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-r ffi pvfit v" ' i' fl ij , .,. V'WWSIWJfiP''VSS'V''! 'Tfd'jW'iry 8 The Commoner. VOLUME 10, NUMBER tf iw "r ,r- t. iii 'jaki - im. w r v j t ' gar N M Zfs4SKRsITl I I - .z imczk 7ii"j iairriniuvwiKi - hv ma tf K.VkMYL 5f 1 ' VwAvc'AJlf l iHtt i H S V B H S B H H VI ,1 'i.i , , f epartmeni Fa's Boy When pa was Just a little boy, Goo, how ho ust to work, Ho sawed tho wood an' built tho fires An' novor tried to shirk. Ho always filled tho rosorvoy An' swept tho porches too; N'l guess thero wasn't many things Pa didn't ust to do. Now mil gots up and builds the fires; Sho says I am too small An' swoops tho porches an' tho walks An' doesn't mind at all. Sho says she's glad to lot my pa His morning nap onjoy, Because he's tired with all tho work Ho dono when he's a boy. When I got big I'll got a wife Edzactly llko my ma; To do tho chores an' lot mo sleep Just liko sho does my pa. An' when I've had my mornin' nap You bet that I'll onjoy To toll 'em how I ust to work When I's a little boy. v Elizabeth Clarke Hardy, in Wis consin Agriculturist. Tho Baby's Milk noro is a picturo which nearly every ono will recognize: Tho patient was an infant, six months old, suffering from what is known as summer complaint. The mother was of average intelligence and of ordinary neatness about her house and person. Tho milk was from a certificated dairy in which overy detail of cleanliness and other sanitary regulations were conscien tiously carried out. Tho milk was delivered to the house, fresh from tho ice, in sterile, hermetically soaled bottles, and clean. The mother, at onco opened tho bottles and sot it on tho table before a window open ing onto a much-traveled road, freely admitting tho road dust, earthly filth and infection of the highway. Sev eral files swarmed about tho bottle, and two foil in. For more than a1 quarter of an hour, the milk was thus subjected to contamination and infection, while the mother iried to remove tho contents of the foeding bottle the soured, left-over milk from tho last meal, and to get the curd out of the nipple. The work was carelessly done because of the need for haste. Do you wonder at "tho ways of Providence" in remov ing tho baby from such care? The law dealt with tho cows, the dairymen and tho delivery; but after tho milk came into tho hands of the mother, the law ceased its oversight, and the mother fed to her sick infant the unclean, infected milk from the unclean, infected bottle, be cause she did not know how to handle and prepare the food anti septically. Not only in dealing with the infant's food, but with that pre pared for the adults of her family which Is a less matter the untaught mother goes on dealing out disease and death to her helpless family. The law deals with the goods until they come into the consumer's hands, when it ceases Its protection and leaves the housekeeper free to spoil, adulterate and infect, as her care- lessness and ignorance make possible. products, or by tho "boosting of prices" oy tho sellers, but by tho In sistence of the consumer that "only tho best" is good enough. This, too, is true; but the best for tho purpose is not always tho highest priced, and if ono is careful and willing to live within the income, fitting the ex penses In all cases to the monev In hand, a very excellent living may be had for a reasonably small amount. Many peoplo live well within an in come of $10 a week, and are healthy and comfortable, while another fam ily of tho same size suffers great hardships on a salary of twice or three times the amount. So, we are assured that it is not so much the high cost of living, as tho cost of high living, which is doing tho mis chief with our peace of mind. We are told that It is the fashion to be economical; but tho word economy does not mean the same to all per sons. Wo are assured that plenty of good, wholesome foods can be had cheaply, but the average consumer will not have it. Commission mer chants tell us that, broadly speak ing, staple groceries are cheaper to day than they have been for ten years, and, as a1 general proposition, the increase of cost has been on th luxuries, rather than tho necessities. Wo are told that