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tion,, will always bo- among us. It
always has been, In some sort, erven
with the denizens of the cave, or in
the seclusion of the forest's sholter.
To suppose the home is in danger
because women are growing into a
larger mental world and learning to
feel a sense of responsibility for the
things outside the home, is to base
ta iiRPfuinena unon the weak sub
jection of women to ancient and out
grown conditions which have no
longer cause to exist. There are
everywhere "oaks" among women,
and "clinging ivies" among men.
The idea of a home is, to all women,
the most sacred, most to be desired
spot in the universe, and it always
will be. If all, or the major portion
of men, were only capable of making
a home for a wife and children, the
need for Women going into business
and politics would never be known.
So many men, fail, utterly, in either
or both the material or the social
home-building instinct, that women
are being forced out into the "work
of making up for the lack, and the
great world is recovering from the
shock; its delicate feelings are no
longer disturbed when .a respectable,
"intelligent woman does something
that no woman has ever done bef re,
in her efforts to maintain and bring
up respectably and intelligently the
family that has fallen to her care.
. Woman's Journal.
oil, polishing to remove all surplus
grease.
When finishing seams, tucks,
pleats, pockets and pocket laps of
tailored gowns and garments, use
the bar-tack, arrow-head, or crow's
foot finish. Mark the length of the
tack, which may be anything less
than half an inch long: then pass
the needle up from beneath at one
end, down through the other end,
Repeating until you have three or
four long stitches along the bar.
Then, without breaking the thread,
begin at one end and cover the bar
with short stitches, over and over;
it will look like a fine cord if prop
erly done. To jnake elther the arrow-head,
or the crow's-foot, mark
the outline of the tack with chalk,
and fill in the outline with stitches
as you would embroidery. Button
hole twist, of the same color of the
garment is employed in making the
tacks. Keep the stitches very close
together, so that a smooth even ef
fect will be the result.
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To Pasteurize Milk
Milk is pasteurized or sterilized
for the purpose of killing any germs
that may be in the milk, or for
keeping it sweet in warm weather.
To pasteurize milk, fill small-necked
bottles to within one and one-half
inches of the top with milk, cork
with absorbent cotton; place' bottles
in steamer over cold water, having
the water nearly surrounding the
bottles; heat slowly to 160 degrees
Fahrenheit in winter, and to 157
degrees in. summer;-..cover the bot
tles closely with a blanket and keep
at the same temperature forty min
utes; remove bottles; cool quickly,
and put in a cool place. This meth
od is: no considered as safe as ster
ilization.' To sterilize milk, proceed as for
pasteurization, only heating the wa
ter to boiling point (212 degrees
Fahrenheit) , and keeping it at vthat
point for one hour. Boiling temper
ature is the onlv temnerature that
will absolutely kill germs so
no spores will develop later.
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Dry Cleaning for Delicate Fabrics
Every woman knows that gaso
line will clean garments made of
delicate fabrics, but many of them
do not know just how to do it sat
isfactorily. Scrubbing or rubbing
article should' be avoided. Place the
waist or article to be cleaned in a
jar sufficiently large to hold it, and
which can be so covered as to pre
vent the gasoline from evaporating.
Cover it with gasoline, and leave it
in clean gasoline, and gently rub out
any soiled spots remaining. When
clean, hang on a line out of doors
to dry, and when thoroughly dry,,
brush with a. clean, soft brush. To
destroy the odor of the gasoline,
when it is thoroughly dry, iron the
article with a moderately hot iron,
and the heat will -kill the scent.
Hang the garment in aii open room
until it is scentless. It is claimed
that alcohol will do the work as
well, is" not inflammable, and the
scent is not disagreeable. The gas
oline may be used again, for col
ored articles of a darker shade, or
for fuel.
fastens in front, only one side may
be tacked to the waist, fastening the
other side down with hooks and loops.
The collar fastens in the back.
To bone the collars to prevent
crumpling, cover the bones with a
thickness of muslin, and place on each
side of the center-front about throe
inches apart, sloping toward the back
so they form a V; at sides and back,
arrange the bones straight ' up and
down. Tiny muslin-covered buttons
and button-holed loops wnieh do not
extend beyond the edge of the end of
the collar makes a neat fastening for
these collars. The loops may be made
over a lcadpenCll to keep them the
proper size for the buttons.
