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"" lumpy mumiMwtl,4HMti "ifc'" ir-w- KOVEMBBR 14, 111 The Commoner. 9" plume will be fluffy and ready to be curled. To curl the feather, procure a very dull-edged knife and have the top hollowed out towards the point, holding the feather in the hand, place the fibre of the feather between the thumb and the edge of the knife blade and draw it swiftly along, be ing careful not to curl the fibre too tight. Only the ends of the fibre should be curled. A good way to curl feathers of uneven fibre is to steam the flue3 evenly on the s'de and curl the feathors with a curling Iron that is not too hot. If gasoline Is used, the work must be done in tho open air, and the feather dried in the wind. For washing with suds, cut some white curd soap in small pieces, pour boiling water over them and add a little pearlash; when the soap is quite dissolved, and the mixture cool enough for the hand to bear, plunge the feathers into it, draw them through the hand until the dirt seems squeezed out of them, then pass them through a clean, weaker lather with a few drops of bluing in it, then rinse in cold water with a little bluing in it to give them a good color; beat them against the hand to shake off the water, dry by shaking them before the fire, and when perfectly dry, curl each fibre separately with a blunt knife or ivory paper folder. If the feathers are valuable, unless you have confidence in your own skill, it would bo better to send them to a professional cleaner. Some feathers can not be cleaned, especi ally those of tho cheap quality, with out injury. By Way of Comment "With a husband to take care of her," began the other lady, but was quickly interrupted by John's wife, -jvho-insisted that when there is any "taking care" it is the wife who does A BRAIN WORKER Mnst Ilave tho Kind of Food That Nourishes Brain. "I am a literary man whose nervous energy is a great part of my stock in trade, and ordinarily I have little patience with breakfast foods and the extravagant claims made of them. But I cannot with hold my acknowledgement of the debt that I owe to Grape-Nuts food. "I discovered long ago that the very bulkiness of the ordinary diet was not calculated to give one a' clear head, tho power of sustained, accurate thinking. I always felt heavy and sluggish in mind as well as body after eating the ordinary meal, which diverted the blood from tho brain to the digestive apparatus. "I tried foods easy of digestion, but found them usually deficient in nutriment. I experimented with many breakfast foods and tney, too, proved unsatisfactory, till I reached Grape-Nuts. And then the problem was solved. s "Grape-Nuts agreed with me per fectly from the beginning, satisfying my hunger and supplying the nutri ment that so many other prepared loods lack. "I had not been using it very long before I found that I was turning out an unusual quantity and quality of work. Continued use has demon strated to my entire satisfaction that Grape-Nuts food contains the ele ments needed by the brain and nervous system of the hard working public writer." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. "There's a reason," and it is ex plained in the little book, "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human interest. it. Most wives havo tho maternal instinct so well developed that they are happy to bo allowed to mend and make and wash and bako for tho particular John to whom they are attached. They do not oxpect much of John, except that he makes the money, and they could do that, too, if ho were ill and unequal to tho task. Most women are married to men older than themsolves, and with middle life begin to take care of the man who must havo his health looked after and his clothes kept in order and must on no account bo worried by household affairs. Tho old maid who asks scornfully what a wifo gets for all this attention finds out that she gets. all she asks, which is not much. But it is the happiness of mothering a man that is even more satisfactory than that first dream of love with a strong right arm always at her service. A woman who has not developed the maternal side of her nature has a hard time of it after the disenchantment that is certain to come in every woman's life. She still demands that John give her all his love, that he think of her before himself and so on. But John is not naturally a worshiper and if there is a pedestal in his house he is very likely to get on it himself. Blessed is the woman who is willing to ac cept things as they are. If she is a woman of spirit she will come to It only gradually, but if she is a sen sible, loving woman she will certainly come to it in time. She will give her service freely and without asking any reward. She will take good care of that big man who vowed to take care of her, and the chances are that he will love her more dearly than even In the honeymoon days, although he may never think of letting her know it. Blessed is the woman who learns to take care of her husband, and also learns never to contradict him or to thwart him. The home where such a' woman abides will bo as near a heaven on earth as it is possible, for it will be the abode of peaco. