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;when it Is dissolved, If ono desires
good results. Much more sugaT is
required' when the sugar and lemon
Juice are mixed before putting in the
water.
If coffee is to be used (and many
people suffer from headache without
it), put the ground coffee in a paper
sack, and carry a tin pail or small
tea-kettle along in which to heat the
water. Many take a clean bright
tin can which can be set on the coals
for heating the water, then, when no
longer needed, thrown away.
A can of evaporated milk should
be taken in the lunch basket, for
the coffee or tea, and will be very
satisfactory, where cream will sour.
A quantity of parafllne paper and
sufficient wooden plates, to be had
for a few cents a dozen at the bak
er's or grocery store, should be
packed in the basket, and may be
either brought home again, or
thrown away after use.
Paper napkins, to be had at Ave
cents the dozen, are serviceable, and
save stains on the handkerchief or
napkin proper. A towel should al
ways be taken for the soiled hands.
If pies are prt between two paper
or wooden plates, and packed in the
bottom of the basket, they will go
through all right. Or the pie may
be left on the plate on which it is
baked and covered with the thin
wooden or paper plate.
Cockroaches and Water Bugs
Some of these methods are given
from personal experience and same
from hearsay, 7 our friends. Per
sonally, I have never had any ex
perience with either kind of insects
further than the first comers brought
In with the groceries. The treat-.
ment must in all cases be applied for
some time from a fortnight to a
OVER THE FENCE
Neighbor Says Something
couple of months, and even aftor
thinning of their numbers, constant
vigilance must bo exercised that no
new ones are brought in by the
trades people. One method of rid
ding the house of the pest is to strew
powdered borax thickly over tho
shelves and in their runways, blow
ing it into cracks and holes with a
powder gun. Another is to use
strong Persian insect powder in the
same way; another, to mix powdered
borax and an equal amount of a' mix
ture composed of equal parts of
sugar, Paris green and sulphur; take
everything out of the pantry and
scatter this freely over the shelves
and blow it into cracks and hiding
places, then put fresh paper on tho
shelves and await developments.
Everything eatable must bo kept se
curely out of their reach, as they
will track the poison into food, even
if they do not eat it. Another Is to
mix one part borax and three parts
corn starch, sifting several times to
thoroughly mix It, and scatter this
thickly about their haunts. Borax
with Paris green or cayenne pepper
is recommended, and this should be
sprinkled over the sink openings at
night to dissuade the bugs from com
ing out of the pipes. None of these
remedies promi: e Immediate relief,
or prevent other bugs from invading
the premises; but after a few weeks
the older generation will begin to
thin out while the newly-hatched
will be coming on. Just persevere
In the use of the powders and keep
a constant watch that a new supply
Is not brought in. Remember to
keep all foods out of their reach, and
keep everything clean and dry. This
last is half the battle, for dampness
is ideal for their propagation, and
you must keep up the fight for sev
eral months.
spread tho rhubarb over tho toast,
enough to moisten thoroughly.
Strawberry Sherbet Rinse a quart
of hulled strawberries, drain well
and mash to a pulp; add at the same
time ono pound of sugar. Let stand
for two hours, then add tho juice of
ono lemon and threo pints of cold
water. Stir thoroughly and strain
through a coarse bag, pressing well
so as to extract all tho Juice. Sot
on ice until chilled, and servo In
lara off and sot each cup on a pretty
pinto, or In a glass sauco dish. If
liked, place a choico borry on the
top of each cup and placo others
around tho baso.
Goosoberry Fool Stow gooseber
ries until soft, put through a siovo
or earthenware colander, then make
a boiled custard, or sweeten enough
rich cream (about a gill of cream to
each quart of pulp) and stir care
fully into tho gooseberry pulp the
glasses with bits of crushed ice in it. j last thing before sending to tho
Strawberry Sponge Cups Dip tho
edges of lady-fingers In thick syrup
and arrange edge to odgo in char
lotto russo collars, lot stand for an
hour, when tho sugar will sot. Sea
son ono pint of double cream with
sugar and half a teaspoonful of or
ange extract, then whip to a froth.
