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The Commoner.
VOLUME 13, NUMBER 1
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Faith and Courage
Why should ho foar to bo alono
What la there In himself to fear?
Ddos ho not walk with conscience
clear,
'And is not God upon His throne?
Tho song of cheer ho tries to sing,
Slain of tho wind falls at his foot;
But in his soul his trust is sweet,
Whato'cr his rayloss path may bring.
What is thero in his fato to curse?
Is not tho Lord tho Sovereign
hero?
Is ho not God of atom, sphere,
Of planet, system, univorse?
Out in tho storm, ho needs must
tread
Hough ways to him unknown, un-
trod;
His soul is bravo, and God is God
Of chasm bolow as Ileavon o'orhead.
Oufundor starless skies at night,
wun winus aiiowl, like beasts of
proy,
Ho bravely gropes his darkened
way,
Assured his stops will lead to light!
uiaronco H. Urner.
"Breakfast Foods"
A groat many people eat cereal
foods in tho various forms found on
tho market, just as they do many
other things because it is tho cus
tom, and bocauso tho dish is easily
prepared and quickly gulped down.
Cereals are starch foods, and many
pooplo should not eat starch foods.
It is customary to eat with those,
milk or cream and sugar," and this is
not good whero there is a predispo
sition .to obosity, because sugar and
staTch foods, if too freely eaten, are
stored in the body in the form of
fats and sugars. One of tho results
of too much Btarch eating is tho de
Toloping of diseases that are hard to
euro, such as diabetes, and obesity.
Tho muscles call for meats; the
flood demands green vegetables and
their salts, the liver calls for acids,
and a "balanced meal" iB one that
contains starch, proteid, fat, miner
als and roughago, which is ballast.
The roughage and tho salts are
furnished by bulky green vegetables
or through fruits. Many persons
find that bread, in any form dis
agrees with them, and can got along
very well by substituting vegetables
for the bread. One of tho best
"breakfast foods" is a fresh egg
two ate hotter than one, and tho egg
hould bo cooked as best suits the
digestion. Many delicate people, even
those doing "brain work," with
sedentary occupation," would find
themselves bettor able to do their
morning's work if a comfortable
breakfast is partaken qf, a good, full
dinner following, and a light sup
per after tho day is done. In many
cases, a rare-done steak is ono of the
very host breakfast foods, and in
any event, ono should chango the
morning dlot, if it does not give the
proper nourishment. Every one
must bo a law unto him or herself
SLSS ?H? food but. "ting
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eat several times a day "little and
often," of propor foods.
the homo, or it can be bought at tho
drug store. The home made article
is just as valuable, and costs far
less than that bought over tho coun
ter. In a pitcher put a teacupful of
clean, unslaked lime, eithor brokon
in small pieces, or in a lump. Over
this pour two quarts of hot water;
cold will do just as well; stir tho
water anu nme tnorougniy until the
limo is dissolved and the water looks
like milk; then let It stand until the
limo settles to tho bottom, after
wnicn pour oir tno clear water on
top, and fill tho pitcher again with
pure water filtered is best; stir this
second filling thoroughly, and tie a
piece of muslin over the mouth of
lug pitcner to prevent oust rrom
falllncr Into It. T.of U nfnnri nnfll tha
water is clear, after which decant
carefully, allowing only tho clear
water to pass off into glass-stoppered
bottles. Tho first water can be.
Used for kitchen niirnnReet na if a
very strong, but the second water is
to bo usod internally. As a means
of aiding digestion, limo water is
lnvuiuame; it sweetens tno breath
and strengthens tho teeth. Where
milk disagrees with tho stomach,
add OnG. tWO Or thmn tnhlaonnnn!
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fuls to the glassful. After eating
acid fruits, which are especially bad
for sensitive teeth, rinse the mouth
well with the lime water. Soft and
sensitive teeth are easily affected by
acids, and an antiseptic lotion or
warm limo water should be used as
a mouth wash at night. If lime
water is not talcen too strong it
loaves a smooth, pleasant taste in
tilO IHOUtn. lJVerv fn.mllv eTinnU
have a bottlo of limo water at hand.
