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The Commoner.
MARCH 27, 1908
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lty of Unolcum is best for floor cov
rini? In nnv nart of the house, with
rugs of convenient size to lay over
it. "Another" recommends a goou
'finnv finish, find nlentv of small rugs,
home-made or "boughten," or a good
quality of matting or some neat pat
tern. Taking up, beating, cleaning
Snd rp-lnvlnir the carnots is the hard
est part of house cleaning, because
it is the heaviest, and cnruesi.
"Going Back to the Farm"
"A Reader." referring to the prob-
ilem of the unemployed, says: "Men
&ni wnmpn Hint have failed really
I j4- , it l.. In n ntv
, IO SUSUllIl UlUIIlBUlvwn m m xnjp
-Klthose that "can not hold a job" will
frail, as a rule, to even a greater ex-
STTnt on what is usually meant by a
garni, even if they could be. Induced
So co to one which they can not.
Experience has shown that such fam
ilies can not be thus helped, even
if given a farm and its necessary
Tools, without money and without
price. They do not know what to
rdo with the land, and, naving no
feaste. in most cases, for the life, they
Kave no desire to le-rn. They get
dlscouraKed. and drift back to the
"city; they would rather light for a
STrust, or starve in a crowd than en
Joy plenty in the loneliness and
Tafonriv wnrlr of flip. farm. Thev have
.never learned to think, or to plan for
.themselves, and they can not direct
,'atheir work to any success; they are
e9ike children, in many respects, and
ffimhey are even more helpless in the
-Jrr.niintrv than In the citv. rue idea
r"w """' ---- v
of relieving the city of its conges
tion Dy transplanting us surplus puu
,ple to the farm will work only when
(applied to those who belong to the
soil because they were bred there,
and know what to do with the soil,
land who are tired of their mistake
in giving up the life they were fitted
fco enjoy for the struggle in which
.thev find they should have no part.
As to these having no family ties,
the life on the farm holds little at
traction for them, for the farm peo-
IIAPPY OLD AGE
I Most Likely to Follow Proper Fating
pie are strangers to them, the farm
ways are not their ways, and the
wage, great or small, does not com
pensate them for the loss of com
panionship with their own class, to
be found only in the city's bustling
streets. This class would not profit
the farm employer, even if it could
be induced to work in the fields
which it can not. They must work
out their own salvation; they have
their own niches to fill; they are,
probably, the "straw" without which
"bricks" can not be made. They
have tlioir uses, though we may not
know what it is." E. L.
As old age advances, we require
less food to replace waste, and food
that will not overtax the digestive
organs, while supplying true nourish
ment. Such an ideal food is found in
Grape-Nuts, made of whole wheat
and barley by long baking and action
of diastase in the barley which
changes the starch into sugar.
The phosphates also, placed up
under the bran-coat of the wheat, are
lincluded in Grape-Nuts, but left out
of white flour. They are necessary
to the building of brain and nerve
cells.
"I have used Grape-Nuts," writes
an Iowan, "for eight years and
feel as good and am stronger than
I was ten years ago. I am over 74
years old and attend to my business
every day.
"Among my customers I meet a
man every day who is 92 years old
an1 attributes his good health to the
use of Grape-Nuts and Postum which
he has used for the last five years.
He mixes Grape-Nuts with Postum
and says they go fine together.
"For many years before I began
to eat Grape-Nuts, I could not say
that I enjoyed life or knew what it
was to be able to say 'I am well.' I
suffered greatly with constipation,
now my habits are as regular as ever
in my life.
"Whenever I make extra effort I
depend on Grape-Nuts food and it
just fills the bill. I can think and
write a great deal easier."
"There's a Reason." Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read-"The Road to Wellville," in
pkgs.
Fashion Notes
The Eton jacket is still a favorite,
despite the many prophecies that its
long reign is over. They promise to
appear later in the season in the
rough silks and linens.
Gored skirts and tailored shirt
waists have taken a new lease of
life this spring; plaits, tucks, fancy
yokes, and frills make the waists
unusually attractive. Embroidered
collars, gay little bows of lace and
batiste, jabots of hand embroidery,
hemstitching, edging and laces are
seen.
Sleeves are smaller, and in many
style are almost without fullness, but
with very wide armholes. The flat
shoulders of one-piece sleeves are ex
tremely popular with the now styles.
Sleeves of the puff variety are ex
tensively used, the difference in them
consisting of the stylo of finish at
the wrist or the decoration for elbow
length.
The semi-princess style consisting
of over-blouse or jumper and skirt
fastened together under the belt, is
very popular for young girls and
small women especially; for the
shirt waist, the conventional long
sleeve with link cuff is better for the
plain, tailored waist, for general
wear, but for lingerie blouses, the
short sleeves give a more dressy ef
fect. The short sleeve is so girlish
and becoming that one dislikes to
give it up.
The over-blouse is usually sleeve
less. The guimpe is sometimes made
of the same color as the dress ma
terial. Children's rompers are made very
loose and comfortable, and are easily
constructed. Both body and bloom
ers are joined to a belt at the waist
line and closed in the back with but
tons and buttonholes. A tape or
elastic in casing adjusts the bloom
ers about the knee.
Any serviceable fabric may be
used for making them, such as ging
ham, linen, cotton, galatea, wash
poplin, flannel, linen crash, mohair,
denims or chambrey.
Floral Notes
Clay soil is cool and heavy, and
retains moisture well.
Annual poppy seeds should be sown
where they are to grow, as they do
not bear transplanting very well.
Cow man i' re is much cooler than
stable manure, and is richer; it is
especially adapted to rose-growing.
Ferns must not be kept in the
bright sunshine, nor in the dark.
Water once a month with lime water
to keep worms out of the soil.
Shower once a week.
Tuberous rooted begonias show
their best when planted in the
border. They require a light, rich,
deep soil, plenty of room and sun
shine with p' rtial shade. Water in
the evening. Flowering season is
from June to October.
Keep the window garden plants
growing, and be careful for the
freezing nights. Give them all the
sunshine they can get, and on quite
warm days, which we now and then
have, let them have the fresh air.
Many things will be starting into
life during this month.
Plant the canna roots, dahlias,
and other tubers that need to begin
growth early, in boxes in the houae.
Start some gladiola bulbs, and plant
canna seeds for new plants.
Plant only the roses grown on their
own roots. There are so many hardy
cvcrbloomerH now to be had that one
need never be without this beautiful
flower in the border. There are many
tea roses which are nearly hardy.
Don't forget to order a "grand
mother's garden" collection of flower
seeds. You will And many of the
old favorites are well worth grow
ing. Get plenty of fragrant foliage
plants to mix in with the flowers.
In sowing fine seeds, the rule is
to mix with ten times their bulk of
clean, fine, dry sand with them; mix
well, and put into a pepper shaker,
and with tills sprinkle them over the
prepared soil. Very fine seed must
not be covered at all, while those a
little coarser should only have the
very least bit of sand sprinkled over
them. Moisten by setting the pot in
water until ih surface showt moI
tttra. Put a bit of glass over Ihttu.
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