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"V The Commoner. 9 JULY IS, 191J ' . cup for cup of sugar and juico; bring to & boil and keep boiling twenty minutes, then bottlo and, seal. A tablespoonful of this to a glass of iced water or seltzer is very nice. Other small fruit vinegars may be made in the same way. Simple Ice Cream Scald one quart of fresh milk, but do not boil; beat together three vholo eggs and ono cupful of sugar; stir the scalding-hot milk slowly into the eggs and sugar, nnd put into a doublo boiler, return tq the fire and stir constantly while cooking until it feels thick and creamy; it must not boil, or it will curdle. Take from the fire and lot cool; flavor with one teaspoonful off vanilla, then when cold, freeze. A little cream instead of all milk will improve the dish. A few borries, or slices of fruit may be put into Uie custard before freezing, or if thor oughly chilled may be stirred into the frozen cream when the dasher in removed. Fruit Ice "Cream If peaches are used, chop two quarts of peeled peaches very fine and, beginning .with a cupful of sugar, add more if liked; stir into tho chopped peaches a few drops of extract of almonds, then beat the fruit mixture into a quart of rich cream, turn into the freezer and grind until very s.tiff, then grind as fast as possible until ' the dasher refuses . to move. Other . frufts may, be substituted, or canned fruits may be usod.. The rapid .grinding makes tho mixturo smooth; ' Cretonne and Chintz , ' '' t Tho possibilities of cretonne is only'- equalled 'by that of chijntz. " " These materials are so fascinating1 and so cheap, and cdmo in so many and varied designs, that one finds it hard to'ihake1 choice. There are fast "colors, and 'colors that fade, either ' ' 'with the light,' or in tho laundry; .so " ' itis best to discriminate. 'The uses lii7J (-in . -x , 'X , , are unlimited, and so decorative that nothing can take Its place. A writer on the subject of decorating with chintz and cretonne sayB, "Buy all you need, and then buy a lot more," for you will always find a uoo for the odd yards. There is a riot of colors In some of them, while others run to soft, dull tones; when the figuros aro large and glaring, it Is well to use it only for hangings, but for tho cottage small figures should bo used, and in tones to match whatever furnishings you already have. Im ported cretonne costs about seventy five cents a yard, is fast-colored, cx- cept'perhaps when exposed to a very Btrong sunshine. The American cre tonne can bo had for twenty-five to fifty cents, an'd -answers very well. Grades that aro .usually satisfactory in tho cottage home can bo picked up often-of good quality and colors that will bear laundering for twelvo and one-half cents per yard. bo at tho right with tho cutting edges turned toward tho plate; forks, at tho left with tho tines of the forks and bowls of spoons turned up. Napkins should bo placed at tho loft of forks; glasses at tho tips of knives. Odds nnd Ends For tho accumulation of paper bags and twino, tack a pocket of cotton or table oil cloth to tho back of tho pantry door, and they will bo at hand when wanted. To avoid tho sticking of tho cork in tho mucilage or gluo bottlo, rub tho cork all over with lard, or dip in molted paraffin. Grass stains may bo removed from clothing by saturating with molassos or syrup beforo wotting with soap and water. Automobile grcaso is oasily taken out of wash materia) by applying lard generously before wotting. For other goods, try ben zlno carefully. For colored goods, dissolve a piece of alum tho size of a walnut in every pint of starch, and this will not only make tho fabric otlffer, but will brighten the colors. Tho Winter Garden It Is not yet too late to begin tho winter garden. The plants to bo encouraged to grow and bo kopt in shapo by judicious pinching and clipping. Many things may bo profit ably lifted now, if tho work Is dono with caro so tho plant will not wilt, and as soon ao established in the pot, tho pot should bo plunged in tho soil in a suitable placo and kept grow ing for tho fall removal to tho house. What You Want to Know For insects in the hair of children, get a pint bottlo or jar and put into it enough "fish berries" to half fill it; these should be pounded up fine; then pour over them enough whisky to fill the bottlo or jar, and set away for two or three days. Then wet tho scalp and hair well with tho liquor, preferably at night, and wrap tho head to keep from soiling tho pillow. In the morning wash tho hair well in warm water,, and the dead lice wili fall out. If '.there 'are' dead nits on the hair, wash the hair with cider, or other good ,yinegar, which will dissolve the covering of tho nits, and they will easily w.ash out. Unless exposed again, mo cmiu buouju uo free of them. Repeat if necessary. 