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The Commoner.
AUGUST 2.8, 1301
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of tho population Is dependent, more
or less, upon tho poor rate,
Tho United States pays $160,000,
000 a year for military pensions, be
sides tho half-pay of retired army
and navy officers, and tho full pay
of retired Judges; but for "the aged
people at large, thero aro no provi
sions made for tho years of helpless
ness, no matter how worthy their
lives havo been. Churches, lodges,
societies, associations and some pri
vate enterprises have built homes
and filled them with tho aged poor
for a larger or smaller admittance
fee, but many of them aro so badly
conducted that no self-respecting old
person is willing to become an in
ornate. A largo number, however, are
very deserving, For tho majority of
people, there is little Inducement to
save for old age, as illness, accident,
or lack of employment will readily
wipe out the accumulation of years,
leaving the old person penniless and
an unwelcome burden on the com
munity. Very few old people are
capable of attending to financial mat
ters, and they are too often robbed of
their savings by dishonest "friends,"
or conscienceless advisors. Some
plan might be devised whereby old
people having a little property might
be protected from their "friends."
Large Fruits
Apple, peach, pear, plum, quince,
and crabapple jelly may bo made
thus: Slice or quarter the' fruit
without peeling; put over tho fire
in a preserving kettle with onough
water to nearly cover the fruit. Let
it simmer until tender and broken
so tho juico flows freely. - Remove
from the fire, mash into a pulp and
put into a flannel bag, or doubled
cheese-cloth, and let drip as long as
it will. Do not squeeze, or the jelly
will be clouded. When the juice is
all extracted, measure, and proceed
as with small fruits. If there are
any decayed or' damaged parts to the
fruit, it should he cut out when the
fruit is sliced. For the peach jelly,
boiling a fow of tho kernels from tho
pits with tho fruit will add to tho,
flavor. If a tablespoonful of lemon
juico Is added to each pint of tho
trained fruit juice, before putting
in tho sugar, it will be improved.
Apples and quinces, half and half,
make nice jolly and preserves.
Grape Fruit Conserves For mar
malade, peel off the yellow rind, chop
tho rind, then cover with rather
strong brine and bring to a good
scald; drain, and cover with fresh
water and again bring to a boil; if
this does not take away onough of
the bitterness, repeat tho process.
Pare off the heaviest white mem
brane remaining, halve the fruit and
take out core and seeds and slice
lengthwise, place in a granite ware
kettle and bring to a boil, taking care
not to let It scorch. When the rind
is re,ady, add the fruit to it and cook
untir the rind is tender and clear.
Then measure and to every pint of
fruit allow one pound of sugar and
cook for half an hour, or until as
thick as desired.
Grape Fruit Jelly Prepare the
fruit as for marmalade, cook until
soft, then strain s other fruits.
Measure the juice, return to kettle
after measuring, and boil five min
utes; then add a pound of sugar
for a pint of juice, stir until dis
solved, cook this until it answers the
tests for other jellies when put on
r cold surface. Have the sugar hot
when added to tho juice, ns this re
quires less boiling. The sugar can
be heated by putting into baking
pans and setting in a warm (not
hot) oven until heated. Too much
heating turns tho sugar yellow and
ruins it.
"Winter Killers"
Among tho beautiful things easy
to have, palms head tho list. If you
can keep anything Hko an even tom
poraturo of GO to 76 degroos, with
a reasonablo amount of jnoisturo In
It, and will keep tho plant freo from
dust and insects, thero is nothing
moro satisfactory to grow than some
varieties of the palm. Thero must
bo a good llglit not necessarily sun
shine, but sunshine will not hurt;
there must bo good drainago, and
tho dust must bo kept from tho
leaves by Bponging frequently with
clear water. About the only insect
which troubles tho palm is the scale,
and this is easy to got rid of. Tho
insect is just what tho name implies
a flat, brownish thing shaped like
a small scale, and is to bo found
(though I hope not on your plant)
on the stems and ribs or veins of
tho leaf. It can bo easily removed
with tho point of a toothpick, and
tho plant should bo scrubbed after
ward with an old tooth brush and
aoap suds, then rinsed in clear watox.