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. house. Tho majority of housewives are learning that tho quick flro to be had by tho turn of tho wrist and tho lighting of a match ia a neces sity in winter as in Bummor, and a good, safe gasolino range la a good investment where proper caro is observed, If gas Is not to bo had. Tho Dexidly Gasoline It is claimed that a large percent age of household damage by fire is caused by the explosions of gasoline, or coal oil; fires from gasolino usually result from failure to observe the simple rule that gasolino must never be exposed to the air whore there is any fire or flame; the gaso line in bulk does not explode, but when mixed with air tho gas arising from the fluid makes a very high explosive, and is claimed to bo a far more dangerous substance to handle in this form than dynamite or gun powder; the danger does not depend on the nearness of the fire to tho gasoline, but to tho existence of the fire in any form whore this gas can reach it. No gasoline tank should be filled where there is a flame or fire of any kind. Gasoline should not bo used for cleaning in a closed room, or where there is tho least bit of flro or flame. Many housewives use gasoline for all household purposes for years, with no accident, because they are un consciously careful in handling It, observing necessary precautions and following the simple rule given. In careful hands it is a good servant; in careless hands, It is a constant menace. If there Is the least smell of the gas in the room, the burner should at onco bo inspected, the doors and windows opened, and the smell allowed to escape before a match Is lighted. In many locali ties, gasoline Is the only fuel of the kind obtainable for the house, and where it is handled carefully and in telligently, with a good, reliable make of range, It is a good servant. The new evaporator range is the only one that should be used; the old style, where the oil Is lighted to form tho gas should havo no place in the Odds and Hilda Whcro milk will not sour, but acquires a bitter taBto, and tho fault is laid to tho dairyman, it ia well to investigate tho homo treatment bo fore making tho blamo too heavy. Even if ono has perfectly clean ves sels to start with, of tho various bac. teria that infest tho milk, oomo de velop in the dark and others in the light. Tho daylight ones aro the sour-milk muken, while tho putre factive, bitter, rancid milk Ik the work of tho bactorla that develops in closed vessels in dark pantries and close cellars. Tho flavor of milk is not always amenable to Iho dairy man's methods, as they depend upon tho season of the year and tho food given tho cows. In using cold cloths on tho head for headache or nausea, see that tho cloths aro thin and light; three or four thicknesses of cheese-cloth or two folds of light muslin is much more otfectivo than a thick, heavy band, as tho effect wanted is to cool tho head by evaporating tho heat, and the thin cloths allow the heat to pass off with the evaporating water, and should bo rcnowed fre quently to hasten the cooling. Sponges are not good to uso as wash cloths, but where they are used, and havo become slimy and dleagrccablo to tho touch or smell, soak the sponge In sweet milk for half a day, wring out and wash thoroughly In warm wator to which has boon addod a teaspoon ful of car bolic acid. For general purponcn about tho hoiiHO, a spougo In not deslrablo, and a cloth whioh la washed and boiled regularly Is much moro sanitary for tho bath and toilet. To ntop tho unploasant croaking of tho doors, olther put a fow drops of oil on the hlngoi, or rub tho edges with soap. Bureau drawers aro rendered eay to draw out by rub bing soap on tho edges that touch. A littlo oil on tho rollers of furnlturo occasionally will make the pieces eniler to rhovo about. Tho wltcolo should be oiled where they movo, not on tho outside. The lops of old shoes mako excel lent strips for fastening vinos to tho walls; they aro strong, ROft and durable, and aro also serviceable for lining tho holders to bo used about the stove. They mako excellent patches for the mittens whoro tho thumb wears out whilo tho glovo or mitten is still good. There aro many uses to which the soft scraps of leather can bo put. Free Semt Mm j4 ol your tuilr Mull l'gtli) ami wfll trml vou ilili tiulllul XI I nth Ifttmaa jr Slt li limit h. II MtitUctonr. tro4 f I 70, or tell 3 in your Mend for f I 74 rat It and iret yix.M Irrc We will alto xWe a Uillra' Hair Htt Fltlili with tvriy wtfh, II (lie swrc h don't -ilt, rruin tame vrltliln 10 i)iy, but you keep llie Italr net lor ytwt lioullr Uiiteiuiw I'm Ion? (or iotls(c. Leuorc Vrrnon Co Dcirt. 1, llox H8, Lot Aiirelc. Cal. A Mr illiillllllllllpj LATEST FASHIONS FOR COMMONER READERS 0104 LADIES' ONE-PIECE APRON Sizes, small, medium and large. Requires 3 yards of 36-inch ma terial for the medium size. 0105 LADIES' LONG COAT Sizes, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 44 inches bust measure. Requires 64 yards YlOdi of 54-Inch material for the 36-lnch size. mil 'fjJ ?f,'-i':7-i a I I II H J I f K 5 m B I m m j u j i MM i idyyii n 0000 -LADIES' WAIST WITH PEPLUM SHIELD Sizes, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42 Inches, bust measure. Requires 3 yards of 32-inch material for the medium size. ?748 0048 -LADIES' SKIRT Sizes, 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30 inches, waist measure. Requires 3 yards of 44-lnch material for the 24-inch size. ID lwvF rXkli I A v il'rf.'IIAl JkilllyiilwMH fo79 THE COMMONER will supply its readers with perfect fitting, seam allowing patterns from the latest PaTls and New York styles. Tho de signs are practical and adapted to tho homo dressmaker. Full direc tions how to cut and how to make tho garments with each pattern The price of these patterns 10 cents each, postage prepaid. Our largo catalogue containing the illustrations and descriptions of over 400 sea gonable styles for ladies, misses and children, mailed to any address on receipt of 10 cents. In ordering patterns give U3 your name, address, pattern number and size desired. Address THi3 COMMONER, Pattern Dept., Lincoln, Nebraska. M lift iijjifllil rirBiii,i.n WtfttowaA ...t-.- jH .awiimii! ni i- r i Ami jtffctftf i ( .. ni- 11