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Vny for It a llttln eiich month. If you doslro. Have nnoujm In fuel to mnko tho payments. WHITE TODAY for tho I DUAL COOIC liOOK, nnd details or our cnay payment plan. Wo wnnt you to hnvo tlicso Immediately. Largest cooker factory In tho world TOLEDO COOKER COMPANY. JAW) West Bancroft St., Toledo, Ohio. f t .). SALLOW PACES j 0 Often Caused by Ten and Coffee Drinking ' How utany persons realize that tea and cbffeo so disturb digestion that they produce a muddy, yellow com plexion? A ten days' trial of Postum has proven' a' means, in thousands, of cases, ot clearing up a bad com plexion. A Washington young lady tells her experience: "All of us father, mother, sister and brother had used tea and coffee for many years until finally we all had stomach troubles more or less. "We all were sallow and troubled with pimples, breath bad, disagree able taste in the mouth, and all of us simply so many bundles of nerve3. "We didn't realize that tea and coffee caused the trouble until one day we ran out of coffee and went to borrow some from a neighbor. She gave us some Postum and told us to try that. "Although wo started to make it, we all felt sure we would be sick if we missed our strong coffee, but we tried Postum and were surprised to find it delicious. "We read tho statements on the pkg., got moro and in a month and a half you wouldn't have known us. We all were able to digest our food without any trouble, each one's skin became clear, tongues cleaned off, and nerves in fine condition. We never use anything now but Postum. There is nothing like it." 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 abovo letter? A now ono appears from time to time. They are genuine, true and full of human interest. Storing 'Eggs ' ', The best way to preserve eggs Js to" put them in Vat'erglass. Water glass is a liquid silicate, somothing like syrup, but gray in color, and can be had at most drug stores, Various proportions of water and tho sili cate are given, and the quantity will depend on tho number of eggs to be put up. Tho water shohld be boiled, and when cold, allow ono pound of silicate to each gallcfn of water, stir ring well. Pour tho cold liquid into a jar or stone vessel and lay tho stricly fresh eggs in the jar, gather ing every day, having them covered at least one inch deep with the liquid. Strictly fresh oggs will not float. When the jar is full, cover, and keep the liquid well over the eggs until wanted for use. Out-Door Nuisances If a day or evening is to bo spent in the open air whore mosquitoes abound, try this: Get ten cents worth of the dried leaves of vervian at any drug store; steep the leaves until a strong tea Is made, strain tho tea, and rub a little on the hands and face; where the sting or bite has al ready occurred, use a few drops of a solution of equal parts of ammonia and camphor, or menthol and cam phor, to rub the wound. If a toilet vinegar or aromatic spirits have been used, mosquitoes, gnats and small black flies will seldom trouble. Spirits of camphor is said to be good. A freshly pulled onion, cut in half and rubbed on tho sting of bee or wasp is usually effective. 4 Meaning of "Covers' When so many "covers" aro men tioned, it means that so many places were laid at table one for each guest. Each cover should bo at least twenty-five inches in length, or side wise, and at least fifteen in depth; that is, from the center of one plate to tho center of tho next should be twenty-five inches; this for elbow room for tho guest. Knives should M7-Ji$iL-rr7 ffTriKWrT'fWPifWwffBtT yTtT FTT' iiH jfl0 f LATEST FASHIONS FOR COMMONER READERS !tfiL &&. 1 ' 72631 Jw 02J8 LADIES' DRESS Sizes, 32, 34, ,36, 38, 40 and 42 inches, bust measure. It requires 6 yards of '3 6-Inch, .'material for tho 36-lnch size. ' " 8007 LADIES BATHING SUIT ' Sizes, small, medium and large. It requires 54 yards of 44-inch ma--' terial for tho medium size. 0247 BOYS SUIT Sizes 3, 4, 6 and 7 years. It re quires 3 yards of 36-Inch material for tho 6-year size. 0203 LADIES' CAPS Cut In ono size. It requires 1 yards of 27-inch material for No. 1, and yard of No. 2 and No. 3. T li 15 THE COMMONER will supply its readers with perfect fitting, seam allowing patterns from tho latest Paris and New York styles. 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