people are sacri ficing the table to the toilet and amusements, and are cited to "the champagne stomach on the beer salary," as an Instance. Many people live cheaply, and well, and raise healthy, well-fed families through the use of good, wholesome foods that the "high livers" scorn, and many well-to-do families thrive on fare which the laboring class would refuse to eat. Then, too, in the matter of clothes, there is a marked difference In the buying of the careful, thrifty housewife with means, and the careless "installment plan" family. "Pay as you go," Is a good motto, and if practiced, one would not go so often. was to be gathered in tho early cool of tho morning, and eaten the day It was gathered. Neglect of left overs, cooked or uncooked, is a men ace, as foods exposed to insects, in fection and floating dust are "com mon carriers" of disease. Salads "The Cost of High Living" Wo are repeatedly told by those iupposed to be best informed, that tha high cost of living Is not caused by either a scarcity of food and other Sanitary Education of the Masses A writer in Good Health Magazine tells us what many thinking people already know, that the only hope for improved domestic sanitation is not necessarily more official sanitary red tape in the form of health boaTds, inspectors, etc., but in the sanitary education of the masses of the peo ple, rich and noor aHk. A ronf many people ktiow better than they do. but the canKQniiAnnna of nnralaoo. ness as well as of ignorance should ue impressed upon the mind. Every ono person Is responsible in some way for every other person's well being, and each should cultivate a conscientiousness which will lead to a sense of responsibility In all san itary and hygienic matters relating to not only the individual house hold, but to all the region near. N form of legal enactment or health regulation can Keep a man or his family well without their own Intel ligent co-operation, and by ignor ance or wilful neglect of sanitary laws of nature ono person can coun teract all public effort to prevent dis ease in a region subject to his in fluence. As tho hot weather comes on, no effort should be spared to remove all sources of disease from about the house and yard, and In this preventive warfare the house wife must do her share. The sani tary law given to the Israelites in tho wilderness, in regard to left overs was a wise one. Tho manna A salad is always a desirable feat ure iof a luncheon, and no luncheon is quite complete without one. Many salads are most easily prepared. A lettuce salad dressed with a little French dressing appeals 'to nearly every taste. With the nasturtium leaves, watercress or tomatoes, a let tuce salad can be greatly varied. Boiled string beans, served with a French, dressing are fine; beets, car rots, lima beans and neas mav all bo served in the same way, either separately or in combination. Cu cumber salad remains a favorite; celery salad dressed with mayon naise may be combined with a cup ful of English walnuts, and a salad made of equal parts of chopped cel ery, and tart apples, with mayon naise dressing is still further im proved by a cup of whipped cream being added to it. Another salad is made of one cupful each of sliced apples and chopped celery dressed with a cooked dressing made in this way: one ess, one tablespoonful of sugar, one-half oupful of vinegar, one-half teaspoonful of salt; cook until thick, then whip into it one cupful bf cream; a cupful of Eng lish walnut kernels broken, may be added to tho above. Helpful Gleanings The glass fruit jars that are in any way damaged may be used for holding pantry 3tores that must be kept from the air.. Tea and coffee and many spices should be kept in sealed jars. It is claimed that when fruit juices refuse to "jell," a few tea spoonfuls of carrot juice strained and added will bring about the de sired result at once. In washing vegetables like lettuce or cauliflower, let lie in strong salt water for a few minutes, to dislodge tho small bugs that may be clineinE to them. For tho Mouth Many people suffer untold pain, much of which could be avoided by the proper care of the teeth and mouth. If a dentist is visited once in six to twelve months and the