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The Commoner.
MAHCH 24, 1911
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prevent rust. Be sure and dust well
before painting. The fly and other
Insects which come with the warm
spring days should bo excluded from
the rooms. It has been proven that
flies are "common carriers" of
disease, as well as being very filthy
things, living and breeding In filth,
and every effort should be made to
prevent their entering the house.
Keep all foods covered, and all floors,
tables and pantry shelves clean.
Teach the young folks (and often the
old folks will bear a little educating)
to refrain from touching the wire,
pushing against the frame instead
when, opening from within, and have
a handpiece on the outside. If wires
are good, but torn in places, patch
with a piece of another screen that
will hold. Do not use patches of
muslin or cloth. To , prevent flies
settling on the outside of the screens
when the weather is chilly or rain
coming, go over the whole screen
occasionally with a rag wet with coal
oil. Be sure to have good, strong
springs, that the door screens shut.
The Marital Shadow
Usually it is the shadow of money
that brings the first partial esclipse
to the honeymoon, and unless the
problem Is rightly handled, the
eclipse may become total. There
is nothing more humiliating to the
the modern wife than the having
to constantly "dun" her husband
for the money necessary to keep the
household on its feet. A woman
who has been a wage-earner, and
who has handled her own earnings,
is not entirely ignorant of the value
of the dollar, and in these days,
nearly every girl or woman has had
spme experience In that line. No
man would think of trying to con
duct a business without a regular
pay-day for his employes, and he
would soon learn that bills must
be settled, or disaster would follow.
It is just as Impossible to con
duct a homo, or a house with
out money, as itf is to conduct
a business, and the would-be hus
band should be made to think of
this before he assumes the role of
the "head of the household." There
should be some arrangement by
which regularity and security may
be had in the matter of settling the
inevitable household bills. Wives
are supposed to bear uncomplaining
ly the hardship of never knowing
just how much she may bo able to
spend on her own business, and a
great deal of marital unhapplness
comes from this source. A maga
zine writer urges women to .either
have some definite arrangement
made before the wedding day, or
to rebel early and Insist on her
rights as a partner in the business
of home-making. She should have
her part of the Income without ask
Ink or "dunning," and unless this
is made plain, and its importance
recognized, the woman will always
be seriously handicapped, and her
work under-estimated. Women do
not demand a fraction of what they
deserve, and this is readily recog
nized when one considers the wages
cheerfully paid to the skillful, trust
worthy women in the business world.
It. Is just as well for the man to
recognize the fact that the woman
must be treated as his partner In
the business of home-making, and
is entitled 'to her full share of the
combined earnings of tho two. The
one that "stays by the stuff" should
"part alike with the one who goes
down to battle."
Renovating
A FOOD STORY
Hakes a Woman of 70 "One in
10,000."
The widow of one of Ohio's most
distinguished newspaper editors and
a famous leader in politics in his day,
says she is 70 years old and a "stron
ger woman than you will find in ten
thousand," and she credits her fine
physical condition to the use of
Grape-Nuts:
"Many years ago I had a terrible
fall which permanently injured my
stomach. For years I lived on a
preparation of corn starch and milk,
but it grew so repugnant to me that
I had to give it up. Then I tried,
one after another, a dozen different
kinds of cereals, but the process of
digestion gave me great pain.
"It was not until I began to use
Grape-Nuts food three years ago that
I found relief. It has proved, with
tho dear Lord's blessing, a great
boon to me. It brought me health
and vigor such as I never expected
N to again enjoy, and In gratitude I
never fail to sound its praises."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
"There's a Reason."
Look for it in the little book,
"The Road to Wellville," to be
found in pkgs.
Ever read tho above letter? A new
no appears from time to time. They
arc genuine, true, and full of human
Interest.
Often a garment will need clean
ing, but the ordinary method of
washing will not do. For woolens,
nothing is better than soap bark.
To prepare the solution, pour a quart
of boiling water over five cents wortn
of the bark, which may be had of
the druggist done up in a small
package, but it is enough. Steep
the bark gently for two hours or
longer, keeping the heat so low that
tho water will not 'bo perceptibly
reduced; then strain the liquid
through a cheese cloth, Into an
earthern bowl or china basin. If
more water is needed, more bark
may be used, but if the garment Is
ripped apart, and each piece washed
separately, this is enough. Wash
the garment through the bark tea
until clean, then rinse thoroughly
through clear water and dry in the
shade, ironing when nearly dry.
For cleaning furs, put a gallon of
corn meal into a deep pan and set
in the open, stirring until it gets
quite hot all through; put the furs
in a bag with the meal or into the
pan, and rub in the cornmeal juBt
as though you were using soap and
water. The meal must be kept hot
while doing this, even if it must be
re-heated; then, when the meal looks
soiled, the furs can be well shaken,
and they will be clean. This will
do for both white and colored furs.
