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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1912)
MARCH 22, 1913 The Commoner. freely among the woolens or furs; bits of cloth wet with turpentine is good. For sprinkling, an ounce each of gum camphor and the powdered shells of red pepper are macerated for eight days in strong alcohol, suffi cient to well cover them; eight ounces will be enough; strain. With this tinc ture sprinkle the furs and woolens well and roll up in sheets. The very best way is to carefully shake, sun and whip the articles to be sure no eggs are in them; then sew up in cot ton or linen wrappings so there will be no place of entrance for the mother moth; in each bundle or gar ment a piece of gum camphor, tied in a bit of muslin should be rolled with the garment. The gum will evaporate, and must be renewed. Furs or woolens put away before the moth eggs are laid about the middle of April, shut closely in boxes, or bundles where moths can not enter, are perfectly safe. Moths lay their eggs twice a year in May and in August. Mixed spices may be put into the boxes or bundles, a3 moths do not like such things. It is the hatched egg, the larva, which does the damage; the moth does nothing but lay the egg where, on hatching, it will find suitable food. 9 For the Toilet Wo learn from the honest "beauty doctor" that good looks are far more a matter of good digestion than of creams, emollients and lotions. One can not have a good complexion and a poor digestion at the same time. It is probable that the greatest ma jority of cases of so-called bilious ness, which result in a muddy com plexion, bad breath and bad taste in the mouth, is in fact nothing but an attack of dyspepsia, and the liver has nothing to do with it. As we HARD TO DROP , ) But. Many Drop It A young California wife talks about coffee: v "It was hard to drop Mocha and Java and give Postum a trial, hut my nerves were so shattered that I was a nervous wreck and of course that means all kinds of ills. "At first I thought bicycle riding caused it and gave it up, but my con dition remained unchanged. I did not want to acknowledge coffee caused the trouble for I was very fond of it. "About that time a friend came to live with us, and I noticed that after he had been with us a week he would not drink his coffee any more. I asked him the reason. He replied, 'I have not had a headache since I left off drinking coffee, some months ago, till last week, when I began again, here at your table. I don't see how anyone can like coffee, anyway, after drinking Postum!' "I said nothing, but at once ordered a package of Postum. That was five months ago, and we have drank no coffee since, except on two occasions when we had company, and the result each time was that my husband could not sleep, but lay awake and tossed and talked half the night. We were convinced that coffee caused his suffering, so he re turned to Postum, convinced that the coffee was an enemy, instead of a friend, and he is troubled no more by Insomnia. "I, myself, have gained 8 pounds In weight, and my nerves have ceased to quiver. It seems so easy now to quit the old coffee that caused our aches and ails and take up Postum.-" Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book, "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a reason." . f Ever rend tlio above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They 'are genuine, true, and full of human interest, all know, if food Is taken into the stomach and not properly cared for, it undergoes putrefaction; it is the absorption of these germs of putre faction by the blood which gives rise to the familiar phenomena of bilious ness, and because the poison is' gene rated and' exerts its influence in the same body, the process is called auto infection self-poisoning. The pres ence of these germs of putrefaction in the blood is usually the cause of the bad taste in the mouth, muddy complexion and bad breath, the presence of bile not being necessary to the productions of such disorders. Much can be done to remedy this condition by regulating, the diet and keeping the bowels open. To be beautiful, one must be healthy, and to be healthy, care must be taken to eat only what the stomach can take care of, both in quantity and quality, with regular exercise, deep breathing of fresh, pure air, cleanliness of the hnrlv inslrlA jitwI nut. rlerM t.hinkinc and right attitude toward our neigh bors. We, each of us, have a "per sonal idiosyncrasy," and each one must study her own peculiarity u she expects to secure a dietary which will agree with her. A good tonic for dry hair consists r ,ft niinnQ nf cnlrlfa nf rnqnmnrv. one dram each of glycerine and "borax, two drams of cantharides vinegar and five ounces of rosewater. Shake well before using, and apply to the roots of the hair two or three. x . .1, vcsaotrlnP'' thfi