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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:
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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
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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 .
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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
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