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APRIL 10, 1909
The Commoner.
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cloths, and polish with these. Soap
and hard water give greasy, sticky
dish cloths and smeary dishes.
When done with the dishes, use soap
powder to clean the pots, pans and
kettles, then wash out the cloths
with the borax soap powder, rinse
clean and hang but to dry. Burn
the sticky, greasy dish cloth. They
will get gray-colored, but they can
be kept clean and soft.
If you must use hard water for
rinsing, measure out the quantity of
bluing necessary, and stir this into
a quarter or half a cupful of sweet
milk, then stir the mixture into the
rinse water. The bluing does not
"streak" so badly, if at all, when
used in this manner.
Try the sticky fly paper for trap
ping the wise mice who play over
your traps. Put the bait on the pa
per about the middle of the sheet,
and see what happens. Mice fatten
on corn meal and plaster of paris at
my home.
An Excellent Bread Recipe
A reader living in New Hampshire
sends us the following directions for
.making bread, which she highly rec
ommends: Boil in one quart of wa
ter enough potatoes to make one pint
after being mashed. When done
enough to fall to pieces, drain, and
mash, and return the potatoes to the
water in which they were boiled, to
gether with another half pint of
boiling water. To this add two
tablespoonfuls of sugar, a scant
tablespoonful of salt, a small cupful
of finely ground corn meal and the
same quantity of lard or butter. With
a wire potato masher stir and beat
this mixture until there is not a
lump in sight, then pour the mass
into the bread mixer and add three
quarts of best bread flour. Put the
crank in place, screw the mixer to a
table '"and turn until the dough is
smoothly and evenly mixed. Add the
yeaBt (which has been soaked for
half an hour in a cupful of warm
water) and turn the crank again for
live minutes. (It is not stated what
quantity of yeast is used, but as it
is dried yeast, one cake is supposed
to be the amount. Ed.) Put on
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Proper Food Pnt Him Right
the cover of the mixer and set in a
warm place to rise; it should rise
two or three times and bo stirred
down each time, until 9 o'clock ar
rives and you are preparing for bed.
The contents of the mixer should be
at this time a light, fluffy sponge.
Add to it all at one time three quarts
of sifted flour and turn the crank
until all the flour is thoroughly in
corporated and the mass is smoothly
combined. If it seems sticky, keep
adding more flour until by testing it
you And it will not stick to the fing
ers. Cover it up, set in a moderately
warm place away from any current
of air, and let alone until morning.
As soon as possible after making
your toilet, stir the dough down care
fully, cover again, and set in a warm
place to rise again to at least twico
its original bulk. Do not hurry it.
Mold the dough and put into well
greased pans, let rise to double its
bulk when put into the pans, and
then bake in a moderately hot oven.
It will keep sweet and moist as long
as there is a crumb left.
The food experience of a physician
in his own case when worn and weak
from sickness and when needing
nourishment the worst way is val
uable: "An attack of grip, so severe it
came near, making an end of me, left
my stomach in such condition I
could not retain any ordinary food.
I knew of course that I must have
food nourishment or I could never
recover
"I began to take four teaspoon
fuls of Grape-Nuts and cream three
times a day and for two weeks this
was almost my only food; it tasted
bo delicious that I enjoyed it im
mensely and my stomach handled it
perfectly from the first mouthful. It
was so nourishing I was quickly built
back to normal health and strength.
"Grane-Nuts is of great value as
food to sustain life during serious
attacks in which the stomach is so
deranged it cannot digest and assim
ilate other foods.
"I am convinced that were Grape
Nuts more widely used by physicians,
it would save many lives that are
otherwise lost from lack of -nourishment."
Absolutely the most perfect food
In the world. Trial of Grape-Nuts
10 days proves. "There's a Reason."
Look in pkg. for the little book,
"The Road to Wellyille."
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from 'time to time. They
Keeping Eggs Fresh
The use of water-glass for pre
serving eggs has passed the experi
mental stage, and it is now claimed
that among all the materials used
for this purpose, the water-glaB3 is
the most reliable. ' While it has been
demonstrated that the solution, once
used, can be used again, it Is al
ways best to begin the new seas6n
with a fresh supply of the liquid.
The water-glaiss can be had at al
most any store dealing in country
supplies, or at the drug stores, and
if not kept in stock, may be ordered
for you. The price ranges from
$1.25 to $1.75 per gallon for the
liquid, and about 25 cents a pound
for the dry. The druggist can tell
you how to dissolve the dry. The
vessel to contain the eggs may be a
tub, pail, or stone jar, and should
be perfectly sweet and clean to be
gin with. They must bo set in a
cool place, out of the sunshine and
draught of air, as both these agen
cies tend to cause the liquid to evap
orate. The eggs must be perfectly
fresh, and put into the liquid day
by day, as they are gathered. The
liquid must at all times completely
cover the last layer of eggs. The
water used must be boiled and the
mixture made while it is hot meas
uring carefully, the proportions are
one pound of the dry material to
each gallon of water; or, to sixteen
pints of the water add one pint of
the liquid. The mixture must be
cold when the eggs are put in. Be
sure that the eggs are fresh you
will get out of the vessel only what
you put into it. It does not pay
to put up tainted, stale or doubtful
eggs. Cover the vessel in order to
keep out dirt, insects or trash.
