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The Commoner.
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APRIL 8, 1910
the newspaper cushion, made to fill
in the box, tight, when the box lid
is fastened. I know of nothing bet
ter than newspapers to prevent the
radiation of the heat."
For tho Laundry
The day before the washing is to
be done, take as much soap as will
bo required for the washing, and
shave it down thinly; put this into
a sauce pan and pour over it just
enough boiling water to cover; set it
on the back of the range and let
melt slowly until quite free from
lumps. If allowed to boil, it is in
clined to boil over, an'd if kept just
below the boiling point it will not
require watching. Any scraps of
soap may be used. When cool, it
will form a jelly, and should not be,
kept long, as it loses its strength.
Dissolving the soap in this way mod
ifies the alkali in it, and soap jelly
should always be used for washing
flannels. When washing the flannels
to put away, make a good lather of
tho soap jelly with warm water, add
ing one tablespoonful of ammonia to
one gallon of water, then put in the
article or garment. Shake it about
in the water, using a squeezing mo
tion, sousing it up and down until as
clean as this water will make it, then
put it through another water with
less soap and no ammonia, then
through the clear rinse water; do
not wring with the hands, or twist;
either squeeze, or run it through a
wringer, shaking it well. Dry the
garment quickly by hanging in the
sunshine, if it can be done, but dry
in warmth, not near enough heat to
make it steam. Do not iron flannel
with a hot flat-iron. Such garments
as need a smoothing should be
ironed with a cool iron, laying a
cloth between the iron and the ma
terial. All flannels should be pulled
into shape while drying, and straight
'articles, such as shawls, "wraps, and
.thin blankets should be pinned to
sheets and laid on the floor, or a flat
surface; otherwise, tho corners will
pull or sag out of shape. For cro
cheted or knit articles, dry them
by heaping them on a flat surface
covered with a clean cloth, bunching
them together, though allowing them
to be spread so as to dry quickly.
Do not stretch on line, or they will
pull out of shape and be stringy.
ROSY COLOR
Produced by Postum
"When a person rises from each
meal with a ringing in the ears and
a general sense of nervousness, it is
a common habit to charge it to a de
ranged stomach.
"I found it was caused from drink
ing coffee, which I never suspected
for a long time, but found by leav
ing off coffee that the disagreeable
feelings went away.
"I was brought to think of the
subject by getting some Postum and
this brought me out of trouble.
"It is a most appetizing and invig
orating beverage and has been of
such great benefit to me that I nat
urally speak of it from time to time
as opportunity offers.
"A lady friend complained to me
that she had tried Postum, but it did
not taste good. In reply to my ques
tion she said she guessed she boiled
it about ten minutes. I advised her
to follow directions and know that
she boiled it fifteen or twenty min
utes, and she would have something
worth talking about. A short time
ago I heard one of her children say
that they were drinking Postum
now-adays, so I judge she succeeded
in making it good, which is by no
means a difficult task.
''The son of one of my friends was
formerly, a pale lad, but since he
has been drinking Postum, has a fine
color. There is plenty of evidence
that Postum actually does 'make red
blood,' as the famous trade-mark
nays."
Read "The Road to Wellville,"
found in pkgs. "There's a Reason."
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and fall of human
interest.
Helpful Suggestions
If you have a much soiled chamois
skin, try washing it through a strong
solution of ammonia and cold water,
then rinso well in clear cold water,
and it should bo clean and soft.
When putting away tho furs and
woolens, sprinkle liberally with lav
ender seeds, with a small amount of
gum camphor; feathers and other
cold weather necessities and orna
ments may bo put away with pack
ages of lavender seeds laid among
them, and will come out next fall
with a delightful odor clinging to
them.
For every household where a bit
of ground may be used, a mint and
lavender bed should be made. Tho
mint will take care of itself, coming
up year after year, while the lav
ender is not hard to raise. Either
grows readily from seeds.