RCftm afterwards with the tips of the fingers. Requested Recipes Cream Almond Cake One cup of butter, two cups of sugar, one cup of sweet milk, one cup of corn starch, two cups of flour, two level teaspoon fuls of good baking powder, five whites of eggs and half teaapoonful of extract of almond. Cream the but ter, gradually adding the sugar and almond extract; sift the flour bak ing powder and corn starch together several times, and add alternately with the milk, to the first mixture; boat the whites of eggs until stiff, add to the batter and beat vigorous ly Divide the batter into two parts, and bake into two loaves. . carrots require three bours boil- qnuSaVteTsorSn'hour7lima beans half Sn hour; artichokes, two to three hours' winter squash, probably an hoSr; 'hominy, five hours; rice, twon ty minutes. "Calf's liver" and BaconCut the uvr in thin slices,, season to taste, slices of sweet bacon fried with tne animal's nver i o fry up hard. . to the Parboiled beans w as they swell when first p q fire; but strain off Oils wa "will Vake the beans cook quicker. Helps for the Housewife take half .a cuPIU; ; " ceS of BUlphuric .tWUp0Sathtruo SaKo0ur cnUaU ounce 6l tho acid and stir; every fifteen minutes repeat this until all the acid is used. Tainted meats, fish or other stuffs can be purified by being confined in a tight box with salt and sulphuric acid. All effluvia of an animal naturo can be removed from a room by burning pulverized coffeo upon a fire shovel. To clean straw matting, use a cloth wet in clean salty water, wash ing until clean, but wetting no more than necessary, then wiping dry at once. Do only a small space at one time, d.rying as it is washed, until the whole has been gone over. For cleaning the carpet, after beat ing to remove or loosen the dirt, lay on grass or smooth floor and sweep carefully; then scour with ox-gall, using one pint of tho gall to throe gallons of water, which should bo enough for a large carpet. For cleaning furniture, a mixture of three parts linseed oil and one of turpentine, well shaken, is recom mended; use only a very little at one time, rubbing well and polishing with a dry cloth until all the oil is rubbed into, tho wood, or removed. Use a woolen rag. This is claimed not only to cover scratches and dis figured parts, but restores the wood to its natural color and gives it a fine luster. For a scouring soap which can be used either as a soft soap, or cooked long enough to be made into bars, melt two bars of any good laundry soap together with one pint of flno sand, one-fourth of a pound of good Blacked limo and a packago of bak ing soda (supposed to bo a pound package, but sender docs not stato quantity.) Stir all ingredients woll together while hot. If hard soap is wanted, let cook for a short time. For Laundry For a good washing "fluid, use ono can of concentrated lye, five cents worth of salts of tartar, and flvo cents worth of salts of ammonia; put these in a vessel and pour over thorn ono gnllon of boiling water, stirring until dissolved. Then add two gal lons of cold water. For use, ono teacupful of tho fluid to tho boiler ful of water. Make tho fluid out of doors. White silk, whether handkerchief, garment or embroidery, should bo Washed in cold water and castilo soap, and when nearly dry, iron with a warm (not hot) flatlron. Treated thus, it will retain its pure lustrous, silvery whiteness without a tinge of yellow. Remember that pressing is not ironing. Tho iron should bo hot enough to remove the creases, and should bo passed very slowly over the goods, or held where it needs fulling in. The goods must be kept smooth, and after all has been gone over, hang the garment up so that the steam may dry off before putting away. LATEST FASHIONS FOR COMMONER READERS 0001-9127 LADIES' COSTUME Waist, 9091, cut In sizes 34, 30, 38, 40 and 42 inches, bust measure. Skirt, 9127, cut in sizes 22, 24, 2G, 28 and 30 inches, waist measure. It requires 7 yards of 40-inch ma terial for the entire costume in a medium size. This illustration calls for two separate patterns, which will be mailed to any address on receipt of 10c for each pattern. 0101 LADIES' HOUSE DRESS Sizes 32, 34, 30, 38, 40 and 42 inches, bust measure. It requires 0 yards of 30-inch material for the 30-inch size. 0172 MISSES' DRESS Sizes 14, 15, 1G, 17 and 18 years. It requires GVz yards of 40-inch ma terial for the 10-year size. - 0130 GIRLS' DRESS Cut in sizes, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. Requires 3 yards of 44-inch ma terial for tho 8-year size. Ik ciL i i ill ,i I Ml W 31 II it it Mil ' ft l t I'll UJ wa THE COMMONER will 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 the 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 i If 1' Rl V I I 1 -s t i "ye"wStilK5 WMBWIIIWWBWWtBWff-" iTfllfl1MMIIWiBliiiWfcrilHIIMlfJllirW """" "" '"" ' ' ' t "t -" - -