9 INUAHY 26, 1012 The Commoner. me. Sometimes the necessity for kits of some kind takes the form of R perverted appetite for chalk, egg- lells, and tne like. That Cistern It would he a good thing to dig tnd finish the cistern before the )ring rains come, and thus be sure If having the cistern filled by the )ld, icy waters that fall before the tummer heat. No toilet preparation grill make the hands softer, smoother r whiter than rainwater; and noth ing makes washing easier than plenty of good, soft water. In fact, for every household use, nothing is lore to be desired than soft, sweet linwater. It is not so very big a fob to dig and wall, or cement a Mstern, and the water should run phrough a filter of some kind, in rorder to free it from any foulness Ithe water gathers from the air or from the roof. Any one who has cleaned out a cistern knows what a foul black mess the bottom holds, and this foul matter is .mst the settlings of the water which pours into tne cistern. Somo Pick-Up Work Dresser cover For a dresser Rover, take three embroidered hand- Ikerchlefs, sew a row of insertion laround each one. ""then 1oin them together, and put a narrow lace laround all: line with any nref erred color of cambric, tacking at each corner so it can easily be removed lor laundering. Put at each corner J bow of ribbon the color of the lin ing. Dusting Cap Cut out a circular Jiece of cambric, a yard in diameter, r any color preferred: this allows Kpr a hem, above which should be a Easing for the tape or elastic draw Btring. Sew down the hem and mice tne .casing with machine stitch- ling, then stitch with colored silk, SURPRISED DOCTOR Illustrating the Effect of Food. The remarkable adantabilitv of Grape-Nuts food to stomachs so dis ordered that they will reiect every thing else, is illustrated by the case or a woman in Racine, Wis. "Two years ago," she says, "I was attacked by stomach trouble so serious that for a long time I could not take much of any sort of food. Even the various kinds prescribed by the doctor produced most acute pain. "We then got some Grape-Nuts food, and you can imagine my sur prise and delight when I found that I could eat it with a relish and with out the, slightest distress. "When the doctor heard of it he told me to take several 'small por tions each day, because he feared I would grow tired of it as I had of all other food. "But to his surprise, (and that of everybody else), I did not tire of Grape-Nuts, and became better day by day, till, after some weeks, my stomach entirely recovered and I was able to eat anything my appetite craved. "My nerves, which had become, so Weakened that I feared I would be come Insane, were also restored by the Grape-Nuts food in connection with Postum which has become our table beverage. I appreciate most gratefully and thankfully the good that your food preparations have done me, and shall be glad to answer any letters inquiring as to my ex perience." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book, "the Road to Wellville," in pkga. "There's a reason." Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and. full of human interest, x using any fancy stitch. Edge with lace and run in the elastic or tape.- The woman who embroiders, can work pretty designs on tho front, neck and sleeves of her underwear or lingerie, much cheapor than she can buy the machine worked gar ments. Tiny tucks are much liked to give fullness to these garments. For.using up scraps of woolen or fleeced goods, cut into strips about two inches wide and gather through the center, using the ruffler attach ment on the sewing machine; mix dark colors and light ones evenly, then stitch closely on a strong piece of goods the size you want your rug. Save all the scraps of flannelette, and fleecy goods, and at your leisure piece into quilt covors. A thin lin ing of cotton batting, with a quilt lining of flanneleMo will make a warm, comfortable quilt at very little cost in money or time. Contributed Recipes Devil's Food, Cup Recipe First part, one cupful of brown sugar, half a cupful of butter, two heaping cupfuls of flour, half a -cupful of sweet milk, the yolks of three eggs, and one small teaspoonful of soda sifted with the flour. Second Part One cupful of grated chocolate, one cupful of brown sugar, half a cup ful of sweet milk; place this part over the fire until everything is dis solved, stirring but do not let it boil. When all is dissolved take it from the stove and let it cool. Now begin with part one and rub sugar and butter together, then add eggs, milk, then the flour and soda, then add part two, cold, and mix into a smooth dough. Bake in layer cake pans that have been greased and floured. Use a moderate oven. Fill ing for cake Two cupfuls of brown sugar, half a cupful of cream, half a, cupful of butter. Let boil five minutes, then stir until cool. Flavor with vanilla, and fill between layers. M. Eva Doty. Drop Cake Twelve ounces of sugar, five ounces of butter, three eggs, one large cupful of sweet milk, one and a quarter pounds of flour, a few drops of extract of lemon, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Take half the sugar and beat with the eggs for about two or three minutes, then rub the rest withhe butter; then beat and add the eggs a little at a time, mixing well each time, then add extract of lemon, then the flour and baking powder sifted together. With a teaspoon