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peated a second, and somptlinno n
third time, after which it is ready
for use. Another way is to scour in
"water slightly soapy. Wool should
not bo washed in very hot water.
Ordinary soapsuds, if tho soap is
good, will answer.- J. D. Lowell,
Illinois.
Another Make a liquid of water
three parts, and stale urine one part.
Heat as hot as you can bear tho
hand in it; the water must bo hot
to remove tho grease; put the wool
in it, a little at a time, and do not
crowd. Let it remain in for twenty
minutes; take out over a basket, or
on a rack, to drain, then rinse in
running water, and spread it to dry.
. Proceed in the same water, replen
ished with . like proportions, keeping
the water at hand heat all the time,
using no soap. Chase's Recipe Book,
copied by Mrs. B. B. M., South
Missouri.
Another In our youth we saw
"wool washed to snowy whiteness with
the ordinary laundry equipment of
pioneer times tub and washboard
using plenty of soapsuds made from
home-made soft soap, and water as
hot as the hands could bear, washing
in one water after another of the
same temperature then rinsing in
clear warm soft water, very slightly
soapy, and drying on a rack out of
doors. Mrs. C. S. Cornona'n, Col
man's Rural World.
Query Box
Lottie B. St. Agnes Eve is the
..twentieth of January, and Is a per
iod of prophetic promise for the girl
looking for a husband.
Mother For a party dress for the
tiny maid, white mull or Swiss mus
lin, to be worn over a pink or blue
colored slip, would be appropriate.
:tMr8. L, T. Longclotb and Eng
lish and French nainsook are the
three materials usually chosen for
infant's clothes. Flat linen buttons
are best for the petticoats, and small,
flat pearl buttons for the dresses.
R. M. For cleaning silver em
broidery, try covering the embroidery
WONDERED WHY
.Found tho Answer was "Coffee"
Many pale, sickly persons wonder
for years why they have to suffer so,
and eventually discover that the
drug caffeine In coffee Is the main
cause of the trouble.
"I was always very fond of coffee
and drank it every day. I never had
much flesh and often wondered why
I was always so pale, thin and weak.
"About five years ago my health
completely broke down and I was
confined to my bed. My stomach was
In such condition that I could hardly
take sufficient nourishment to sustain
life. . . , .
"During this time I was drinking
coffee, didn't think I could do with
out it.
"After awhile I came to the con
clusion that coffee was hurting me,
and decided to give it up and try
Postum. I didn't like the taste of
It at first, but when it was ' made
rightc-bolled until dark and rich
I soon became very fond of it.
"In one week I began to feel bet
ter I could eat more and sleep bet
ter My sick headaches were less
frequent, and within five months I
looked and felt like' a new being,
headache spells entirely gone.
n "My health continued to improve
nd today I am well and strong,
weigh 148 pounds. I attribute my
present health to the life-giving qual
ities of Postum."
Read "The Road to Wellvilio," in
DkgB. "There's a Reason."
Ever read tho above letter? A now
sine annears from time to time. They
Je gcPnX, true, and t all of human
interest
ulation softens the wool and gives it I with magnesia and allowing it to
a degree of whiteness; it is then re- remain thor fo Lir i .
brush off with a soft clothes brush.
A Header" A crocheted
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bacr
maao or suit and beads, to bo worn
as a chatelaine, will wear out tho
dress if tho beads are used on tho
under side. Crochet tbo underside
with a very fine steel needlo to make
it strong enough to wear well, leav
ing tho beads off.
Housewife For marking tho bed
linen, the Initial should bo directly
InHhe center of the end of tho sheet,
just above tho hem; for tho pillow
case, the initial should be on the
same placo as on tho sheet, above
the hem. Tho caso should open
from the end.
Fanjcy-Worker For joining tho
ends of threads In knitting, lay the
end of the now thread along tho end
of the old thread, lapping two or
three inches, and knit several
stitches with tho double thread, cith
er knitting up all the doubled ends,
or casting off the odd end after knit
ting the few stitches. This will
hold; no knots.
Hostess The serving table men
tioned is a small table placed at the
side of the hostess, holding tea, sal
ads, dessert, or other things to bo
served during the meal. Thero may
be little shelves under the top on
which soiled dishes may be stored as
they are removed beforo serving des
sert. This will save the hostess the
work of leaving the table to clear
it between coursep.
.Christmas Candy
Chocolate Fudge Two cupfuls of
granulated sugar, two-thirds cup of
milk, one ounco of butter, two ounces
of unsweetened chocolate, one-half
teaspoonful of vanilla flavoring ex
tract. Put the sugar and milk over
the Are until tho boiling point fs
reached; add the butter and allow to
boil until tho syrup will form a soft
ball If tried in cold water. Take
from the fire, add the chocolate and
vanilla and stir untll'lt snaps; quick
ly pour into a buttered dish, and
when partly cool, cut into squares.
Cocoanut Fudge Two cupfuls of
brown sugar, one-half cup of milk,
two ounces of rbutter, half a tea
spoonful of vanilla extract and one
cupful of shredded cocoanut. Put
the sugar and milk over the fire un
til the boiling point Is reached, then
add the butter and boil until it near
ly strings, then take from the fire,
add the extract and cocoanut and
continue to stir until It snaps; pour
quickly into buttered tins, cool and
cut into squares.
