PECEMBBB 13, 1914
The Commoner.
frosted feet, and If one pair is not
warm enough, two will be quite as
warm, and far more comfortable
than one pair of woolen onss.
To insure healthy feet, they must
bo kept clean by frequent bathing,
and this is more often neglected than
is credited. Few people give the feet
tho care they deserve.
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Scrap Book Pasto
Dissolve a teaspoonful of alum in
a quart of boiling water; let cool,
and stir in flour to give it the con
sistency of cream, beating it thor
oughly to remove all lumps. Stir in
as much powdered resin as will lie
on a dime, and throw in half a dozen
cloves to give a good odor and pre
vent mustiness. Have on the stove
a teacupful of boiling water, and
pour this into the flour mixture, stir
ring briskly all the while; in a few
minutes (being left on the stove),
it will be of the consistency of mo
lasses, and should then be poured
into a wide-mouthed vessel to cool.
Stir into it a small teaspoonful each
of oil of cloves and sassafras before
putting into bottles or jars. Cover
with paper and keep in a cool place;
must not freeze. When wanted,
take out a portidn and soften with
warm water. Paste, for such uses,
must not be cooked too much, or the
adhesive principle will be killed.
For Woman's Wear
No matter how robust a woman
may be, she should not fail to wear
high shoes after the first frosty days.
Protecting the feet and ankles is
far more important than protecting
the neck and arms, and no woman
can escape at least slight discomfort
who wears low shoes out in the open
in cold weather. The exposure of
the ankles is one of the surest bids
!NEVEft TIRES
Of the Food That Restored Her to
Health.
"Something was making me ill and
I didn't know the cause," writes a
Colorado young lady: "For two
years I was thin and sickly, suffering
from indigestion and inflammatory
rheumatism.
"I had tried different kinds of diet,
and many -of the. remedies recom
mended, bu,t got no better. ,
"Finally, mother suggested that I
try Grape-Nuts, ,an,d I began at once,
eating it with a J(ttje cream or milk.
A change for the better began at
once. ,
"Today I am well and am gaining
weight and strength all the time.
I've gained 10 pounds in the last five
weeks and do not suffer any more in
digestion, and the rheumatism is all
gone.
"I know it is to Grape-Nuts alone
that I owe my restored health. I
still eat the food t,wice a day and
never tire of it." Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
The flavour of Grape-Nuts is pe
culiar to itself. It is neutral, not
too sweet and has an agreeable,
healthful quality that never grows
tiresome.
One of the. sources of rheumatism
is from overloading tho system with
acid material, the result of imperfect
digestion and assimilation.
As soon as improper food is aban
doned and Grape-Nuts is taken regu
larly, digestion is made strong, the
organs do their work of building up
good red blood cells and- of carrying
away the excess of disease-making
material from the system.
The result is a certain and steady
return to normal health and mental
activity. "There's a reason." Read
the little book, "The Road to Wejl
viUe," in pkgs. n" - .
, Ever read the above letter;? A:
new one appcarsofrom .time to . time
They are genuine! true, rand full' of
human interest.
for disease that is known, and while
at the time, tho discomfort may bo
but trivial, it opens the doors of the
system to graver ailments, and theBo
in turn weaken tho system and ren
der it very sensitive to the approach
of real diseases which do not always
end happily. Thinly clad foot, open
necked waists, and baro arms may
do for indoors, but nothing excuses
the exposure of tho person in the
outer air. One of the most sensible
things to do is to wear an insole
inside the shoe, as this will protect
the sole of tho foot, to a degree,
against the chill of the earth, or cold
sidewalk.
Odd Jobs
To remove a rusty screw, apply a
pointed piece of metal, heated red
hot, to the screw-head, and when the
screw is well heated, it will move
readily with the screw driver.
The best duster is a slightly
damp (not wet) cloth, passed lightly
over the surface, and changed for a
clean one as 'often as it shows soil.
A feather duster only disturbs and
aids in distributing tho dust, which
settles somewhere else.
To stop the unpleasant creaking of
doors, either put a few drops of oil
on the hinges, or rub tho edges with
soap. Bureau drawers are rendered
easy to draw out if soap is rubbed
on the edges that touch. A drop or
two of oil on rollers of furniture
occasionally will make the pieces
move much easier. Oil the wheels
wbere they move not on the out
side. Any acid spilled upon marble will
quickly roughen and spoil it. Neu
tralize the effect by pouring a solu
tion of any alkali, such as washing
soda, borax, ammonia, over the
stain. Restore the polish by rubbing
with powdered pumice stone mois
tened with water. Work and time
will bo required.
