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The Commoner
VOLUME 10, number: 4
Conducfcdby
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The Cruse Unit Fulk'lli Not"
Tb thy cruso of comfort failing?
ItiBo and sharo it with a friend,
And through nil the years of famine,
It Blifill Borvo thoo to tho end.
Lovo divine will AH thy Btoro Iioubc,
Or thy handful still ronow;
Scanty faro for ono will ofton
Mako a royal feast for two.
For tho heart grows rich in giving
All Its wcaltli is living grain;
fioods which mildow In tho garner,
Scattorod, 1111 with gold tho plain.
in thy hurdon hard and heavy?
Do thy steps drag wearily?
Holp to lift thy brother's burden
God will bear both It and thee.
Lost and weary on tho mountains,
Wouldst thou sleep amidst tho
snow?
Ohafo that frozen form besido thee,
Ami InrrnMinr both all all ulow.
Art thou wounded in life's battle?
Many stricken 'round- thee moan;
Givo to them thy precious ointment,
And that balm Bhall heal thino
own.
Is thy hoart a well loft empty?
Nono out God tho void can fill;
Nothing but a ceaseless fountain
Can its coasoloss longing fill,
is thy heart a living power?
Solf-ontwlnod, its Btrongth sinks,
low;
it can only livo by loving,
And by serving, lovo will grow.
i Mrs. Elizabeth Itundlo Charles.
(Words supplied for publication
by Mrs. E. G. B., of Dallas, S. D.)
to souse a piece of food material into
a kettle of water, and pour a mix
turo of materials into a pan, and
call It cookery. Send us your best
suggestions, dear friends, and let us
pass them on.
Barring Flesh Foods
In vlow of tho wide-Bproad agita
tion In tho mattor of barring flesh
'products from tho table until prices
are lowored. It is timely to bring
out our best recipes for making
dishes to supply tho place of tho
boycotted article. In many homes,
whoro the cost of meats is not par
ticularly oppressive, meats are much
lesB usod than ono would suppose.
Appetizing and nutritious dishes arc
made of tho legumes, nuts; grains,
and llko products of tho Holds and
forest; but where tho cost is felt
tlio koqnpst, there is posltivo ignor
ance on tho part of tho house-mother
in regard to substitutes, or methods
of serving them. In such homes, tho
Idea of doing without moats, arid
still supplying nutritious moals to
working husbands and growing chil
dren, brings consternation. Tho cost
of eggs, milk and butter has soared
with other prices, until in many
homes they are not to bo thought of,
oven if ono could stomach tho stale,
Btorago eggs, tho grease buttorino,
or tho romarkablo mixture sold as
milk and cream. Such families havo
bo absorbed tho meat-eating habit
that it will bo hard to got along
without it. Then too. in mn-nv
neighborhoods, there aro shops
which sell meats at about tho old
prices; but ono dare not look behind
tho butcher's stall to investigate tho
cauBO of tho low prices, if tho meat
is expected to bo eaten.
Tho fact of the business seems to
ho that housewives must "get busy,"
.and make a business of their busi
ness of housekeeping and table-providing,
and study up tho possibili
ties of tho food supply. That cook
ory is a fine art, and is as much a
profession as tho mixing of drugs,
is now conceded on all hands, and
to he a proficient housewifo, a wom
an must know more than just how
"Doctoring One's Self"
At this season of tho year, coughs,
Hore throats, "cold on tho chest'
acute bronchitis, grippe, and penu
monia aro usually prevalent, and
when one is "coughing one's head
off," ono is apt to grasp at any straw
which promises rollef. But a rem
edy that Is exactly suited to one case
is ofton entirely unsuited to another,
and a medicine that helps a patient
at ono time, under certain conditions,
may be very harmful to tho same
person when conditions aro changed.
For this reason, ono should not use
a formula from the nrinted nace. or
one given by another, without first
consulting a responsible druggist, or,
better, a skillful physician as to the
probable effect of tho ingredients in
his own case. A common cold, if
neglected, or wrongly treated, may
become a very serious affair, and it
is well, if simple homo remedies fail
to givo relief in a short time, to sub
mit tho case to a careful physician,
who will prescribe for the ailment
understanding. Besides, many
persons have "idiosyncrasies" pe
culiarities of temperament which
render certain drugs very harmful
to them, though remedial in" the case
or others not so constituted.
