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canned corn ia used, the beans must
bo cooked until tender, and the corn
added to it and let cook about half
an hour. For seasoning, many pre
fer to use a tablespoonful of but
ter, or a cupful of cream, rather
than the pork. If butter or cream
is used, it should be added just be
fore serving, and not allowed to cook.
"smeary," and catch unnecessary
dust.
Cleaning Marble
When marble basins and other
marble lined articles are neglected
until yellow stains have been allowed
to appear on them, muriatic acid has
to be resorted to in order to remove
the stains. Shut the water off from
the basin and dry the marble well;
tie a rag to the end of a small stick,
dip it into the acid and with it touch
the stain and immediately the stain
will disappear. Put water into the
basin at once upon the disappearance
of the " stain, arid then scrub the
basin with soap and water. When
applying the acid be careful not to
get it on the metal about the basin,
as it will destroy t&e plating. Do
not get it on the hands, nor drop it on
your shoes, nor get it on your cloth
ing, as it will destroy them. Manu
facturer's Guide.
, Cleaning Oil Paintings
During the winter season, paint
ings accumulate smoke, grime and
like stains which are hard to remove.
It is said that this can be done, how
ever, without injury to the painting.
Do not se soap and water, as the
soap will do much damage. Wash
the painting gently with clear wa
ter, using a soft cloth, and as little
water as necessary ; let dry, then rub
with a clean cloth moistened with
fresh olive oil, being careful not to
use too much. The oil will remove
accumulations which the water has
' softened, and .will not fade the col---
ors. See that the oil is entirely re-
.' moved, so the picture will not be
"COFFEE DOESN'T HURT ME"
Tales That Arc Told
Uses of Sour Milk
Dutch Cheese In using clabbered
milk, as soon as the milk is suffi
ciently solid, set the pan on the stove
to warm gently, stirring occasion
ally; do not heat too hot, or the
cheese will be tough. As soon as
the curd will separate from the
whey, strain through a cheese-cloth
bag and hang to drain. If the milk
was very sour, the bag will have to
be squeezed a little occasionally, but
do not squeeze too much, as this will
make the cheese hard and dry.
When well drained, take out the curd
and stir up in a bowl with a little
sour cream, pepper and salt. If the
milk was not allowed to get too hot
before straining off the whey, it
should be soft and creamy.
Dutch Cheese from Buttermilk
The buttermilk must be fresh not
sour and bitter. LJet the buttermilk
on tho stove to warm gradually, stir
ring occasionally until tho curd set
tles, to the bottom with the whey on
top, then strain and proceed as with
the clabbered milk. If the whey is
saved, it makes a nice wash for the
hair, but must be well rinsed out.
but do not heat tho water. After
boiling, use tho boll water to wash
tho clothes through tho "last water,"
then rinse as usual. This will do
away with the early fire to heat tho
first wash water, and make tho task
more comfortable to tho laundress.
Coloring for Kitchen Walla
A very pretty pink color for kitch
en or pantry walls may bo mado by
dissolving whiting or lime in cold
water and adding to it enough per
manganate of potash to give it the
desired color. Add a little liquid
glue and apply as you would white
wash. A pale yellow shade may be
made by substituting a very little
yellow ochre for the permanganate,
and the ordinary blue bag wil sup
ply tho blue shade. The coloring
must be well blended, or the work
will be clouded or streaked.
"Emergency Helps"
Accidents frequently happen where
there are men and boys, and it is
well to have rolled bandages of clean
white cloth and good, reliable salves
or ointments. Iodofoam gauze is fine
for cuts; carbolic acid should bo in a
handy place, and for bathing sores
or cuts, six drops to a' quart of wa
ter is cleansing. A bottle of peroxide
of hydrogen should bo in every
house; its uses are legion, and it is
good for many things. It is cheap.
Sweet oil and laudanum, mixed by
the druggist is excellent for earache
in children. A five-cent bottle will
last a long time, as but a fow drops,
warmed, aro necessary at a. timo.
Wet a cloth in cold solution of' salt
and bind it round a sore throat, cov
ering with flannol. Uric a garglo of
one teaspoonful of salt to a half pint
of water.
Cotton Crepo
Fashion magazines say tho hotter
grades of cotton crepes aro used for
making lingerie frocks and shirt
waists; tho better grades arc filmy
and more transparent than tho coars
er, cheaper kinds, and tho goods
lends itself beautifully to all kinds
of embroidery and lace trimming.
Cotton crepo can bo laundorcd and
merely hung up to dry, needing no
ironing, and will thus servo tho pur
pose of tho busy housowlfo or busi
ness girl, as she can always have
clean, fresh-looking garments with
out tho work of ironing.
- - . "I was one of the kind who
. wouldn't believe that coffee was hurt
ling me," says a New York woman.
""You just couldn't convince me its
use was connected with the heart and
stomach trouble I suffered from most
of the time.
"My trouble finally got so bad I
had to live on milk and toast almost
entirely for three or four years. Still
I loved the coffee and wouldn't be
lieve it could do such damage.
"What I needed was to quit coffee
and take nourishment in such form
as my stomach could digest.
."I had read much about Postum,
but never thought it would fit my
case until one day I decided to quit
coffeev and give it a trial and make
sure about it. So I got a package
and carefully followed the directions.
"Soon I began to get better and
was able to eat carefully selected
foods without the aid of pepsin or
other digestants and it was not long
before I was really a new woman
physically.
"Now I am healthy and sound, can
eat anything and everything that
comes along, and I know this won
derful change is all due to my having
milt, nnffp.ft and cot the nourishment
I needed through this delicious
Postum.
"My wonder is why everypne don't
f?ivo nn the old coffee and the
troubles that go with it and build
themselves up as I have done, with
Postum."
Easy to prove by 10 days trial of
Postum in place of coffee. The re
ward is big.
"There's a Reason."
Ever read the aboVe letter? A new
one appeal's from time to timo. They
. are genuine, true,- and full of human
interest. s
Feeding Mice
A reader says: "Mice are not al
always exterminated by feeding them
meal mixed with plaster of paris. I
know of houses where mice have
fattened and increased wonderfully
on this diet. Traps do not always
catch mice; the little animals get
so wise and so wary that they play
hide-and-seek among the springs and
wires of half a dozen mouse traps
while playfully consuming the bait.
Do, some one, tell us of an 'infallible
exterminator that is not a joke.' Has
any one had experience?"
Washing Black Goods or Delicate
Colors
If you do not like your black goods
to look "smeary," do not starch
them. Make your flour starch, just
as you would for any starching, and
have it smooth and thick. Then, to
each gallon of water (for tho first
"suds") add one quart of the thick,
smooth starch, and in these propor
tions have enough starchy water in
the tub to wash tho garment. Use
no soap, but wash the black goods In
this starchy water just as though it
were tho ordinary soap suds; when
through the first water, add to the
second tubful one pint of starch to
one gallon of water, washing as
usual. When the clothes are clean,
rinse in clear water and hang to
dry wrong side out; dry in the shade
and iron on the wrong side For
delicate colors, do the same; but do
nf nca fho TOnter In "which black
ennds are washed for washing the
colored goods. Garments washed in
starch water will not fade or "run,"
if carefully attended to. Delicate
colors should not be kept wet any
longer than can be avoided.
. When the weather gets warm, soak
tho clothes over night, and in the
morning dram, on me .water, ana aaa
I fresh, washing with soap, as usual,
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The Commoner
'2827
2827 -Misses' Tucked Shirt "Waist,
with Yoke. Dotted foulard, lawn, lin
en, chambray or In fact any deHlrcd
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years.
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44.
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