A good way to use up odds and ends
o? lace and fine embroidery is to use
them for the dainty little bows and
jabots to bo worn with the collars.
These are easily mnde by any one who
can use a needle, and can be readily
taken apart and laundered. Dainty
neckwear plays so Important a part In
the appearance of any woman, that
one should regard It as a necessity,
especially' when a supply of it can be
so easily and Inexpensively made as
the fashion now admits of. Plain,
hemstitched, or lace-trimmed lawns or
muslins make very neat neckwear for
everyday wear.
Do not wear trailing skirts oir a
stormy day, and for the muddy side
walks, white muslin petticoats are in
bad taste. Do not wear gray or navy
blue, If you have a sallow complex
ion: and rose-pink accessories are not
suitable under or over a wrinkled face
or neck. Tf you have a homely neck,
stick to the soft collars.
mind, and the higher the head Is held,
the higher the mental and spiritual attitude.
For the Seamstress
The girl who does her own sew
ing will find the hem-gage a great
convenience. It is a little contriv
ance made of nickel, and wil cost
about twenty-five cents, and will last
a long time, making it possible al
ways to. have the hem of one's cloth
ing perfectly even, of whatever
width. The gage is marked off in
inches, with a slide which has a
pointed indicator on the outside
edge. In the center of the slide is
a little point that goes through the
holes of the gage at each eighth of
an inch. If you wish' to have a two
inch hem finishing the bottom of
your skirt, place the gage on the ma
terial and move the indicator until
it is exactly on the two-inch line;
the point of the indicator will mark
the two-inch hem.
Do not forget to keep your ma
chine in good order. A neglected
machine will soon get to running
heavily and spoil both your temper
and your work. Push -back the head
of the machine and apply gasoline,
or coal oil freely; this will cut the
old, , dusty rrease, and you must
then wipe off all the dirty old oil,
cleaning every part of the works in
this manner. After the machine is
clean, apply the machine oil, and
go to work. It keeps a machine
looking nice to -rub the "stand wjell
with a 'flannel cloth dipped in coal
"Running Accounts"
Quite a few of our readers, espe
cially those living in large cities, re
celve through the malls nicely type
written notes', written on nice paper,
with very complimentary word
ing to the effect that, wishing to make
thpir shopping as easy as possible, and
knowing they are, strictly honorable
and prompt in settling their accounts,
the firm sending the note will be glad
to accommodate them with an open
account at their store. Many women
accept this service, as by this means
they do not have to limit their buy
ing to the contents of their purse at
the moment, and it is also, very con
venient to simply telephone one's
wants and have them attended to,
money or no money. , Nof a few of
these women take the "account" as a
compliment to themselves. But if they
would only give the subject a mo
ment's thought, they would know that,
before making this offer, the firm had
satisfied themselves of the financial
standing of those responsible for the.
debts of their customers, and would
send such an offer only where there
was a sufficient security back of the
one running the bill to make its col
lection no difficult matter.
Neck Wear
Although the stiff, linen collars will
be much worn, the soft collars of last
season still hold their place because
of comfort. In making these collars,
the material must be- cut straight on
the lower edge, but curving a little ou
the upper edge so the back will be at
least a half inch higher than the front.
These collars are made separate from
the waist, and, if the waist fastens in
the back, may be hand-tacked to the
neck-band all around," but if the waist
Training the Young
Whether indoors, or out, a child
should be taught ' to breathe through
the nostrils. The practice of breath
ing with the mouth wide open gives
to the child a silly, stupid look, and
may be either simply a habit, or caused
by some obstruction of the nasal pas
sage, and In the latter case, the serv
ices of a good physician- are required.
Aside from appearances, drawing the
breath through the nostrils, rather than
through ,the mouth, is conducive to
health, and is the proper way to
breathe, for many reasons.