For burns and scalds, an emulsion
mado of equal parts of limo water
and linseed oil, shaken until thor
oughly emulsified, is ono of the best
dressings.
ing tho room tightly closed for a day.
Sulphur will ruin steel things, and
will kill plants, birds, and even
people if they stay to inhale the
fumes. Nothing is more effective
than tho burning sulphur. Eternal
vigilance must be devoted to tho
work, and for weeks, you must be
on the lookout for any stray that has
escaped, the general slaughter. Con
stant warfare must be kept up
against the fly; don't be satisfied, to
drive them out of the house kill
them in some of the ways that are
constantly oeing sent to you on the
IJiimeu putie.
Tuberculosis and Milk
Referring to a paragraph on this
subject which wo copied some weeks
ago, ono of our readers, who tells us
he is a veterinarian, insists that the
proportion of diseased cows to the
healthy ones as therein given is too
low; that it shouldvbe 100 In every
1,000, and that, through other
sources than tho milk, there Is great
danger of contracting tho disease.
But ho insists that any ono who uses
milk is in great dagger of becoming
Infected. He does not think the pro
cess of evaporating milk necessarily
sterilizes it, as tho work is done
under low temperature. However
that may bo, tho use of tho evapo
rated milk increases, and a great
many babies and young children are
fed on diluted evaporated milk by
tho advico of the family physician,
and a very largo majority of them
do exceedingly well with such food.
Housohold Pests
We get many inquiries for
methods for destroying those dis
agreeable intruders. One of the verv
most effective whero only the bed
furniture Is infested is to fill every
crack, crevice. Iooro ini . ,,
tored place or nail hole with soft
not at the demands of appetite 8"P' PU-ty' palnt or aything that
Many delicate people are bettor to J"1 mpri80n St 1Ivo onos " BeSl
eat several times rinv m" .J! UP tn eggs. Then, when "t
Limo Water
Wo are asked how limo water is
mado. and whnt t nenA " , ",1B
homo. It can easily bo prear eUaTote
mado everything safe in that way
give the wholo bedstead a coat or"
two of varnish, being careful to
roach every pan and angle of it if
the walls are infested, burn in each
HZ ?1L QIlantity ot BulPur
For Houso Cleaning
There is nothing better, or more
effective for the destruction . of
household insects tlinn hnf aU.m
water. Put two pounds of alum in
three or four quarts of water and
let remain over night so that the
alum will be all dissolved; or you
may use boiling water, pouring it
over the alum if you arp in a hurry,
stirring until it .meUs. Then apply,
belling; hpt, with a brush, or' swab'
made of anything handy,, 'to every
joint, crack, or opening in the closet,
uuw.vo, .uuvj-o, ui- uuuut tne sinii,
wher.e water bugs, ants, cockroaches,
intrude. In the bedroom, apply to
every place about , the bedstead,
floors, cracks abc-iit ;the window'
frames, surbasp, arift , doors, .wher
ever a bug can conceal itself' or lay
an egg, and you will 'find a 'great
scarcity of the pests right shortly
afterwards. Do this every few days
for a' white: tj'tioiv Tmfj. ..
will keep up -the supply as long as
..oj una uuy uugs to lay the eggs,
l Ge to natch Th0 solution
should bo kept boiling hot while
applying. This should not he used
where there is varnish or paint to
be damaged, but it nan h ncm
openings If applied with an oil can
jr UiU1ius tue solution with the
tube or spout.
Another excellent remedy is
varnish a good coat spread over all
openings or rough places in furni
ture will hermetically, seal the hid
ing Places. The only way to got rid
of such things is to clean, thorough
ly and fill all hiding and nesting
Places with some sort of extermina-
? ?trSg carbolIc acid solution is
good for floor cracks, and openings
and openings about the surbase, or"
woodwork, and this can be applied
with a spouted vessel, or a syrWe
used without the spray. BTiJ1S
Before putting away woolen
urs, feathers or hair goTds, t5
Putrttaftr6ft?HnfggS aIready depoBitS;
Put the articles away in wrappings
SLLape Ipt? whlch motnean
penetrate, and put in the folds a few
lumps of camphor. A covering of
?r-oven l fcefcel-
--v w who purpose.