Children's white wool garments,
and knitted or crocheted articles
should be "washed" through very
hot flour, just as you would use
soap suds. The flour must be heated
very hot, and the woolen articles
rubbed through It thoroughly. If the
first flour is much soiled, "rinse"
through a second quantity of hot
flour.
To wash silk plush caps, bands
for hats, plush coats, collars, etc.,
first remove all dust by whipping
well; spread It on a board or block
and sponge the plush well with
warm rainwater and a little am
monia. Sponge every inch of it.
Then take a dry sponge and rub it
until it is perfectly dry, then brush
with a soft brush. If well done, it
will look as well as new.
lentils, milk, etc., should bo cooked
below the boiling point, In ordor to
soften tho animal flbro. Potatoes
baked In tho oven are moro digesti
ble than when boiled in water. In
cooking meats, tho object is to re
tain its natural juices and make it
tender. Tho outside must be quick
ly seared to prevent the Juices es
caping, and this may bo done either
by dry heat in tho oven, or by pour
ing boiling water over it, keeping tho
water boiling until tho outsldo is
hardened. After this, it should bo
cooked with less heat.
Dumplings are served with stews,
and take tho place of crust or
starchy foods. And Irish stow is a
light stew In which potatoes are
used, and tho neck of mutton is tho
piece usually UBed for this purpose.
Foods rich in starch, such as rice,
must bo boiled rapidly, as rice,
cooked with a slow heat, especially
as is often done in a double boiler,
is heavy, water-soaked and often tho
cause of indigestion. v
Rules for Cooking
If one could have a thermometer,
and use it in testing the heat, many
things would be the better for cook
ing at the right temperature. Tur
nips, beets, and all vegetables of the
root class, contain very little starch,
but much fibre, and should be cooked
at just the boiling point 210 de
grees Fahrenheit. Potatoes are
starchy food, and must be boiled
quickly. Meats, eggs, peas, beans,
For the Toilet
It is a singular fact that just as
we get cleverly certain of a thing,
somo scientist comes along and up
sets tho accepted theory, and leaves
us floundering In tho marshes of
doubt again. It is claimed that tho
latest investigations givo to spinach
tho lowest placo in tho iron-coo tain
ing plants, placing tho percentage in
lettuce as tho highest. Potatoes also
have a higher percentage of iron than
spinach. Nevertheless, spinach Is a
good dish for the spring table, and
as it does not cost very highly, It
should bo eaten freely.
Spring tan and freckles will soon
bo in evidenco, and theso aro best
guarded against by tho old-fashioned
sun-bonnot and half-hand mittens so
constantly worn by tho preceding
generation. But tho sprlngtimo
brings bleachers with its winds and
sunshine, In tho form of plenty of
vegetables and fruits, alluring out
door exercises and fresh air. Tho
best bleaching comes from tho in
side outwardly; but external appli
cations aro not to bo disregarded.
A mixture of lemon julco and tho
water In which oatmeal has been
boiled, Is a flno complexion applica
tion. If tho hands become seamed
with flno black lines when working
in tho garden, rub lard, or othor
greaso over them, as you would soap,
let soak a few minutes, then waBh off
with mild soap and quito warm
water, "rlnso" in corn meal wot with
vinegar, and rub with dry cornmeal.
Next time wear tho cloth mitts.
Keep Up a Cheerful Spirit
In ordor to got through tho day
with tho least friction, make up your
mind that tho day is going to
bo a good one; that you arc going
to look on the bright sldo and keep
the wrinkles out of your face by
thinking cheerful things, and not
scowling. When you are at your
housework, do all you can to protect
your hair, hands arid face, wearing
a cap and gloves when sweeping, and
when doing tho dishwashing wear
rubber gloves; they cost less than
half a dollar, their wear depends on
tho care you give them. Don't make
drudgery of your work; do it in a
cheerful spirit, for tho sake not only
of others, but of yourself.
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8850-8705 LADIES' COSTUME
Waigt 8850, cut In sizes 32, 34,
86, 38, 40 and 42 inches, bust
measure.
Skirt 8765, cut in sizes 22, 24,
26, 28 and 30 inches, waist measure.
Requires 1 yards of 44-inch ma
terial for the blouqe and 1 yards of
27-inch material for tho tucker for
the medium size. Tho skirt requires
4 yards of 44-inch material for
tho medium size.
This calls for two separate pat
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8720 LADIES' APRON
Sizes, small, medium, large. Re
quires 3 yards of 36-inch material
for the medium size.
8842 GIRLS' DRESS
Sizes, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. Re
quires 3 yards of 36-inch material
for tho 10-year. sizo.
8802 LADIES' SHIRT WAIST
Sizes, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42
Inches, bust measure. Requires 2
yards of 36-inch material for the
36-inch size.
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