drop the dough on pans that have been greased and floured, and bake In a hot oven. A good pan to use for these is fifteen inches long, ten inches wide, and one inch high and holds five rows three in. each row. The pan will need greasing only once, and the whole batch can be baked without greasing or flouring again. What is meant by greasing and flouring a mold is to first grease, then put a handful of flour in the pan and shake all around the bot tom and sides, also the pipe in the center when there is one. W. L. Odds and Ends For the breakfast cake, this will make an excellent and cheap dress ing, much better than one can buy: One quart of water, and four pounds of sugar; boil and skim; add one rounded saltspoonful of pulverized alum to keep it from graining; re move from the fire and tir in one half ounce of cream tartar. Add any flavoring liked, but it iB excellent with noiie. Turpentine is a sovereign remedy for fresh cuts and bruises. Peroxide of hydrogen, bought at tho stores, is Just the right strength for house hold purposes. It will take the sore ness out of cuts and sores that are "always getting hurt" Apply it with a little lint wound on a tooth pick, or, if in a hollow place, pour a littlo on tho sore. It will foam up as long as there is any poison in the sore; after using, bind a dressing of dry powdered sulphur on tho sore, and seo how quickly it will heal. Balsam apple, steeped in rectified spirits, is an old fashioned but sovereign remedy for cuts, sprains, and bruises. Such remedies should always bo kept in tho house. For strengthening weak oyea, nothing is better than equal parts of roaewater and witch hazel; have it as hot as can be used without dis comfort. A teaspoonful of green tea steeped for fifteen minutes in a pint of water, and applied hot to tho eyes is also good. When woolon garments need cleaning and pressing, it is recom mended to dip a towel in a pint of quite hot water in which three tablespoonfuls of coal oil have been stirred, place it smoothly over tho garment to bo cleaned, pressing until dry. Tho oil must bo well stirred in the hot water before dipping tho towel in. It is said to remove stains, dust, grease, and leave tho garment "good as new." This is for coarse garments. The ready-set tea-table is no lon ger seen in up-to-date houses. The house-dust is supposed to render the china not so clean as when tho tea service is brought in on a tray at serving. It is more sanitary and neater. "Telling" Eggs Whether an egg is fresh or stale can be readily enough ascertained by holding It up to a lighted candle. In order to do this, It is beat to havo a funnel made of something which will exclude tho light, and with tho small end at tho eye, look through tho egg at tho larger ond, holding It directly between you and tho light. If a dark spot, however small, Is vlsiblo, tho egg Is unfit to eat; a frc3h egg must appear translu cent when hold up to a candle. An other test is tho buoyancy of tho egg. A very old egg will rest on salt water llko a cockleshell; an egg a week old will float, an egg half a week old will float simply Im mersed; an egg a day old will ho submerged, but nvill not sink, wlillo tho "strictly fresh egg" which every groceryman claims to sell, ought to sink to tho bottom like a stone. These phases aro duo to a decreaso in the density of an egg as it ages, a decrease occasioned by tho evapo ration of water through tho pores of tho shell. HAD HEARD ABOUT IT Cy "Come on, Hannah, let's take a look at old Wall street." Hannah (nervously) "Don't you think wo'd better do our shoppln' flrtjt?" Life. CDrr Send sample of your hair (full lenzth) and we wilt & gen( you tj,, beautiful 22-Inch Human Half Switch to match. If satisfactory, (end J 1.70 or fell 3 to your friends for $1.70 each and ct your free. Odd shades nl hair a little higher. We will alio give a ladles' Hair Net l'UKE with every switch, lithe switch don't suit, return same within 10 days, hut you keen the hair net for your trouhlr U'rltr now. I'n cloieSc for postage. I.KMIKK EK.N0.1 CO VtpU J, Hoi HiH, Ix)incfle. Cal, LATEST FASHIONS FOR COMMONER READERS viir Am! iso v 8002 LADIES' CHOUSE DRESS Sizes 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches, bust measure. It requires 4 yards of 44-inch material for the 36-inch size. i t. 9150 MISSES' DRESS Sizes 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 years. It requires 5 yards of 44-inch ma terial for the 17-year size. 0145 MISSES' SKIRT Sizes 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 years. It requires 3 yards of 44-inch ma terial for the 18-year size. 9135 GIRLS' DRESS Sizes 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. It requires 3 yards of 40-Inch ma terial for tho 10-year size. Q?J.3S THE COMMONER wiU supply its readers with perfect fitting, seam allowing patterns from the latest Paris and New York styles. The designs are practical and adapted to the home dressmaker. Full direc tions how to cut and how to make the garments with each pattern. The price of these patterns is 10 cents each, postage prepaid. Our large catalogue containing tho illustrations and descriptions of over 400 seasonable styles for ladies, misses and children, mailed to any address on receipt of 10 cents. In ordering patterns give us your name, address, pattern number and size desired. Address THE COMMONER, Pattern Department, Lincoln, Nebraska -u ' tp