sired width of trimming is nhfnt , '
Now hold the stick upright t a J??1
from one side of the cloth fng
draw in the same manned tl'?
a number of perfect squares p?
the- point of your button-hnt ,ut
sors inthe center if each Lii?8"
side cof airst to the s 0sfqeuaacrh
side of the square, only loavtSS
enough space so that there wni h!
no danger of its tearing acroJ It
turn back the centers to El Now
and bfte down; booing f omffi
to left, turning down with tl fi
hand and nuttimr th? JlSLH1.0 left
out once. tha nT:T"uw., .a
allowing an Inch at top and bottom'
baste to ,the wrong side of the c loth
every five inches will, be sufflcient'
Now turn to the right side and Tsew
?rnmttA T' soljlS diagonally
ltSh ,?ut newspaper
7 v w "", u it can oe nullnri
out when the stitching is done.PT "?S
up the hem, and finish the WOrk
The net. is not expensive, and is very
wide, and the work will look well for
pillow slips, sheets, cldthing, and for
the children's dresses.
Copying fqr. Tracjhig
!,? exllent way, to get the exact
shape of leaves; or ferns for sketch
ing Or tracinir fnn nmn,nH.i . ,
Itul takl?g a Bmoke cPy- Butted
lightly a sheet, of .writing: paper, and
nnM m. , ttU,e'unt11 " is thor
oughly, .blackened, .but- not burned.
Lhjrthe right side -of the 'fern on tho
paper 'and. .press down the entire
surface, especially, the edges, with a
pencil or something of the sort;thea
transfer it to a clean sheet, not let
ting it move aftpr once being laid
on or it will "shiudge;" place an
other sheet of paper over it care
fully and press with the fingers, or
KV Al Perfect impression will
he obtained, which can be.traced, or
btherwlse copied, and those who do
not draw 'sufficiently to outline tho
leaves or ferns, will find this the best
way to do.
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Imitation Embroidery
This is an inexpensive wav nf
making up articles that seemiL?;
require ornamentation and fJj
measuring ruler of about thi Dg
width, and layinc it nl Bame
Inches from the bottom draw' el,?ht
on either side of tho BUcfc. a line
stick un n B0i!?c?' mve the
ie unni. u""lytiY .ease
A "Head-Rest"
ll kn8w aead-rests, to hang
on the back of the rocking-chair
Jiave gone out of fashion;" but we
know, too, that few things are moro
comfortable tn th i t,o
0n,of these 8amo obsolete head-
uouiuua. ir0r tne easy chair in the
living room, for tho .chair in which
grandna dnzea. n-r o-.or v
there should always be a pillow for
tne head. nnH timoo. u a -
. . "boo tii, uu liiuuo un
Plainly, or . as elaborately as one
"ices.- Silk pieces, velvet, or plush,
can be used, or scraps of cotton or
linen; silkoleen, silk, or any other
material can be used. They need
not be left on the chair-back, unless
in the old folks' room; but they
i?ome 5Pdy" for very member of
the family at times. Filled with felt
ailing, or cotton batting, they do
good service; but down pillows, or
fine flufPv fantTiA A ..ir
irom which the stems have been re-
,7Yeu as very good indeed. For
tne porch pillows, strong materials
Timor hn ..j m a . .. '.
-.-b uoeu ior wefts or slips, ana
Jf00ds must DG Bucli as will stand
;?bbJns; for nobody wants to rest
tno head on a dirty pillow.
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Measuring Spoons and Onps
These necessities of the housewife
are of sufficient importance to merit
a paragraph by themselves. The
real measuring spoons can be had
very cheaply; but spoons that will
answer every purpose can be had aa
cheaply at one or two cents each.
For using in cans or jars, turn the
-u.Uio uuuk, maicmg a nook, or
lOOP, and hnner thm rn fTio alira nf
touches the nnna u wer edge the vessel. T?n manmirimr Hrv
another line; repeat until Ti,tt ?w foods, the handle may be cut off and
tne de-'jtho spoon dropped into the crock.