tar tar removed from the teeth, and all cavities filled, the mouth then treat ed with a healing wash, much stom ach trouble would also be unheard of, as bad or tender teeth work great harm to the system because of the lack of proper mastication of the 5S? ,Afiep.the tartaT is removed from the teeth, a good healing wash is as follows: A sore mouth may be healed by frequent washings with borax water one teaspoonful of borax to a half pint of watef, using a couple of tablespoonfuls at a time. For a sore, ulcerated mouth caused J" t?eth touchlng the gums with tincture of myrrh is an excel lent healer. A decayed tooth in a state of ulceration will poison the entire system. Where the gumB are spongy and tender and Inclined to bleed, a good powder which will harden the gums Is this: Prepared chalk, ono ounce powdered borax, one-half ounce powdered myrrh, and powdered orris root, each one-fourth ounce. Mix well and use a little as a dentrifico with a soft brush. For white canker sores caused by a disordered stomach, get five cents worth of gold thread and steep into a tolerably strong tea; sweeten with honey and wet the cankers with ft little swab dipped in a little of tho tea every half hour. An excellent mouth wash: One ounce of powdered borax (about two tablespoonfuls) dissolved in a pint of Douing water. .Let cool, then add one teaspoonful of tincture of myrrh, and ono tablespoonful of spirits of camphor; bottle for use. At bed time wash the mouth -'with equal parts of water and peroxide of hydro gen, using a soft -brush; then take a tablespoonful of the mixture in the bottle, and a tablespoonful of warm water and rub the gums well with this. Do this every night, and this will remove the deposit of tartar, arrest decay, and induce a healthy action of the gums. Query Box L. L. Soak the slices of ham over night in sweet milk, then fry for breakfast, and they will be very sweet and tender. Mrs. H. S. Salt ham should al ways be boiled before trying to broil it. For 'serving on toast, it should be ground finely, then spread. Jessie D. The oil should be poured on the salad first; if the leaves are wet with vinegar first, tho oil will run off to the bottom of the bowl. The lettuce should be perfect ly dry. Elsie Only the very thinest scale of the yellow rind of a lemon should be grated off; if the grating is deep enough to carry off the white under neath the yellow, a bitterness is im parted. " t . J. H. The ingredient of the rheu matism remedy referred to is a pro prietary drug, and the formula was given as an, advertisement. Its use may have been productive of good results, but we can not give free ad vertising to manufacturers. G. A. S. The recipe was given so recently that it can not be repeated so soon, but as the number of the Farmer's Bulletin (No. 296) was given. It Can bfi hnrt for ti oelrl' These, and the state experiment bul- xciiio mo worm asKing ror. Sufferer Recipes for mouth washes are given elsewhere. If the myrrh wash la hbpA o-nf ,, Worth, each of tincture of myrrh and spirits of camphor, and a five cent' package of powdered borax. It will be more than enough, but will keep I r; suiting, wave the wa ter boiling, and keep corked or in sealed jar. It pays to take care of the teeth. Everyday Recipes Wilted Lotfnpp Tuia n man dish, and consists of cooking lettuce for three or four minutes in a skillet where bacon has been fried: Q1D tllG nnnnn oraoan n-A - 11. - -, d vju.ua tiiiu puur it con- SKSSHT '?'!! wltt. . won. r -1 ". pepper to su,it and a SLmSp!finifuk0f. vineSar -and when wilted, dish the lettuce and pour the bacon SHiinft nva I r . A- J i7 , v yjl t,u' "g pre pared lettuce in a bowl and pour the hot mixture over It, tossing with a fork until wfif b W1LU a F AAIWlA BttVarlflTl (irnnme - ',i . M.Ma ana eusuy maao after one lias learned the trick. Two XX raffl' nal a Package of friah ,f and 5 cup of fruIt PUlP, i - m TT' ooaK tne eelatlne In a llttlQ Onlrt iirnA. 1, . ji . -w.x. ii,i, luuu U1SS01V8 over steam and add the sweetened fruit pulp, in meantime, have the cream whipped to a stiff froth; let r S I : . WU1 DUt ot stiffen. and just as it begins to set, fold In the whipped cream lightly; mold and i.ug. . Mf JilUSb, .tofc&MMiMahdfc.