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are well pressed In the jar, only a
little Oiling when done will he
needed. Or, one jar of the fruit may
he used to fill other jars, if used
boiling hot, and sealed immediately.
Vegetables canned by this method
will usually require longer cooking,
and also to be returned, after seal
ing, to the boiling water and allowed
to stand in the water until it cools,
then put away.
For the Toilet
This is said to be an effective
whitener of a yellow throat: One
ounce of strained honey, one tea
spoonful of lemon juice, six drops
of oil of bitter almonds, whites of
two eggs, enough fine oatmeal to
make spreadable paste. Thoroughly
mix the ingredients, and smear
thickly on a strip of cotton cloth a
little over three inches wide, and
fasten securely around the throat.
Cover this bandage with another to
prevent bedclothes from being soiled
through the night. This bleach must
not be used on the face, and does no
good as a whitener for the arms. Oil
of bitter almonds is a poison, and
must not be taken internally, and
must be kept away from the eyes. If
you have eruptions on the throat,
or if the skin is very sensitive, do
not use it on the throat. Four or
five applications should be sufficient.
It is claimed that a thorough
scrubbing every night with hot water
and a nail brugh will soon make the
throat as smooth as velvet. For
softening and whitening the hands,
an old, tested remedy is one -ounce
of glycerine, two ounces of rose
water and half an ounce of lemon
juice. First wash the hands well,
then dry lightly and drop a few
dops of the mixture in the palm,
rub over the hands as you would
soap, and let dry on the skin.
For the relief of swollen, sore and
tired feet, a powder used by foot
soldiers in the German army is
recommended.- Here is the formula:
Three parts, salicylic acid, ten parts
starch, eighty-seven parts powdered
soap stone; mix thoroughly and
DIFFERENT NOW
Since the Slugger, Coffee, Was Aban
doned. Coffee probably causes more
biliousness and so-called malaria
than any one other thing even bad
climate.. (Tea is just as harmful as
coffee because it contains caffeine
the drug in coffee.)
A Ft. Worth man says:
"I have always been of a bilious
temperament, subject to malaria and
up to one year ago a perfect slave to
coffee. At times I would be covered
with boils and full of malarial
poison, was very nervous and had
ewimming in the head.
"I don't know how it happened,
but I finally became convinced that
my sickness was due to the use of
coffee, and a little less than a year
ago I stopped coffee and began
drinking Postum.
"From that time I have not had a
boil, not had malaria at all, have
gained 15 pounds good solid weight
and know beyond all doubt this is
due to the use of Postum in place of
coffee as I have tatfen no medicine
at all.
"Postum has certainly made
healthy, red blood for me in place of
the blood that coffee drinking im
poverished and made unhealthy."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Postum makes red blood.
"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
now one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
shake into the shoes and stockings
with a salt shaker. To harden the
feet, bathe frequently at night be
fore going to bed, in very hot water
for about fifteen minutes, having
dissolved a lump of alum the size of
a hen's egg in the water previously,
adding two handfuls of coarse salt.
Swelling of the feet in summer, or at
other times, is caused by diseased
condition of the system, and a phy
sician will tell you what to do.
bo largely diluted with water with
out losing its good effects.
Query Box
S. L. The filtering stone used in
hydrants is a finely-grained silica
rock, called trinoli. It renuires
cleaning occasionally, in order that!
it may wont eiiecuveiy.
Mrs. C. L. To remove acid stains
from fabrics, such as vinegar, or
lemon juice, sponge lightly with a
mixture of one part household am
monia and four parts water. The
commercial vinegar sometimes leaves
markings that can not bo removed,
owing to ingredients used in its
manufacture.
Francis C. For grass stains, wet
with alcohol, or with chlorin, before
washing, though either of these
sometimes affects delicate colors,
cover the spots with thick molasses
(not syrup), and leave a short time,
and the stain will come out in the
wash. Coal oil applied in the same
way will remove some stains.
Worried Iron rust stains or spots
on clothing are very often the result
of poor rinsing before bluing; the
alkali in the suds unites chemically
with the coloring matter in bluing
and makes the rust spot. To pre
vent rinse carefully through several
waters before bluing.
Mrs. F. H. For one. living in the
vicinity of factories, one of the best
cleanser for the soiled carpet is a
covering of coarse salt, which' is to
be swept up lightly but thoroughly,
gathering the dust and soot, and
carrying it along before the broom.
Bran or corn meal 1b not recom
mended, as the fine particles settle
in the threads and attract vermin.
Truth-Seeker The juices of the
mouth, called saliva, are alkaline;
those of the stomach, acid, and those
of the intestines, alkaline. The food
in the mouth should be well mixed
with the saliva by mastication, then
passed on to the stomach, from
whence it is distributed to other
fields for further uses.
Healthful Beverages
Boil a cupful of oatmeal in three
quarts of water for half an hour,
add a little salt and, if liked, a
couple of tablespoonfuls of sugar;
strain through a fine sieve or cheese
cloth, and cool. Flavor with fruit
juice if liked. If too thick for drink
ing, reduce with water. A table
spoonful of lemon or pineapple juice
improves the flavor for some. Or,
leaving out the fruit juice and sugar,
nriri n nimrt nf fresh milk, stirring
well. Serve cold. A thin gruel of
oatmeal used by workmen instead or
alcoholic drinks will enable them to
serve comfortably under a severe
strain, and do hard work without
A combination of the juices of
lemon, orange and pineapple makes
a delicious and strengthening drink.
For making, one must use judgment,
as the fruits vary in size. About the
right proportion is approximated by
using the juice of four medium-size
lemons, four oranges, one small
pineapple, two quarts of water with
sugar to taste. A combination of
equal quantities of the juices of cur
rants, raspberries, blackberries,
cherries, grapes and water, with
sugar to taste, is well liked.
Lemonade does not agree with all
stomachs, but it is Mvell liked by
nearly all. Unfermented grape juice
is one of the best of drinks, and may
Contributed Recipes
Pick from the bones and chop
about one pint of cooked chicken;
have ono cupful of broth, one-fifth
of a box of gelatine, half a tea
spoonful of curry powder, salt and
pepper. The chicken meat may be
cut from tho carcass left from din
ner, and the bones and gristle put
over the fire with water to cover and
boiled down to one cupful of broth.
Put the gelatine to soak in one
fourth of a cupful of water; when
tho stock is reduced to the amount
named, strain and season, add the
curry and chicken, season and sim
mer all together for ten minutes,
then add the gelatine and stir until
it is dissolved; turn all into a mold
and set away to harden. This makes
a nice luncheon dish. When ready
to serve, dip tho mold into warm
water and turn out onto a dish.
Cooking Spinach Look over tho
spinach, romoving all trash, and
wash in two or throe water. If tho
stalks are not tender, cut the leavos
from the stalks. Boil for twenty
minutes in water salt enough to
season the Hpinach; when done, turn
into a colander to drain, then chop
fine, put it on the stove in a sauce
pan with a lump of buttor, milt and
pepper to taste and enough milk to
moisten it. When the butter is
melted and tho spinach steaming,
take from tho fire and put it in tho
dish in which it is going to tho
table. Garnish according to taste.
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