For deodorizing or disinfecting, a
solution of chloride of zinc, used in
proportion of one pint of the zinc
to four gallons of water is one of
the most efficient agents. This will
promptly neutralize noxious effluvia
and arrest animal decay and vege
table rotting. For sink-spouts,
water-closets, drains and out-houses,
this is invaluable.
To clean a sponge that has be
come slimy and disagreeable to the
touch, soak it in sweet milk for half
a day, wring out and wash thorough
ly in warm water to which has been
added a teaspoonful of carbolic acid.
For general purposes, a sponge is
not desirable, and a cloth which can
be washed is very much better for
toilet usage. Even a wash cloth
must be washed, boiled and disin
fected occasionally.
Requested Recipes
For cooking a duck, the first thing
is to dress it properly. Tho thick
dbw'n on the body is hard to remove,
but this may bo done readily by
steaming, or scalding. Put an inch
of water in the clothes boiler on the
stove (if a flat bottom; but the water
x 1 n nvar fhn seam Join-
ing the bottom to tho cides;) make
a little wooden frame to set inside
of the boiler on bP0 "
.., i -i 1m xontfW. if two ducks
noiu IT, UUUV lv. - i V i - j
are to be picked, they may be placed
side by side on the rack There
must be one person to each dock, for
the1 work must be done at once
Cbver the boiler and let the water
boil just two minutes, so as to steam
the ducks about that long; then take
Se bird out of the boiler and pull
the feathers Immediately. pe
feathers wfil not bo hurt, and they
2rS i Mime off by handfuls, down and
hi l1 Rubbing the body of the picked
Suck will take off the remaining
K. Draw the intestines w! bout
King, wipe with a wet towel and
tw ri ioon as clean; lay In a bak
ing pan, wlpo a dozen small, sour
apples with a wet cloth, boing suro
to have only sound apples, removing
tho cores to bo sure. Arrango the
apples around tho duck; put tho
pan into a hot oven and quickly
brown tho duck, then moderate tho
heat of the oven and continue cook
ing for ahout half an hour, or until
tho applos aro tender, but not
broken; baste both tho duck and the
apples every five minutes until they
are done, then serve on the same
dish.
Contributed Recipes
Threo pints of boiling water, six
pounds of granulated sugar, a piece
of alum about as big an a soup
bean, pulverized; boil all together
twenty minutes. This should inako
quite a quantity of syrup, and if a
teacupful of real, bees' honey can bo
added, it is finely flavored.
For tho Christmas goose, a wal
nut stuffing may be liked. Mix two
cupfuls of warm, mashed potatoes
with half a cupful of onion Juice,
half a cupful of chopped walnut
meats, a tablespoonful of cream and
a tablespoonful of butter, the yolks
of two eggs and seasoning to taste.
Ginger Drop-Cookies One cupful
of light brown sugar, two-thirds of
a cupful of butter, one-half cupful of
cold water, one egg, two thirds of a
cupful of molasses, one largo table
spoonful of ginger, ono largo tea
spoonful of soda, and flour to make
a thick batter. Drop by spoonfuls
on a woll-groasod pan. Bako In a
rnodorato oven. Mrs. J. P., Now
York.
Whipped Croarn Sometimes, in
whipping croarn, although It seems
perfectly stiff, aftor tho sugar has
boon added tho bottom of tho croarn
gets thin, and tho sugar has a ten
dency to form a thin syrup on tho
bottom, especially If tho cream was
not very hoavy to begin with. To
overcomo this, first whip tho cream
very stiff and stand It whoro It will
keep cold; then dlssolvo golatlno In
barely ouough water to cover it,
using a scant tablespoonful of granu
lated golatlno to a pint of tho
whipped cream. Whon tho golatlno
Is soft, dissolve It in a small half-cup
of boiling water, add three-quarters
of a cup of sugar with whatever
flavoring Is used. Turn this Into a
cold bowl and beat with an ogg
beater until it is whito nml begins
to get firm, then boat It by spoonfuls
into tho cream. TIiIb will Increase
the bulk of tho cream and will keep
it firm for any length of time. B. C,
Curled Celery
To curl celery, wash and separate
the stalks; with a sharp knlfo cut
each of the long stalks down In
strips about four Inches from the
tops; then stand tho stalks, head
down, in a vessel of very cold water;
tho tops will curl llko the pptals of
a flower. Lcavo somo of tho tiny
top leaves on when serving, and with
tho curled ends tho effect will bo
very attractive.
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