MARCH' 1, 1007
The Commfoner.
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ripping apart for laundering. The
plaited end is pinned on and finished
ut.the top as may be desired. A 'small
silk bow, or with a motif in bow-knot
or butterfly design, or by a three-inch
strip of lingerie to match, plaited
closely along the center line and held
there by a tiny binder; when finished
'it resembles two spread fans joined
at their smaller end. Delineator for
March.
CLEANING MARBLE
Shave a cake of good laundry soap
into half a gallon of warm water, set
on the stove and bring slowly to a
boil, adding a tablospoonful of house
hold ammonia. When the soap is quite
dissolved, pour it into a jar and keep
ao a soap jelly. For recent stains on
the marble, make a paste of half a
cupful of the jelly with powdered un
slacked lime; spread this on the mar
ble and let it remain for two weeks;
then scour well with soft soap, a lit
tle more lime and hot water. Rinse
and wipe dry and rub with a bit of
felt, which will restore the polish bet
ter than anything else.
For old stains, or those that has'O
'been of long standing, mix a quarter
of a pint each of ox-gall and soapsuds
with half as much turpentine; add
enough powdered Fuller's earth to this
tc make a paste, and spread on the
marble; let it remain two or three
days, wipe off and repeat if needed.
For black marble, mix equal parts
of soft soap and pearl ash; apply with
r. flannel cloth; let it remain ten min
utes, and then wash off. Rub marble
with a cloth dipped very lightly In
paraffin, to restore the polish.
BETTER THAN BOOKS
,A professional librarian of Phila
delphia has said that this nation needs
more healthful homes for the working
class and the poor rather than more
books. Books cannot do everything,
and when one is sick in body the mind
does not care for books so much as
broader sunshine. Henry George said:
"Whence shall come the new barbar
ians? Go through the squalid quar
ters of the great cities, and you may
see even now their gathering hordes!
How shall learning perish? Men will
cease to read, and books will kindle
fagots and be turned into cartridges."
"Books are cheap, but houses are
dear, and healthy habitations for the
poor impossible to obtain except in
country towns. Books cannot cure
idleness, intemperance and incompe
tency, but wholesome conditions,
A FRIEND'S TIP"
70-Yoar-Old Man Not Too Old to Accept a
Food Pointor
. "For the last 20 years," writes a
Maine man, "I've been troubled with
Dyspepsia and liver complaint, and
have tried about every known remedy
without much in the way of results
.until I took up the food question.
"A friend recommended Grape
Tuts food, after I had taken all sorts
of medicines with only occasional,
temporary relief.
"This was about nine months ago,
and I began the Grape-Nuts for break
fast with cream and a little sugar.
Since then I have had the food for at
least one meal a day, usually for
breakfast.
"Words fail to express the benefit J
received from the use of Grape-Nuts.
Tdy stomach is almost entirely free
from pain and my liver complaint 5s
about cured, I have gained fiesh, sleep
well, can eat nearly any kind of food
except greasyr starchy things andam
strong and healthy at the age of 70
years.
"If I ca;i be the means of helping
. any poor mortal wlio has been troubled
' with dyspepsia as I have been, I am
willing to answer any letter enclosing
,stwnp." - Name .given by Fostum Co,;
4 Battle Creek, .Mich. Read the little
book, "The Road to Wellville," in
pkgs. "There's aReaSQii." r
which promote health, hope and pride,
can do much."
The masses do not read, for many
reasons; first among them being that
the struggle for bread and shelter is
so fierce that, at the close of their
hours of labor the body is too tired to
be courageous, and rest and recrea
tion of some kind seems all one is cap
able of wanting. Side by side are the
slums and the library, and all evil is
not born of ignorance.
VEGETABLE IVORY
Vegetable ivory is the nut of a tree
known in Us native land as tagtia. or
coroza, and it grows in the northern
part of South America and on the
Isthmus of Panama. The tree closely
resembles the palm, with wide leaves
spreading out from the top of '.he
trunk. Tlie young plants are among
the most beautiful products of nature,
and are sought after by palm collect
ors. The flower is very showy, and
grows in large pendulate clusters five
to six feet long, and are very fragrant.
The flowers give place to the bur
which contain the seed of the plant, and
this seed is the nut from which the
vegetable ivory buttons are made.