It
For the Spring Planting
pays to get the large sized,
dormant shrubbery and roses, and if
you want immediate bloom, in many
cases you must do so; but if you
have more time than money, and will
give the plants the necessary care,
the mailing size will give you much
pleasure, and with some kinds, a
few blossoms this season. Be good
to the plants, and they will respond
quickly to your kindness.
Cement Instead of Wood
For many reasons, cement Is grow
ing in popularity with builders.
Properly proportioned with sand, wa
ter and gravel, cement is used most
satisfactorily for walls, floors, found
ations, walks, posts, troughs, drains,
pillars and in numerous other ways
which will suggest themselves to the
In improving nis
fire proof, rat proof and frost proof
and tho process of making it Is not
at all difficult to understand. By
paying strict attention to tho funda
mental principles which govern the
use of the materials, almost any man
can do the work satisfactorily. Only
the best materials should be used if
the best results are wanted. Com
pared with the value of the finished
work, tho materials are not expen
sive, but it is not a "something for
nothing" scheme. Tho cement must
be good, and it must be kept in a
perfectly dry place; sharp, clean sand
must be provided, and either gravel,
finely broken rook, or coal cinders
may be used. If ono is interested in
the matter, a postal card should be
sent to the Secretary of Agriculture,
asking for the literature sent out
by the department on this subject.
There is a "good, better, and best"
quality of the cement, and no matter
what else is used with it, the "best"
is none too good for tho cement.
Household Conveniences
In a' recent exchange, a writer says
tho farmer is not only willing, but
anxious, to provide for his Women
folks the labor Having mid 'economical
machinery so often advised, but ho
does not always havo the incanM to
procure them. There are many things
which can be made at home, at small,
if any, cost by tho men folks in their
off hours, and there are hundreds of
little chores, calllnc for only a little
strength, skill and a few minutes
of time, which could bo attended to
on rainy days, cr the days when the
men-folks give to lounging about tho
country stores. If these wero at
tended to promptly, tho women folks
would havo time to go with tho hus
band and thus both of them could
take a little recreation oftener.
Latest Fashions for Headers of
The Commoner
2830 Ladies' "Gibson" Shlrt-Walst,
with Onc-Ploco Plain Sleeves or Uegu
latlon Shirt Sleeves. This model Is
only .sultahlo for tho plain tailored
models to wear in tho morning", such
as linen, Indian-head cotton, cotton
voile, or Persian Lawn. Six sizes 32
to 42.
2805 Childs' Dress with Front Yoke.
This attractive and simple little model
may bo developed to advantage In
China silk, nainsook, Persian lawn,
muslin or challis. Four sizes one-half
to. 5 years.
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' 2819 Boys' Russian Suit, Consisting
of a Blouse Closing- Under Box-Plait
at Center-Front, and Knickerbockers.
A splendid model for white or colored
linen, which should bo embroidered
with white mercerized cotton. Four
sizes 2 to 5 years.
282C Ladies' Thrcc-Piccc Empire
Skirt, with 10-inch Square Train or in
Bound Length. This model is partic
ularly stylish for the more dressy skirt
of chiffon-vollc, Venetian cloth or for
part of an evening- costume made of
almost any material. Five sizes 22
to 30.
27087
279 Ladies' Tucked Shirt-Waist.
Heavy white linen has been used for
the development of this simple valst
which is equally adaptable to lawn,
cotton voile or thin silk. Five sizes
32 to 40.
2794 Ladies' Night Gown, with
High or Low Neck and Long- or Short
Sleeves. Nainsook, thin cambric,
French batiste, or Persian lawn are all
adaptable to this pretty and simplo
design, which may also bo developed
in China silk, with trimmings of lace
or embroidery. Four sizes 32, 30, 40
and 44.
2831 Misses' Five-Gored Skirt, with
an Inverted Box-Plait at Center-Back
Seam and Tucks at Other Searna and
at Center-Front. A simple and easily
constructed model, which is adaptable
to all tho Spring and Summer ma
terials. Three sizes 13 to 17 years.
2809 Boys' Shirt-Blouse and Knick
erbockers. Tho Blouse Having Back
Yoke and with or without Permanent
Turn-Down Collar. Khaki, llnn, Indian-head
cotton, serge or thin flannel
may all be used for this serviceable
littlo oult. Five sizes 5 to 13 years.
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