Watch for the firit ono, and war to
extermination. Ha good to your
palms. An oxcellont way to water
palms la to act tho pot in a vessel
of water and loavo until tho surfaco
soil in the pot shows moisture. Do
not' water again until tho surfaco
soil is dry and crumbly, and tho out
side of tho pot looks dry no rly to
tho bottom. Uso Judgment In this
mattor. Good, fresh garden loam,
with an equal quantity of a mlxturo
composed of rich leaf mold, sr.nd and
old, rotted manuro in equal parts,
used rough, is a good compoBt for
palms, and they do not need potting
oftenor than onco In two p- thrco
years, if given a pot of right slzo
at first. For a three-year-old Kon
tia, measuring a .ard across at tho
bend of Its leaves, I havo an eight
Inch pot. Nothing can bo moro
"homey" than a well grown speci
men of tho Washington flllfera, tho
Latonla Dorbonlca, or tho Kentia
Forstoiina.
FRIENDLY TIP
Restored Hope and Confidence
After several years of indigestion
and its attendant evil influence on
the mind, it is not very surprising
that one finally loses faith in things
generally. '
A New York woman writes an in
teresting letter. She says:
"Three years ago I suffered from
an attack of peritonitis which left
me in a most "miserable condition.
For over two years I suffered from
nervousness, weak heart, shortness
of breath, could not sleep, etc.
"My appetite was ravenous but I
felt starved all the . time. I" had
plenty of food but it did not nourish
me because of intestinal. indigestion.
Medical treatment did not seem to
help, I got discouraged, stopped med
icine and did not care much whether
I lived or died.
"One day a friend asked me why
I didn't try Grape-Nuts, stop drink
ing coffee and uso Postum. I had
lost faith in everything, but to please
my friends I began to use both and
soon became very fond of them.
"It wasn't long before I got some
strength, felt a decided change, in
my system, hope sprang up in my
heart and slowly but surely I got
better. I could sleep very well, the
constant craving for food ceased and
I have better health now than be
fore the attack of peritonitis.
"My husband and I are still using
Grape-Nuts and Postum." "There's
a Reason."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, "The Road to
Wellville," In pkgs.
Ever rend the above letter'.'' A
new ono appears from time .to 'time.
They are genuine, true, and' hill of
human interest. -
For tho Pickle Jar
Green Pepper Pickles Cut the
tops from two dozen large green pep
pers, scoop out the seeds and put
the peppers to soak in cold salt wa
ter ovor night. Chop very fine a
Arm, white head of cabbage, and
mix with it one ounce of white mus
tard seeds and one ounce of cloves;
put this into the pepper shells and
sew the piece back on top. Cover
with cold, boiled vinegar and seal
air-tight.
Ripe Cucumber Pickles Take one
dozen ripe cucumbers, chop fine, or
run through a chopping machine,
and press out as much of the juice
as you can; measure this pulp, and
to each quart of pulp add four large
white onions chopped fine, ono sweet
red pepper freed from seeds and cut
fine, one heaping teaspoonful of salt
and one-eighth teaspoonful of
cayenne. Stir all ingredients well
together and pack in stone or glass
jars, nearly filling .them, then over
flow with cold vinegar until all
spaces are filled, after which seal
tightly.
Green Tomato Pickles Tq one
peck of nice green tomatoes allow
twelve onions, fou: pounds of brown
sugar and one gallon of beet cider
vinegar. Slice tomatoes and onions
very thin and arrange them In lay
ers with salt sprinkled between lay
ers, using one and a half cupfuls salt
to a peck ot tomatoes. Pour over
boiling water enough to scald them
well and let stand until the next
morning. Drain off the brine, wash
the vegetables well in cold water and
let them drain in a colander, or on
a slanting surface. Take equal parts
of vinegar and water, enough to
cover them, add one cupful of sugar
and let it come to a boll; drop into
this the tomatoes and onions and
scald for twenty minutes, skim out
and drain again thoroughly. To one
gallon of fresh vinegar and four
pounds of brown sugar, some brok
en sticks of cinnamon, and a few
cloves according as you like. Let
como to a' boil, add the vegetables
and let simmer until the tomatoes
ton dorabout ten minutes. Bpt-j
tie and seal. To be used with meats.J
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