and must be tied or
propped up. To get the best results
get a three-year-old plant, give it a
well drained situation, away from
other plants; feed It well, remove all
buds and prune severely for two
years, and the third year you will
have a plant with thick, stocky stems,
which will give you magnificent re
turns for your care. The shrub is
hardy as an oak, and will almost take
care of Itself, but appreciates good
treatment.
Peach Butter
Do not peel the peaches; take either
cling or free-stones, cut from the
seeds, wash in warm water and cook
until soft. When done, rub through
a colander or fruit press. Return to
the fire, in a porcelain-lined kettle
and add to them sugar to taste; boil
down nearly as thick as wanted, stir
ring constantly, then add such splcea
as you like, if any, and finish cook
ing. Put into small jars while hot,
and the top will glaze over as it
cools. The skin of the neach adds to
tho flavor, as well as saving time to
the housewife.
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