The bur contains many of these nuts,
and when the nuts are ripe, the bur
bursts and -the seeds drop to the
ground.
FOR THE TOILET
As a bleach for superfluous hair, a
specialist gives the following: "Use
the peroxide of hydrogen and am
monia, half and half; mix in a saucer
and apply with a little sponge or tooth
brush. Apply twice a day, morning
and night, until the hair is bleached.
Two or three days' use Should he suf
ficient, but it must be continued each
week, as the hair grows. Used with
moderation, it is not injurious to the
skin."
Tonic for the hair; first massage the
scalp with the finger-tips until it feels
warm; then, with a small, stiff brush
apply the tonic mixture given below
to the scalp, rubbing it in with the
fingers until the scalp feels dry. This
is an old, tried recipe: Tincture of
cantharides, one ounce; liquid am
monia, one dram; glycerine, one-half
ounce; oil of thyme, one-half dram;
oil of rosemary, one-half dram; mix
all with six ounces of rosewater, and
apply several times a week, shaking
well before using.
One of the best things to cause
growth of the eyebrows is common
vasoline, rubbed into them twice a
fla'. A little of the vaseline may be
used on the roots of the eye lashes, as
it does not harm the eye. Get the
plain (not medicated) vaseline, a five
cent bottle lasting a long time.
I know of no way to make the eye
brows curly, or the lashes, if not nat
urally so.
For an oily nose and face, wash oc
casionally With OOUal tmrts nf nlnnlml
and witch hazel; apply to the parts
with a bit of soft cotton or cloth, with
a dabbing motion, letting it dry on.
To keep the hair in curl, nhcv thirKr
quince seeds to simmer in a pint of
distilled (or boiled and cooled) water
for two hours; strain; add half a gill
of brandy, half a gill of alcohol, ami
a teaspoonful of eau do cologne.
Moisten the hair with the fluid instead
of water before using the curling iron
or putting it up on kids or waving
pins. This is an old recipe, and the
above amount will be enough for the
season, if bottled and kept carefully
corked.
credit of knowing their own business.
Often they cannot, or do not wish to,
give you any more of their time, and
it is embarrassing to be "held down
too hard" when one wants to get
away. Many times one's plans are
hurtfully disarranged by being kept at
one place longer than is expedient,
and In such cases,, the prolonged visit
is never one to look back to with
pleasure. On the part of the guest, it
is well to remember that the old lady
said she "liked folks to come and 20;
but could not abide folks that come
and stay." -Once you have made a
start to go, go without further parley.
Do not keep your hostess standing, ex
pecting you to leave at any inimire,
for her time may be precious, too.
Above all things, do not stand and
talk with the door open until yonr
hostess is covered with "goose bumps'
through cold.
QUERY BOX
article regard in
"SPEEDING DEPARTING"
The Farm Journal .says, very sen
sibly: "Do aiot insist on people stay
ing after they have made a move to
go; if you invite them cordially once,
that is enough; .nothing is gained oy
trying to keep them. Especially is it
best for girls to Jillow young men to
depart when they desire, .and.-not- show
such, eagerness for JJieir society"
Show your guests that you have en
joyed their call, but give them the
Kalama. See
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A. C. Common burlap, which comes
plain or figured, a yard wide, costing
about twenty-five cents per yard, will
make a very good, cheap covering for
a floor not much used.
"Mother's Girls." To remove the
pecan meats wfthout breaking, pour
boiling water over the nuts and let
stand until cold; then, when cracking,
strike on the small end of the nut.
Toss. To make the threads for
hemstitching pull easy, rub a piece of
soap with a wet small brush until it
lathers; then scrub the threads to bo
P'dled, and you can remove them with
out breaking.
Mrs. R. To remove old paint or
varnish, pour one pint of hot water on
a half cupful of sal soda; let dissolve;
then wet the paint thoroughly with
this, and scrub Avith an old brush;
rinse well, and when dry repaint.
T. W. N. Sorry I cannot tell you
what will remove the scratches on
your mirror made by poljshing with
sapolio. You should have used Span
ish whiting, dabbing it on the glass
wet, let dry, and then polish with a
soft cloth. (2) For cleaning marble,
see elsewhere in this issue.
Dannie It. -It is claimed that two
or three tablespoonfuls of the undi
luted spirits of camphor, if given to u
dog, even when in convulsions, is a
sure antidote fdr strychnine poisoning.
