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The Commoner.
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MAT II. 113
painting is not bo difficult; neither
is it expensive, and if the gude mon
just won't do the work, just get
a can of prepared paint and a brush
and get at it yourself. One of tho
girls of the family can do tho work;
or one of tho boys. Of course, you
can not at first dolt as well as a
regular painter; but you can do it
well enough for keeping things
clean, and after a few trials you can
do it better than tho ordinary hired
painter will. Take everything out
of tho room, and go at it determined
ly; stop all the nail-holes and open
joints, and fill in behind the base
board with cement, in order to stop
the goings and comings of vermin.
Nail pieces of tin over any rat or
mouse holes; these can bo had by
throwing a can in tho fire until the
solder melts, then cutting it to suit.
Before tinning the rat or mouse
hole, put a lot of red pepper, ground,
into the runway behind the walls.
If the walls and shelves are al
ready painted, but need cleaning,
try this: Dissolve in a pailful of
water four tablespoonfuls of sal
soda, and an dqual quantity of good
soft soap and turpentine. If soft
soap can not be had, use a good
laundry soap. Apply this to the
dirty places with a flannel cloth,
wipe dry, then polish with a soft
cloth, or leather. If the walls are
plastered, repair the plastering
wherever broken, and give the walls
either a good coat of paint, or a'
coat of kalsomine. The kitchen and
pantry are the rooms infested with
roaches and ants, and to keep free
of them, everything must bo kept
clean, and all eatables put out of
their reach. They can thrive on
crumbs, and to rid the place of them,
you must keep even the crumbs out
of their reach.
"Lino Upon Lind"
Don't bo afraid to wash the cover
to- the ironing board. It is well to
have several of these cloths a
single width of muslin, tho half of
an old sheet, is sufficient, and it
should not be permanently fastened
to tho Ironing board, as the padding
is. Have a clean ono for every iron
ing day, and pin it on tightly and
securely when you are ready to use
tho board. A stained or dirty cloth
will impart a more or less discolored
appearance to everything that
touches it.
Don't forget that a fireless cooker
has become one of tho necessities
in tho home. You can do without a
great many things which you should
have in order to give you more time
and Btrength, and it is a useless
economy to save tho pocket-book at
the expense of the housewife's
health. It is time tho kitchen came
in for a little labor-saving attention,
as well as other departments of the
home.
A good way to bleach linen or
muslin that has become yellowed by
poor washing or disuse, is to put it
into a thin muslin bag, and drop the
bag into a pan of strong soapsuds
and set in the hot sunshine. If you
want to bleach the color out of a
faded cotton garment, such as lawn
dresses, soak in a pail of water over
night in which has been dissolved a
tablespoonful of bichlorido of lime.
In the morninj, take tho garment
out of this, and prepare another
water in the same way, and boil the
garment in this fresh water for
twenty minutes, then rinse, starch
and dry, and you will have a white
garment.
Stains made by medicines and
liniments are often obstinate to re
move in tho hands of an unskilled
person. Iodine marks will disappear
if strong ammonia water is used;
then washed in tepid water and
strong soap. Ammonia will remove
cod liver oil stains; fuller's earth
made into a paste and thickly ap
plied to the spots will remove them.
oil. IX tho paint gets too thick, thin
with a little hot water. J. W. M.
Another: Tako two ounces of
common glue and put in ono quart
of rainwater, and stand on tho back
of tho stove or In a warm placo
until tho glue dissolves. Thpn let
cool. When cool, but not cold, add
yellow ochre, or any doalred color,
until It will spread nicely, mixing it
thoroughly and smoothly. Apply
warm to tho floor with a brush.
When the floor is dry, givo it a coat
of boiled linseed oil. It will wear
liko iron, and is cheap. A light
color is better than a dark ono, ns
it does not show dust so plainly.
The floor dries quickly.
Both these friends have- our
thanks for tho kindness.
may bo served raw or cooked, or in
combination with othor fruits, nut
and foods. In buying dates, one
should patronizo only roliable deal
ers, as thcro is so much nclcan,
poorly-packed fruit, and host results
can not bo obtained from poor fruit.
CLEARED AWAY
Proper Food Put tho Troubles Away.
Our own troubles always seem
more severe than any others. But
when a man is unable to eat even
a light breakfast, for years, with
out severe distress, he has trouble
enough.