When spongy and light placo by
spoonfuls In tho cups, alternating
with ripe clean strawberries cut In
halves. When serving, slip tho col-
tablo.
Rhubarb Jolly Cut up ono pint of
nico rhubarb and stew In as littlo
water as possible (Just enough to
keep from burning until tho Juico la
extracted), sweeten to tnsto, add tho
Juico and gratod rind of ono lemon,
and one-half box of gelatino previous
ly soaked In ono cupful of cold wa
ter. Add tho gelatino while tho rhu
barb Is hot; servo cold, with or with
out sauco.
The front yard fence is a famous
council place on pleasant days. May
be to chat with some one along the
street, or for friendly gossip with
next door neighbor. Sometimes it ig
only small talk but other times neigh
bor has something really good to
offer.
An old resident of Baird, Texas,
got some mighty good advice this
way once.
He says:
"Drinking coffee left me nearly
dead with dyspepsia, kidney disease
and bowel trouble, with constant
pains in my stomach, back and side,
and so weak I could scarcely walk.
"One day I w.is chatting with one
of my neighbors about my trouble
and told her I believed coffee hurt
me. Neighbor said she knew lots of
people to whom coffee was poison
and she pleaded with me to quit it
and give Postum a trial. I did not
take her advice right away but tried
a change of climate which did not
do me any good. Then I dropped
coffee and took up Postum.
"My improvement began imme
diately and I got better every day
I used Postum.
"My bowels became regular and
in two weeks all my pains were gone.
Now I am well and strong and can
eat anything I want to without dis
tress. All of this is due to my hav
ing quit coffee, and to the use of
Postum regularly.
"My son who was troubled with
indigestion thought that if Postum
helped me so, it might help him. It
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strong again.
"We like Postum as well as we
ever liked the coffee and use it alto
gether In my family in place of cof
fee and all keep well." "There's a
Reason." Read "The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Ever read tho above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interest
Variety for the Table
Vegetables are becoming so plenti
ful that with a little care in plan
ning, tho housewife will be at no
loss to find variety to set before tho
family. Vegetable salads are econom
ical, easily made and wholesome, but
to be at their best, care must be
exercised In their preparation. Dif
ferent flavors can be delicately add
ed to the plain dressing, and In this,
as in other things, practice makes
perfect.
The freshest of oils should be
used or, if oil is not at hand, thick
cream or butter may be substituted.
The ingredients should all bo of the
best. Hard-boiled eggs may be
powdered either in a mortar or by
mashing with a spoon, and the sea
soning should be added to the egg,
then the oil a few drops at a time,
and lastly the vinegar. Vegetable
salads should be stirred as little as
possible, and always with a wooden
spoon or fork. All vegetables used
for salads should be freshened in
cold water, dried carefully and then
shredded with the fingers Instead of
being chopped with a knife. Let
tuce salad should be dressed only
with salt, pepper, oil and vinegar;
eggs and mustard should not be used
with lettuce. Care must be taken
to avoid bruising or crushing the
vegetables when handling or prepar
ing them, as rough handling causes
them to wilt. Asparagus, cabbage,
lettuce, celery, cauliflower, water
cress, tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes,
beets, carrots, turnips, artichokes,
dandelions, spinach, kale, chickory
and purslane may any of them be
used for salads.
Our First Fruits
Rhubarb Toast Wash nice rhu
barb stalks, but do not peel; cut in
small pieces and put Into pan with
n mtlfl water afc possible; the wa
ter clinging to the pieces from the
last washing will usually be enough
if the pan is covered closely and the
fire not too hot. Let stow until done,
but not mushy, then sweeten and
set away to cool. For luncheon but
ter slices of hot toasted bread and
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