Nearly all cough medicines con
tain moro or less opium, in some
form, together with other strong
drugs, tho taking of which inter
nally leaves more or less bad effect,
and this is especially true of old
time formulas. Our most successful
physicians now cive much less medi
cine than In former years, and many
of them do not hesitate to say that
tho effect of drug treatment is worse
than tho disease it is supposed to
cure. Self doctoring is not to be
commended, except whore most in
telligently done, though many home
remedies in the hand of an intelli
gent nurse, aro far better than can
be had from many physicians.
and pick to pieces; add one cupful
of cream and a tablespoonful of but
ter, mixing well. Boil and mash
eight to ten potatoes, medium size,
and make quite moist with milk;
put the fish with cream and butter
into a baking dish, spread the pota
toes on top and bake a nice brown
in tho oVen. Serve in slices.
Baked Salmon Pour the water
(or oil) off one can of salmon, into
a baking dish. Put one pint of milk
to boil in a double boiler; cream one
tablespoonful of butter and one of
flour together, and when the milk .is
scalding hot, stir, this into it gradu
ally and smoothly; a little chopped
parsley and juice of one onion may
be added; add black pepper, red
pepper and salt, to taste. Beat one
egg well and add, pouring over the
salmon. Sprinkle cracker dust over
it and bake in the dish containing
tho salmon water or oil. Mrs. G. B.,
Savannah, Ga.
Contributed Recipes .
Dried Codfish Always lay in Boak
in fresh cold water at least overnight
before wanted. Lay the flesh side
down, that tho salt may drop out.
Then take off the skin and put in
plenty of cold water, boil gently
(skimming if necessary) for one
hour; or tie it In a cloth and boil it.
It is then ready to bo picked to
pieces, any bones removed, and used
iur various aisiies.
Codfish Cakes Use the boiled cod
fish, chop fine and put an equal
quantity of rnashed boiled, potatoes
with it; moisten with beaten eggs
ur mint, or nair milk and half wa
ter; add a bit of butter about the
size of a walnut, and a little pepper;
it is usually salt enough. Form into
small cakes, rather more than half
an inch thick, roll in flour, and fry
m iiui nit mra. Deer drippings, or
cottolene until a delicate brown.
Fry gently, but keep the fat boiling
hot while they are in it. When one
side is done, turn over. Serve hot
These cttkes may be leaked in the
oven, putting a bit of butter on ton
of each.
Codfish a la Crome Freshen two
pounds of codfish over night; then
put over the fire in fresh water and
bring to a boil; drain off tho water
Household Helps
To clean a copper kettle, fill the
kettle with very hot water, then rub
it over with very sour milk; or,. bet
ter, use sour buttermilk. After
wards, polish it with a piece of
chamois skin. A kettle cleaned in
this way will always look bright and
new.
An easy way to mend lace curtains
is as follows. If there aro holes too
large to darn, take a piece of net as
nearly like the curtain as possible,
or cut a .piece from some discarded
curtain. Dip the niece in starch. Ijiv
it on the hole, or worn place, and
when nearly dry, press with a warm
iron. The patch will remain until
the curtain is laundered again, and.
will not be discernible. A small
hole can be mended by crocheting
with thread the size of the mesh.
A soiled wall paper may be cleaned
by rubbing well with a flannel cloth
dipped in oat meal. This is a useful
thing to remember when one does
not wish to re-Daner th" whnia
room.
To remove iodine stains from
whito goods, take common house
hold ammonia, dilute it one-half with
slightly warm water, then soak the
garment In this for an hour, rub-
omg mo spots now and then. If the
stain is not all removed hv tMa i.
cess, take hi-carbonate of potash and
rub it well into the stain until the
last trace of the iodine is removed
Then rinse well and dry.