It is small wonder he likes to tell
of food which cleared away the
troubles.
"I am glad of tho opportunity to
tell of the good Grape-Nuts has done
for me," writes a New Hampshore
man. "For many years I was un
able to eat even, a light breakfast
without great suffering.
"After eating I would suddenly
be seized with an attack of colic and
vomiting. This would be followed
by headache and misery that would
sometimes last a week or more, leav
ing me so weak I could hardly sit
up or walk.
"Since I began to eat Grape-Nuts
I have been free from tho old
troubles. I usually eat 'Grape-Nuts
one or more times a day, taking it
at the beginning of the meal. Now
I can eat almost anything I want
without trouble.
"When I began to use Grape-Nuts
I was way under my usual weight,
now I weigh 30 pounds more than I
ever weighed in my life, and I am
glad to speak of the food that has
worked tho change." Namo given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read tho little booklet, "The Road
to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a
Reason."
Ever read tho abovo letter? A
mow ono appears from time to time.
They ore genuine, true, and full of
ksjuaa interest.
Hand-Painted China
Hand-painted, or decorated china
should not be entrusted to any but
careful hands for washing. Put tho
pieces, each separately, in a pail of
warm water in which a teaspoonful
of good washing powder has been
dissolved, stir well and wash your
pieces quickly, then rinse in warm
water and wipe dry on a soft, fine
linen towel, free from lint, and
polish with whito crumpled tissuo
paper. The work must bo done
quickly, and the dishes must not be
left in the wash water, but cleaned
ono at a time.
How It Is Done
During the work of the "investi
gating" committee, much was said
about the care with which the big
stores looked after the welfare of
their employes, and especially were
exploited the provisions for recrea
tion supplied by tho employers.
Among them, the president of a
large department store company told
of these things, and his telling
brought out the fact that all the
money expended for the recreation
farm in the country, horses, cows,
chickens, garden, gas, hot and cold
water plant, piano, etc., is paid by
the employes themselves, who, from
cash girl to department buyer, con
tribute a certain amount of their
salary for that purpose, each pay
day. Floor Paint With GIno
Some time since a reader asked
for this floor finish. Two good
friends, J. W. Millard, of Clifton, N.
Y., and Mrs. W. E. C. of Iowa, have
kindly supplied the following:
Four pounds of yellow ochre, two
pounds of whiting, one-half pound
of sizing glue, and four quarts of
water. Dissolvo tho gluo in a little
warm water; mix tho ochro and
whiting, and add all tho ingredients,
mixing well. Apply warm, with a
brush. It will dry In two hours;
then apply a coat of boiled linseed
TIio Duto ns Food
Tho dato is one of the most valued
and most used fruits of tho Orient.
It is ono of the most nutritious of
foods, and it is claimed that both
man and beast can sustain life and
strength for long caravan trips with
out any other food. So clearly has
its value been recognized that our
own government is experimenting
with tho culture of the date piilm in
tho valleys of Arizona, and meeting
with success. Tho tree bears when
it is about ten years old, and the
right variety to- do best in tho cli
mate and soil of the country is being
experimented for, with hopes of
eventually raising enough to supply
tho wants of our own country. Dates
"FJtf 1'iiHtc," or Roll
For making fig rolls, tako thro
eggs, ono cup each of sugar, and
flour, ono teaspoonful of crcarii
tartar and ono-half teaspoonful of
baking soda; or use two teanpoon
fuls of baking powder Instead of tho
tartar and soda. Mix well, as any
other cako, roll as you would for
Jelly cako, and spread stowed figs,
tho water having about all boiled
out of tho fruit, leaving it a sort of
thin paste, over tho top of tho dough
and roll as you would Jelly cako.
Some pass tho rolling-pin over tho
roll, to flatten it slightly; then bako
until done. This is an cxcollont
remedy for constipation, and at tho
samo tiino very palatable. Mre.
II. C. M.
Another way to mako It is, hav
ing the dough mixed, bako in a
largo shallow pan, or cako sheet;
beat tho white of ono egg with
enough fino granulated sugar to
mako a rather soft frosting; hnvo
figs stewed until done and tho wator
well evaporated, chop or mash, stir
Into tho frosting, spread on tho hot
cako and roll up; run tho rolling pin
over to slightly flatten, and cut into
suitablo sizes.
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