The habit of deep and right breath
ing should be insisted upon from early
childhood, the earlier the better, and
can be easily acquired, If the matter
Is made of moment. Especially is this
of importance with the child of weak
lungs or impaired digestion, as, If
practiced systematically, the walls of
1he chest will expand, and will do more
to give a free nndercct carriage to
the young than any other exercise. No
regular hour need be observed, but
the young should be taught to allow
the body to fall into a restful posi
tion, at any time and, throwing the
shoulders back, and raising the head,
holding the chin well In, .shut the
mouth and draw In 'the breath slow
ly while counting twenty, then hold
the breath for six counts, and let it
slowly exhale. This may be prac
ticed at any time the child thinks of
It, or is reminded of it, and the re
sult will show a development very sat
isfactory within a 'short time. The
child who does this will not contract
a slouching, doubled-up hbit of body,
but; will have a graceful, easy car
riage, whether sitting, standing, or
walking about.
Bending the body over to the right
and left alternately, twisting It from
side to side, without moving the hips,
will develope the abdominal muscles,
and stooping to pick something off the
floor -without bending the knees will
strengthen the hip joints and givo
grace to, the carriage when walking.
Do not allow the child to "sit on' its
backbone." Insist on the proper pos
ture whenever seated. No happy child
ever "slouches, and we can almost
soy no slouching child is ever of the
happiest. With development of the
body -will couie development of the
Can Children "Learn It AH?
There nre some things I have long
wanted to say to the patrons of the
public schools. I was once a school
teacher, and lot me bog you to listen
to the teachers. They ought ot know
as much as anyone about the condi
tions of the schools. I am still a school
ma'am. At present I am conducting
n kindergarten, having as pupils two
of the sweetest children on earth. They
are making all the noise they can
while I write. .
Wo attempt too much In our schools.
In our state (Illinois) the pupils arc
expected to master In eight years our
text books' on reading, spelling, writ
ing, arithmetic, English grammar,
United States history, civics, geog
raphy and physiology; also elementary
works In ethics, vocal music, drawing,
agriculture and domestic science. The
last five have been added during the
last few years. Each time a new
study has boon Introduced some teach
ers have rebelled; they have said: "It
is Impossible for us to teach, aiuV, Im
possible for the students to learn so
much in so short a time." And each
time the county superintendents and
the school hoards have answered: "It
must he done. Others arc teaching
these things; we must keep up with the
procession." And the teachers, though
poorly paid, have done their best.
Thousands of them have overworked,
hundreds have worried themselves in
to consumptives' graves. A great
many realize that they can not do the
work as it should bo done, but the pu
pil must be prepared to pass the exam
inations at all hazards; so the teachers
do what they ore required to do, and
that Is cram, cram, cram I No wonder
the children have mental indlgestlou.
It takes time for digestion.
I can see only one remedy for this
trouble. It Is: .Leave some of these
studies for the high school. By ex
tending the language work a very little,
Grammar might be left out of the
grades. How much grammar do you
remember, anyway? Do you really
use one-tenth of what you 'learned?
Advanced geography, also, ought to be
placed higher In the course. I do not
deny that these studies are important;
but in teaching them so early in the
course we neglect others which, to the
average pupil, are more important
"Daphne," in Colman's Itural World.
DOCTOR TALKS OF FOOD
President of Board of Health
"What shall I eat?" is the daily
inquiry the physician is met with. I
do not hesitate to say that in my
judgment, a large percentage of .dis
ease is caused by poorly selected and
improperly prepared food. My per
sonal experience with -the fully
cooked food, known as Grape-Nuts,
enables me to speak, freely of its
merits
"From overwork, I suffered sev
eral years with malnutrition, palpi-,
tation of the heart, .and loss of seep.
Last summer I was lead to experi
ment personally with the new food,
which I used in conjunction with
good rich cow's milk. In a short
time after I commenced its use, the
disagreeable symptoms disappeared,
my heart's action became steady and
normal, the functions of the stom
ach were properly carried out and I
again slept as soundly and as well as
in my youth.
"I look upon Grape-Nuts as a per
fect food, and no one can gainsay
but that It has a most prominent
place in a rational, scientific system
of feeding. Any one who uses this
food will soon be convinced of the
soundness of the principle upon
which it is manufactured and may
thereby know the facts as to its true
worth." Head, "The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs. 'There's a Reason."
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