Ono of the simplest means of
cleaning silver that has become
blackened by gas or time, is to mix
a teaspoonful of ammnnin m,
cupful of water and use a little of
this liquid to form a paste with
whiting. Polish the article with the
paste, using a soft chamois or cloth
to apply, and another to polish
A paste of ordinary table salt and
vinegar rubbed briskly over the
nickel ornaments on the kitchen
range when the stove is cool will
make them as bright as new. Apply
jiHioto wiui u nannoi rag.
paint of colors or white. Pongee or
cretonne or silkoline, or even curtain
calico, may be tacked on the frame,
and it will add to its usefulness if
patch pockets, or pockets shirred on,
are sewed on the inside. For the
sick room, the covering should be t
of white oilcloth, with pockets set
oh the side next tne oeu m ,wuicu
much of the necessities of the, sick
couch can bo stowed away. The oil-, -cloth
can be wiped off when dusty-or
soiled. . .-
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For the Odd Jobs
This is the season when- there are
many odd moments at the disposal
of the house-father, and it is. well
to take a look at the house fur
nishings. Be sure to have the pot
of paint, varnish and glue close at
hand, and tighten up all loose
joints; a few nails here, a few
qfipftws there, a touch of clue in an
other place; then, when all the joints
are fastened, and all the loose parts
securely joined, the paint brush will
come in play, and after one or more
coats of paint, as the need may "be,
the varnish brush will finish the
work. You will be surprised how
very much better the home will
look. But there ,are many places
where a little doctoring with the saw
and hammer and screwdriver will
work wonders in the appearance of
the wood work of the rooms, and
these should be followed up with the
paint, varnish and paste brushes. A
little money and some time are spent
in adding to the attractiveness and
comtort oi tne home.
A Useful Screen
A screon is at times almost indis
pensable, especially in the sick room,
or where one has to do work which
inevitably "litters" up the space Oc
cupied, such as sewing, patching, or
ripping garments apart. A service
able Bcreen for shutting off unsight
ly corners or occupations may be
made of a- small clothes horse of the
folding variety, and the frame may
be made very pretty by uBing enamel
Query Box
Mrs. S. M. B. Two or three me
dium sized potatoes sliced thin and
cooked to a crisp in the lard should
be enough for a gallon of .lard- that
requires sweetening. Thanks for the
promised recipes. '
C. 0. To fembvethfi Irrm niRf.
from fabrics, this is claimed to' be
good: Have a teakettle of boiling
water on the stove; take the gar
ment dry, and cut a lemon in two;
squeeze the juice of the lemon on
the spots and hold them over the '
steaming spout of the kettle; the
spots should readily yield to thia
treatment.
Anxious Mother The duration of
the disease called whoonimr r.min-h la
probably not shortened by treatment,
but the severity, or number of par
oxysms may be modified and dimin
ished by remedies sedative in char
acter. Children may have tho
whooping cough, yet not whoop
noticeably.
T. S. -This is said to stop tooth-
tu;u; ii m a small cup with boiling
vinegar; dip a piece of raw cotton
into the vinegar and rub the gums;
let the vinegar be as hot as can be
borne, but not burn; fill the cavity of
the tooth with cotton dipped in the
hot vinegar. Sometimes two appli
cations have to be made.
L. L. The California prune ia
nothing more than a verv TiiifY.n
sugary and delicious plum, cured and
packed for shipment. The white ap
pearance on the skin is the fruit
sugar which has exuded through the
Sa?if,in otheise good con
dition, this does not injure the fruit
in amount of carbo-hvdratpq"
starches and sugars, the prune buS
K nXiSi f ri Irults Su&ar should
be added to the prunes while soak
ing, not after cooking. The prunea
should stew gently. Prunes
Cookery Kinks
People who commonly can not eat
baked beans should try having them
twice baked. Experience has shown
that rebak ing the baked beans of tK
previous day renders them much
more digestible. uca
S.fnLSS8??!? -P. usa "eet-
- . u Biounas. if a hnlfl
tier'
teacupful ofcold water is thrown in
to the boiling coffee just as it is
pil
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