Sultana Fudge Melt one-fourth
of butter and stir into one
cup of molasses, one-half cup of milk.
Boil four minutes. Scrape fine two
squares of unsweetened chocolate
and stir in; add, after boiling four
minutes more, one-half teaspoonful
of vanilla extract. Take from the
fire and beat until it will spread; stir
in two-thirds cup of chopped Eng
lish walnuts and one-third cup of
Sultana raisins; pour in buttered
Una, cool, and- cut into squares.
Marshraallows Dissolve one
pound of gum Arabic in one quart
of water; after straining, add ono
pound of refined sugar; put over the
fire and stir constantly until sugar is
dissolved and the syrup tho consis
tency of honey; then add very gradu
ally the whites of eight eggs beaten
solid stir the mixture until it is no
longer thick and will not stick to the
fingers. Dust a pan with corn starch
tM Uthtv. and Dour the mixture
on It. When cool, cut into- blocks or
squares.
ginger, two tablcspoonfuls of cinna
mon, ono teaspoonful of salt, two
cupfuls of stowed pumpkin, and
sugar to taste.
Fruit Cake Ono pound of flour,
ono pound of sugar, ono pound of
butter, two pounds of raisins, throe
pounds of currants, one-half pound
of citron, ono nutmeg, ono tonspoon
ful of cinnamon, ton eggs and ono
goblet of unfermonted grapo juice.
Recommended as "tried, tested and
found flno" by Mrs. II. Sago Valen
tino, Ohio.
Tart Patties Lino tart pans with
a good, rich crust, rolled thin and
bake. Theso shells aro nlco for any
kind of jam or Jelly filling just be
foro serving. Thoy may ho cut out
with a very largo biscuit cutter, and
laid in a pan, then another ring cut
tho same size, from tho center of
which a smaller slzo is cut, then
tho ring having tho holo in tho mld
dlo is laid on tho first cutting, mak
ing a sort of cup, and baked. Tho
pnsto should bo very rich. Mrs.
Ellen Forbes, Illinois.
French Waffles Press half a
pound of butter In a cloth until soft,
and 'beat it with a largo fork to a
cream; beat tho yolks df six eggs
to a thick cream and sift in (stirring
all tho time) three-fourths pound of
flour; add half a pint of rich, sweot
milk and tho beaten butter; beat all
well together; beat' tho whites of tho
eggs until stiff, and add to tho other
ingredients; beat all well together
and bako at once In well-buttered
waffle irons; butter each waffle when
baked, sprinkle with powdered sugar
If llkad, and servo hot and crlap,
mB. a, n.. ju., Virginia.
Labor Savers
If you can not afford zinc an a cov
ering for your Icitchon table, got a
pleco of tnblo oil-cloth, stretch It
tlRhtly over tho tablo and tack tho
edges down under tho odgoa of tho
table. This can bo vlpod off quickly
and cloanly with a damp cloth, and
will savo much scrubbing. Do not
use soap with oil-cloth; hot water
will bo sufficient.
Keep two or throe places of thin
board, or asbestos, or oven old news
papers, at hand to lay on tho table
when sotting any kottlo that will
dirty tho cloth through boat or soot
on tho bottom. Tho popor can bo
burned, and tho wood washod, saving
tho troublo of scouring the table-top,
or ruining tho oilcloth covering. Old
newspaper laid about tho otovo, or
whore sooty stovo furnishings aro not,
will savo work.
Rusted Iron-waro or sinks may bo
cleaned by smearing thickly with fat
or grease, then cover with powdorcd
quicklime and leavo for sovcral
hours. Wash off with hot water and
washing sodn, using a cloth tied to
a stick, or tho sink-broom, to keep
tho hands out of tho hot mixture. To
romovo grease, or tho dirt which
gathers from use, scrub with a rag
dipped in coal oil, then flood with
hot wator. Or. any good soap powdor
may be used, and will clean liko
magic.
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8705 LADIES' DRAWERS AtfD
CORSET COVER
With or without ruffle. Sizes:
Small, medium and large. Requires
three and seven-eighths yards of 30
inch material for tho medium slzo
with ruffle; without rufflo will re-
795 qulro three and one-eighth yards.
Contributed Recipes
Pumpkin Pie One pint of milk,
four eggs, two tableapoonfula of
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8701-8008 LADIES' COAT SUIT
Coat 8791 cut in sizes: 32,34,36,
38, 40 anil 42 inches bust measure.
Skirt 8G68 cut in sizes: 22, 24, 2G,
28 and 30 inches waist measure Tho
entire suit requires ten yards of 30
inch material for tho 30-Inch size.
This illustration calls for two sep
arate patterns which will bo mailed
to any address on receipt of 10 cents
for each pattern.
8013 GIRLS1 DRESS WITH
GUEVIPE
Sizes: 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. Re
quires three and one-half yards of
27-inch material for tho 8-year size.
678'
8078 GIRLS' ONE PD3CE APRON
Sizes: 4, 6, 8 and 10 years. Re
quires ono and three-fourths yards
of 24-inch material for the 6-year
size.
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