The best color for the ceiling of
a room is a faint cream gray it hav
ing been shown that this color has
tho largest reflecting power, whilo
ceilings of a faint green, light yel
low and faint pink follow In order.
The plainer and harder the surface,
the more glare in the reflection.
Do not forget tho flower planting
for the housekeeper's eyes. Give
the kitchen windows a restful, com
forting view for the sake of the one
who spends the bigger part of her
life Inside. Shut off the ugly views
with vines and tall shrubs, and do
cultivate grasses rather than rub
bish heaps in the back yard.-
Sweep the haTdwood floor with a
soft hair brush and wipe with a
long handled dust mop. .Where tho
room is not much used, the dust mop
may be enough.
The kitchen sink requires con
stant care to prevent a greasy, un
sanitary condition from careless
uses. All dishes should be scraped
clean of foods, and washed in quite
warm soapy water. If there is gilt
on the china, do not use soap, but
have quite warm water.
tablespoonfuls of molted butter nnd
ono pint of scalded milk. Cook caro
fully as you would a custard. Put
tho corn mlxturo into buttered tim
balo irons, set them in a pan of hot
water and bake slowly until firm.
Serve as an entree, or turn out on a
hot platter and garnish with' parsley.
TRUSTS AND SALOONS
Mr. Bryan says tho trust question
is now involved in tho liquor ques
tion. No longer is thero individual
ownership of saloons. They are
owned by wholesalers and manufac
turers. Ho says:
"Instead of the saloon of former
days, owned by a resident and amen
able to some extent to the sentiment
of the community, wo have the
branch saloon, owned and operated
by a producer of liquor. This sys
tem adds tho evils of tho trust sys
tem to the evils of tho saloon itself.
Whenever a community attempts to
deal with ono of its own citizens It
finds itself in a struggle with great
corporations which operate over a
largo area, and havo a pecuniary
Intorost In cultivating tho appotito
for drink; instead of settling tho
question by consulting Its own voters
it must engago in a war with a for
eign power."
That's Just it and that explains
why many states like Tennessee,
abolished the manufacture along
with tho snloon. It was not that
tho manufacture in Itself wns so per
nicious, but that the manufacturers
owned tho retail establishments and
furnished tho fund with which regu
lation of tho retail salo was fought.
Knoxvlllo, Tenn., Sentinel.
FORCE OF HABIT
"You know that pretty salesgirl
took homo from tho dance?"
"Yes."
"Well, I stolo a kiss."
"What did she say?"
" 'Will that bo all?' "Judge.
In proportion to population, Aus
tralia has more unemployed area
than any other country. Ex.
Requested Recipes
Cream Cheese and Watercress
Mash one cream cheese with a little
cream; add half a cupful of chopped
English walnut kernels, form into
balls and serve two or three to each
person on a bed of watercress, using
French dressing for this salad.
Spinach After thoroughly wash
ing and cooking, take six tablespoon
fuls of spinach pressed through a
sieve; add to this the beaten yolks
of four eggs and one pint of rich
milk; beat this well, adding salt and
pepper to taste, set over the fire and
stir until it thickens; when cool, put
into fancy molds, and set the molds
in a pan of boiling water simmering
slowly until firm. Turn out care
fully and serve with a French dres
sing made with one tablespoonful of
oil to six of lemon Juice or vinegar.
Tapioca Cream Soup Ono quart
of white stock, one pint of cream or
milk, one onion, two stalks of cel
ery, one-third cup of tapioca, two
cups of cold water, one tablespoonful
of butter, a pinch of mace, salt and
pepper. Wash the tapioca and soak;
cook it with the stock for one hour;
cut the onion and celery into small
pieces and put on to cook for twenty
minutes with the milk and mace.
Strain on the tapioca and stock, sear
son, add butter and servo.
Corn Timbales One can of corn,
when the fresh is not in season; chop
the corn very fine, add two eggs
slightly beaten, one teaspoonful of
salt, a dash of pepper, one and a half
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