If one does not relieve immediately,
give another. Do not let the dog have
any water.
Mrs. A. K. Why not try to get
mending to do? A great many busy
housewives, as well as men who pat
ronize laundries, would be glad to
pay for such services, if well done.
One old lady, over seventy years old,
makes a living by this work. She goes
to families, and the laundry work Is
brought to her.
M. C. Your host plan would be to
submit your manuscript to the editor,
"enclosing stamps for return postage
in case it is not wanted. If wanted,
the editor will set the price "at usual
space rates," and you can accept or
reject the terms offered, as you please.
(2) I cannot undertake to correct or
criticise manuscript.
"Discouraged." It is evident you
have not found your work. If you are
but an unskilled laborer, you will com
mand but a laborer's pay, whatever
you do; the only way to command
higher wages is to be worth them.
Text books and class instruction are
but helps, and their skillful application
to the work depends upon your earn
estness and energy.
Jennie S. Your friend is wrong.
An old couple, even though the house
ihey occupy is their own, could not
live comfortably on .$300 a year.
Taxes, insurance, repairs, fuel, lights,
clothing, foods, and the wear and tear
of the furnishings would have to be
calculated for. It would take good
management and close calculating to
enable a couple tp live comfortably in
a cold climate on $300 a year. Tell
vour friend to "guess again." .
H. F. Here Is the only tiling I can
offer in answer to your .question. I
have not tried it. To lengthen the life
of your typewriter ribbon, put a Utile
gopd sewing machine oil in a small
dish, and dip a tooth-brush in the oil
so that only the points of the bristles
are touched. Brush the ribbon lightly
witli the brush, turning the spool
crank, until you have gone over the
whole length. The brush will'Iiave to
be moistened slightly from time to
time. It must not be oily.
Charcoal Stops Gas
On Your Stomach
Wonderful Absorbing Power of Charcoal-
When Taken in the Form of Stuart's
Charcoal Lozenges.
Trial Package Sont Free.
Charcoal, pure, simple charcoal, ab
soibs 100 times its own volume of gas.
Whore does the gas go to? It is Just
absorbed by the charcoal the gas dis
appears and there is left a pure, fresh,
sweet atmosphere, free from ail im
purities and germs.
That's what happens In your stom
ach when you take one or two of
Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges, the most
powerful-purifiers science has yet dis
covered. You belch gas in company, some
times, by accident, greatly to your
own humiliation. That is because
there is a great amount of gas being
formed in your stomach by fermenting
food. Your stomach is not digesting
your food properly. Gas is inevitable.
Whenever this happens, just take one
or two of Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges
right after eating, and you will be sur
prised how quickly they will act. No
more belchings; no more sour risings.
Eat all you want and what you want,
and then if there is any gas going to
be formed, one of these wonderful lit
tle absorbers, a Stuart Charcoal Loz
enge, will take care of all the gas.
And it will do more than that.
Every particle of impurity In your
stomach and intestines is going to be
carried away by the charcoal. No one
seems to know why It does this, but
Jt does, and does it wonderfully. You
notice the difference in your appetite,
general goodfceling,and in the purity
of your blood, right away.
You'll have no more bad taste in
your mouth or bad breath, either
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Other people will notice your bad
breath quicker than you will your
self. Make your breath pure, fresh
and sweet, so when you talk to oth
ers you won't disgust them. Just one
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make your breath sweet, and make
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can eat all the onions and odorous
foods you want, and no one can tell
the difference.
Besides, charcoal is the best laxa
tive known. You can take a whole
boxful and no harm will result. It l
a wonderfully easy regulator.
And then, too, It filters your blood
every particle of poison or impurity
in your blood is destroyed, and you be
gin to notice the difference In your
face first thing your clear complex
ion. Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges are
made from pure willow charcoal, and
lust a little honey is put in to make
them palatable, but not too swept.
They will work wonders In your
stomach, and make you feel fine and
fresh. Your blood and breath will be
purified,
Wc want to prove all this to you,
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Then after you get it and use it, you
will Uke them so well that you will go
to your druggist and get a 25c box
oi these Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges.
Send us your name -and address to
day and we will at once send you by
mail a sample package free. Address
F, A. Stuart Co., 54 Stuart Bldg.,
Marshall, Mich.
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