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the bottom, then, the sides, and press
on the wrong side. For darning,
where it is possible, use ravellings
of the goods; "but if this can not be
done, use a shade darker of fine
silk thread on woolens. A worn
place, not yet in a hole, should have
a larger piece of thin goods of the
same shade and color of the material
basted on the wrong side, the patch
pressed, and the thin place darned
over with very long stitches on the
under side and very short, fine ones
on the right side. Do not draw the
darning thread tightly, and always
leave a little loop of thread at the
end, as the old goods have shrunk,
while the thread has not.
A corner rent is difficult to do
nicely, but with patience it can be
done; only experience, however, can
give skill. If the garment will ad
mit of it, tailor's tissue may be used,
but for wash goods, this is imprac
tical. For mending boys' stockings, over
cast the edges of the hole and draw
the overcasting stitches until the
place is smooth and of the original
size of the unstretched goods; then
darn in the usual way, but set the
first stitch some distance from the
outside of the hole, so the .stitches
will be stayed. A patch of the same
grade of goods overhanded as a "set
in," can be made very neat-looking
and is easier to do than darning.
Many women, when their hose feet
give out, cut the worn feet from
the stocking, and using it as a pat
tern, cut from the strong part of the
leg of another stocking a new foot,
which is sewn onto the instep of the
original pair of stockings. This can
be very neatly done, without making
the seams hurtful to the foot, and
the life of the stocking be thereby
doubled.
cooking arrangements are away be
hind the time3, and the old joke of
"cooking the cook" is no joke at
all to the woman who has to get
the meals for the family during July
and August, especially. Where gas,
or the gasoline range can bo used,
the over-heating is much reduced,
but there is -always enough heat to
render the house uncomfortable un
less the kitchen can be shut away
from it. The steam cooker, fireless
cooker, and like inventions are bless
ings to the household, and should
be in every home especially the in
expensive "cooking chest."
i . The Summer Kitchen
It Is none too early to begin prepa
rations for the hot weather which is
but a little way off, now, and' the
summer kitchen Is one of the neces
sities to every one who has to cook.
The dislike for housekeeping and
.cooking may, In many instances, be
accounted for by the fact that the
BUELT RIGHT
Brain and Nerves Restored by Grape
Nuts Food
The number of persons whose ail
ments were such that no other food
could be retained at all, is large and
reports are on the increase.
"For twelve years I suffered from
dyspepsia, finding no food that did
not distress me," writes a Wisconsin
lady. "I was reduced from 145 to
90 pounds, gradually growing weak
er lentil I could leave my bed only
a short while at a time, and became
unable to speak aloud.
"Three years ago I was attracted
by an article on Grape-Nuts and de
cided to try it.
"My stomach was so weak I could
not take cream, but I used Grape
Nuts with, milk and lime water. It
helped me from the first, building
up my system in a manner most as
tonishing to the friends who had
thought my recovery impossible.
"Soon I was able to take Grape
Nuts and cream for breakfast, and
lunch at night, with an egg and
Grape-Nuts for dinner.
"I am now able to eat fruit, meat
and nearly all vegetables for dinner,
but fondly continue Grape-Nuts for
breakfast and supper.
"At the time of beginning Grape
Nuts I could scarcely speak a sen
tence without changing words around
or 'talking crooked' in some way, but
my brain and nerves have become so
strengthened that I no longer have
that trouble." "There's a Reason."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read ."The' Road to
Wellville,"' in pkgs.
Preserving Eggs
The call for directions for pre
serving eggs by means of water
glass, or silicate of soda, is again
heard, and our friends would like
to know how others, who have tried
the process, succeeded. So far as I
have heard from them, or read of
the process in other journals, the
result has been satisfactory, but
would like to hear from others. No
preservative will keep eggs as fresh
as when newly laid, but eggs sub
merged in the above solution will
keep a long time some say a year
and will give good satisfaction for
culinary purposes.
A wooden, porcelain or stone ves
sel, water boiled and cooled, and
strictly fresh eggs to begin with, are
the requisites. As the eggs are
gathered, put them in the vessel,
standing them with the small end
down, and put as many down at once
as possible. Then to ten quarts of
the boiled and cooled water add one
quart of water glass (or in that pro
portion), stir well, and pour this over
the eggs, which It should complete
ly cover. The eggs should at all
times be completely submerged in the
solution; if evaporation takes place,
more of the solution must be added.
The solution forms a coating which
va-nln-ra 'iVta all oil nlr-Hrrhf Thn
fresh eggs may be added to the solu- I
lion as iney urq jjumurtiu, tLvviJiug
them always under water. In some
instances, the mixture has been
known to coagulate, and now and
then one of the eggs, on being
broken, is found with the yolk seem
ingly cooked fast to the white on
one side; but the general testimony
seems to be in favor of this preserva
tive above all others, especially for
home use. After being put into the
solution, the vessel containing the
eggs should be set away in a cool,
dark place and covered, to keep out
any trash. It is claimed that eggs
preserved in this way are much su
perior to storage eggs, with no un
natural taste or taint about them,
and that they "beat up" about as
well as fresh ones.
The water glass Is cheap about
fifty cents a gallon, and most drug
gists keep it, either in liquid form,
or powder, and the druggist should
be able to tell how to reduce the
dry form to the liquid.
Query Box
Several queries are answered in
other columns.
Mrs. L. Indigestion can not al
ways be cured simply by dieting.
Often the stomach is weakened from
other causes, and can not give the
food taken into it the proper treat
ment. See article, "Stomach
Trouble," in another column.
Querist. If you have a book store
in your town, the proprietor should
be able to give you the desired in
formation and address of the pub
lishers. If not, and you will send
me a stamped, addressed envelope, I
will aid you; but it can not be done
through this column.
A. F. B. The name signed to the
poem, "Look Aloft," which was re
cently reproduced in The Commoner,
a thni nf the author. Jonathan Law
rence. It is an old poem, and was'
merely given as a reprint by the pa
per from which it was copied Into
The Commoner. There was no at
tempt at plagarlsm.
L. S. For the bath bags, got five
pounds of ground oats (not rolled)
half a pound of castllo soap, pow
dered, and one pound of fine Flor
entine orris root, powdered. Make
small bags of cheese cloth, about
four Inches square, sewing double
seams, and fill these with the mix
ture, sew up, and use one at a time,
as you would soap, in the bath water.
Fannie B. The ugly brown
splotches that appear irregularly on
the hands, arms, neck and face, are
sometimes due to nerve troubles or
liver ailments. The discolorations
are generally too deep for any local
applications to remove them. The
bleaching must come from within.
A. M. For papering on calso
mlned walls, wash the walls and ceil
ing with warm water in which
enough vinegar has been dropped to
give to it a slightly acid taste, using
a cotton cloth, and using a pailful
of tho water for two foot squaro,
changing tho water and using moro
fresh water as you go. Havo tho
paper ready to put on tho wall, and'
hang it while tho wall is still wet.
It is hard to make stick.
Wooden sinks are objectionable, as
they soon becomo soaked with tho
water, and it is Impossible to clean
them thoroughly. Tho metal, porcelain-lined,
white sink is tho most
sanitary, and as littlo wood work aa
possible should bo used about tho
sink.
Martin A. Morrison, of Frankfort,
Ind., has been nominated for con
gress by the democrats of tho ninth
Indiana district.
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